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Students wearing safety goggles and blue gloves work with concrete during a civil engineering workshop

STEM Summer 6

High school students make concrete boats during a civil engineering session in the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. During the program, faculty members offer hands-on workshops to give students a taste of eight STEM disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biology and computer science.

A student holds a test tube during a biology workshop

STEM Summer 7

Biology was one of eight STEM disciplines that high school students learned about during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. Activities, which included hands-on workshops and field trips, were designed to help students learn more about STEM fields as they prepare for college.

Students work at a lab table with small bottles of liquid

STEM Summer 8

Students learned how to determine blood type during a biology session at the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. During the program, faculty members offer hands-on workshops to give students a taste of eight STEM disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biology and computer science.

Closeup of a hand using a small bottle to put a droplet of liquid into a tray

STEM Summer 9

High school students attending the STEM Summer Enrichment Program learned how to determine blood type during a biology workshop.

A student pours liquid into a test tube from a small paper cup

STEM Summer 10

In its fifth year, the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg is designed to improve student preparedness for college while promoting STEM education through active learning experiences and activities. This summer, 28 students from 14 high schools in the central Pennsylvania region participated.

Photo of two students looking at instructions for building a bridge from popsicle sticks. One student holds a hot glue gun.

Summer STEM 1

High school students participate in a civil engineering workshop during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. In its fifth year, the program is designed to improve student preparedness for college while promoting STEM education through active learning experiences and activities.

Undergraduate Research Awards: Excellence in Information Literacy 2023 winners

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The John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy is awarded to University Park students who achieved outstanding undergraduate student research at the Undergraduate Research Exhibition. From left, Kimlyn Patishnock; Ben Chang, Third Place; Yash Dixit, Grand Prize; Charles Colvin, Honorable Mention; Chloe Engin, First Prize; Logan Wincott, Honorable Mention; and John Patishnock Jr. 

Kendis Butler, a Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball player, shoots a 3-pointer during a game

Kendis Butler

Penn State Harrisburg women's basketball player Kendis Butler, center, shoots a 3-pointer during a game. Butler has been named the United East Female Senior Athlete of the Year.

Side by side headshot photos of Penn State Harrisburg graduate student Catherine Suria and Nikhil Menon, assistant professor of civil engineering

Transportation Project

Catherine Suria, left, Penn State Harrisburg graduate student, and Nikhil Menon, assistant professor of civil engineering, are studying transportation accessibility.

Three professional head-and-shoulders photos appear below the title Welcome New CTSI Core Service Directors. The Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute logo appears at the bottom.

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Penn State CTSI welcomes new core service area directors. From left to right: Raffy R. Luquis, JEDI-B director; Deepa Sekhar, CERC co-director; Amy C. Arnold, TSF co-director.