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Harrisburg podcast Makayla

Penn State Harrisburg student Makayla Galarza said producing a podcast for her criminal justice class allowed her to learn from professionals working in the field. 

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Harrisburg podcast

Students studying criminal justice with Shauntey James, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, turned to an alternative medium — podcasts — to share the research they conducted in class this spring.

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Robles Award

"Policy Learning and the Diffusion of Autonomous Vehicle Policy in the American States,” a research article by Pedro Robles, assistant professor of cyber analytics and operations at Penn State Lehigh Valley, was published in a recent edition of State and Local Government Review. It was also named Best Research Article by the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM). Robles received the award at SIAM’s annual conference in March.

Amma Johnson

Amma Johnson

Amma Johnson, director of Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, will be honored as a Central Penn Business Journal 2025 Women of Influence, which recognizes high-achieving women for their career accomplishments.