The awards recognize students who have achieved outstanding accomplishments in the areas of academics, campus involvement and leadership. The awards also recognize faculty, staff and student organizations for excellence in and outside the classroom.
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.
Paula J. Kustenbauder, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing assistant teaching professor at Penn State Altoona, was chosen as a recipient of the Nurse’s Touch Award for 2022.
The Altoona LaunchBox supported by the Hite family will present a webinar titled “Small Business? How to Get Started with Social Media!” on Tuesday, May 9.
Students from Penn State Altoona’s Integrated Social Science Research Lab traveled to Erie on Saturday, April 22, to compete in a research fair hosted by Penn State Behrend and co-sponsored by Sigma Xi, a scientific research honor society.
The magazine showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, audio, and a faculty spotlight featuring the work of Ian Marshall, emeritus professor of English and environmental studies.
John Eicher, assistant professor of modern European history at Penn State Altoona, was recently awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for his work researching the 1918 influenza pandemic in Europe, historically known as the "Spanish flu."
More than 1,000 middle and high school students from across the commonwealth gathered at Penn State Altoona for the 2023 Pennsylvania Science Olympiad held on April 22.