Feature Stories

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For the Kids

Get to know Caroline Baum, Taylor Fleming, and Neya Kratzer, who will represent Penn State Altoona at THON Feb. 16–18.
Thomas Lill enjoying a swim

Thomas’s Gifts

How one young man with a genetic disorder is a teaching tool and an inspiration to a group of Penn State Altoona biology students
Chastity Bey helps a child plant seeds during a school program

On the Rise

Recent recognitions for her work in environmental education are confirming to Chastity Bey that she is on the right career journey.
Train traveling around the Horseshoe Curve

Railroad City

Penn State Altoona Communications students worked in their senior capstone class to create a documentary on the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad that was recently aired on WPSU-TV.
PSU 2020 Locomotive

A New Home for "PSU 2020"

An in-kind gift to Penn State Altoona from Norfolk Southern more than a decade ago, PSU 2020, an SD60i freight locomotive, had been housed at Curry Rail Services in Hollidaysburg. Now, its ownership will be transferred to the Railroaders Memorial Museum, and it will be stored in the museum’s Harry Bennett Memorial Roundhouse.
We Are Friends members Chalk the Walk at Penn State Altoona.

We Are! Friends!

Penn State Altoona students are experiencing pure joy by spending time with community members with disabilities.