Feature Stories

THON is just one week away. Meet the four dancers taking to the floor for Penn State Altoona.

Inside the classroom, Sam Findley teaches about ancient studies. Outside, he lives them through the practice of falconry.

Andrew Mack contributes to a National Science Foundation study reconstructing the evolutionary history of bird species.

Integrative Arts student Brandis Ajay uses every opportunity to strengthen her singing voice.

Entrepreneur and business marketing major Jordan McCall sees his future sharpen through the camera lens

Professor Patricia Jabbeh Wesley combines her love of writing and teaching with her love for her homeland through the Young Scholars of Liberia educational initiative.

Penn State Altoona’s Pride Alliance joins with the community to hold the first Pride Parade in the city.

Laura Palmer, associate professor of biology, finds peace by mixing work and hobbies.

Visual art studies (VAST) students took a field trip designed to show them how to find special things, like treasures, to include in their artwork or to use as raw material, reference, or inspiration.

Ayodeji Odetola and Devon Reed step up to the challenge of artificial intelligence drone racing.