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Penn State students working on TransferMaster, a Nittany AI Challenge team, are exploring how AI can be used in the credit transfer process.

Craig Culbert, assistant teaching professor of mathematical sciences at Penn State Harrisburg, points to information on a large screen.

Summer STEM 2

Craig Culbert, assistant teaching professor of mathematical sciences at Penn State Harrisburg, offered a session on coding theory and cryptology during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. This summer, 28 students from 14 high schools participated in workshops on a variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) topics.

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Summer STEM 3

High school student Phoebe Boger participates in a biology session during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. During the two-week experience, students rotated through a series of workshop sessions covering many STEM topics.

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STEM Summer 4

Coding theory and cryptography was one session offered during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. The program gave high school students a taste of eight STEM disciplines: math, physics, chemistry, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biology and computer science.

Students sit at lab tables while a man at the front of the room gives instructions during a biology workshop

STEM Summer 5

Mitchell Spear, laboratory manager at Penn State Harrisburg, gives students instructions during a biology session during the STEM Summer Enrichment Program at Penn State Harrisburg. The program offers high school students a chance to participate in hands-on workshops related to a variety of STEM topics.

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.