Penn State Harrisburg has announced that Sharareh "Sherri" Kermanshachi has been named the college’s associate vice chancellor and associate dean for research, effective Aug. 1.
Penn State University Libraries recognized 11 outstanding faculty and staff on May 31, from among its more than 500 employees. Faculty and staff based at the Penn State Berks, Harrisburg and University Park campuses were recognized. Faye Chadwell, dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, presided over an awards ceremony to continue a tradition of recognizing employees that spans at least 49 years.
Penn State Harrisburg and World Campus students had the opportunity to present their research recently at the annual conference of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Five high school students in the Penn State chapter of the EnvironMentors received awards at the 2023 EnvironMentors National Science Fair and Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) has extended the accreditation for the business degree programs offered by Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration.
Emily MacLeod, assistant teaching professor of English, theatre, and humanities at Penn State Harrisburg, received an award from the journal Early Theatre for her work exploring the performance of race by children’s theater companies in 1600s England.
A team from Penn State Harrisburg joined a national coalition of more than 55 colleges and universities at the 2023 Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience in June.
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Penn State is part of a project that recently received a $1 million NSF Engines Development Award. The award will fund the development of the Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Engine, which will support the manufacture and deployment of bio-based products for application in green building construction, packaging, fabrics, renewable energy and land remediation.
Amanda Janney Misselhorn has been named Penn State Harrisburg’s first field hockey head coach, Director of Athletics Rahsaan Carlton recently announced.
Penn State students working with the Nittany AI Alliance are sparking innovation at the University by exploring how artificial intelligence can streamline the application and transfer processes.