A new research program for students will be launched this coming fall: The Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Undergraduate Student Research Fund aims to support student-led projects in different fields. Participants will acquire hands-on experience in research, scholarship, and artistic efforts. They will be responsible for creating their own research problems, study proposals, methodologies, and presenting their findings.
Nearly 70 domestic and international students across multiple Penn State campuses, including Abington, Brandywine, Great Valley, Lehigh Valley and Schuylkill, joined together for a series of events about mass incarceration in the United States, including a visit to Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.
The final round of Penn State Altoona’s fourth Women in Engineering Design Competition took place April 15 and 16. This year's theme was "Horseshoe Curve," held in collaboration with the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum. Teams from Penn State's Altoona, Berks and Lehigh Valley campuses placed in the competition.
Penn State’s Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center recently announced funding of up to $2,500 to support projects by early career researchers whose work promotes the health of members of historically marginalized groups in the U.S. or abroad.
A team of Penn State Lehigh Valley students participated in the Deloitte Undergraduate National Case Competition on March 15-18 at Deloitte University, the corporate headquarters of the global consulting firm, in Westlake, Texas.
Two-time attendee of THON, Penn State Lehigh Valley staff member Debbie Zuech-Smyrl shared her unique perspective and appreciation for the world’s largest student-run philanthropic event.
The inaugural Lehigh Valley Health and Human Services Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 in Room 135 and Center Hall at Penn State Lehigh Valley. The job fair will feature more than 30 health and human services providers, many with immediate hiring opportunities.
The Hazleton Community Center is a little more vibrant and inspiring thanks to the artistic talent of a Penn State Lehigh Valley professor, who recently created her fourth mural for the organization.
Equity, inclusion, climate justice and reparations were the top issues discussed at the first Permanent Forum of People of African Descent, organized by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Participating in the forum was a team representing the Society of Psychological Study of Social Issues, led by David Livert, Penn State Lehigh Valley professor of psychology.
