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Rizki Prasetyaningtyas and Saskia Putri

A sustainable answer to industrial pollution? That’s 'bananas'!

Penn State Harrisburg graduate students in environmental pollution control Rizki Prasetyaningtyas and Saskia Putri have been eating lots of bananas and oranges. All this fruit consumption has a purpose. The students are testing whether fruit peels can be used to remove heavy metals from wastewater coming from textile mills like the ones in their native country Indonesia.
Heather Neary

Auntie Anne’s president Heather Neary named Penn State Alumni Fellow

Heather Neary, who received a master of business administration from Penn State Harrisburg in 2009 and is president of Auntie Anne’s, the world’s largest soft-pretzel franchise firm with more than 1,800 stores operating nationally and internationally, has been named a Penn State Alumni Fellow by the Penn State Alumni Association.
graduation caps with tassels

Prepare for the fall 2019 commencement ceremony

Graduating students, you’ve made it this far, now make sure you’re ready for commencement. The Penn State Harrisburg fall 2019 ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.