Feature Stories

Black Kites at a fire, Borroloola, Northern Territory, Australia, 2014.

Researching Firehawks

Mark Bonta researches "firehawks:" Australian birds that may spread fires intentionally in order to make food collection easier.
A graphic representation showing how the Security and Risk Analysis Club and the Sheetz Fellows Program came together to work on the HAX competition

Up to the Challenge

What began as an activity for the Security and Risk Analysis club, has grown to include entrepreneurs from the Sheetz Fellows Program. The two groups of students teamed up with the national security firm GRIMM for something called Hax.
Logan McHale and Bill Butterfield working on their website and sporting their Simply Lion wear

Dynamic Duo

Bill Butterfield and Logan McHale want to make their mark at Penn State Altoona and beyond.
Monarch Butterfly

A Distant Pair of Wings

Thanks to some faculty and students, art and science came together to raise awareness of the monarch’s plight and start an effort to help the butterflies migrate.
Alum Don Cella

Molding a dream

Alumnus Don Cella is realizing his career dreams as the owner of a tile and ceramics company in Pittsburgh.