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Supporting Urban Agriculture

Jordan Futrick shares experiences from her internship at the Blair County Conservation District.

Guest speaker Brian Kinney from The Barn at Lemont

In the HIST 111: American Food System: History, Technology, and Culture course Julie Rockwell introduces students to regional foods across the United States, exploring where food originates, why certain foods appear in certain places, how food is processed, and why it ends up on our plates.

A Study in Place

"Reading Shaver’s Creek," edited by Ian Marshall, provides the perfect introduction to Shaver’s Creek, part of Penn State’s 7,000-acre Stone Valley Experimental Forest.

Learning By Discovery

Environmental studies students get hands-on learning through partnership with a local farm.

Dance to the Music

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Dance Ensemble will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a performance featuring current and past ensemble members.

Jim Shomberg Named Third Team All-Region by ABCA/Rawlings

For the second time in his collegiate baseball career, the outfielder from Lansdale, PA has been named third team Division III All-Mideast Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings.

Student entrepreneurs compete for $30,000 in funding on 'The Investment'

Sherveen Karbasiafshar is a biology student at Penn State. He, along with five other undergraduates, created HemoGO — a smartphone application designed to assist people who want to check their complete blood count on the go. HemoGO is one of six Penn State student startups working with the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program to compete for a pool of $30,000 in the annual Inc.U competition show “The Investment,” airing at 8 p.m. May 24 on WPSU.