Penn State Altoona students Ally Black (first row, second from left), Devlin Glenn (first row, third from left), Abigail Hayes (first row, fourth from left), and Katelyn Kurtz (first row, fifth from left) join their mentor Dr. Nathan E. Kruis, (last row, first from left) and representatives from Penn State Health and the Pennsylvania State Police at the Keystone Model of Crisis Management workshop held at Penn State Great Valley on April 28, 2025.
Members of Penn State Altoona’s Integrated Social Science Research Lab enjoyed success at the annual Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference held in Erie on Saturday, April 26. Pictured left to right: Nicholas Rowland, Dawson Coventry, Ally Black, Kateln Kurtz, Devlin Glenn, Riley Fegley, Madison Adamiak, Abigail Hayes, Ray Ncube, Makaylah Bangura and Nathan Kruis.
Members of Penn State Altoona’s Integrated Social Science Research Lab enjoyed success at the annual Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference held in Erie on Saturday, April 26. Pictured left to right: Nicholas Rowland, Dawson Coventry, Ally Black, Kateln Kurtz, Devlin Glenn, Riley Fegley, Madison Adamiak, Abigail Hayes, Ray Ncube, Makaylah Bangura and Nathan Kruis.
Four students from the Integrated Social Sciences Research Lab at Penn State Altoona worked with faculty from the Douglas W. Pollock Center at Penn State Harrisburg and representatives from the Pennsylvania State Police, Penn State Health and the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute to provide a free crisis management training workshop to first responders and community members.
Members of Penn State Altoona’s Integrated Social Science Research Lab enjoyed success at the annual Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference held in Erie on Saturday, April 26.
The winning picture in the 2025 Penn State Today spring photo contest was submitted by Bethany Stitzer, an undergraduate student studying biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering. The submitted caption reads: "Spring blossoms surrounding Old Main on a quiet morning, April 17, 2025."
Photo submitted by Nada Darwish, a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. The submitted caption reads: "I took this photo at the end of my 24-hour shift. I was so happy to walk up to this view in the morning as I headed home."
Photo submitted by Michelle Keith, administrative assistant for housing and food services at Penn State Altoona. The submitted caption reads: "'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' at the Penn State Altoona campus, with a view of the pond and chapel after a spring storm."
Photo submitted by Rebecca Horwitt, programs coordinator at The Arboretum at Penn State. The submitted caption reads: "Native wildflower bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) photographed at the Hartley Wood at the Arboretum at Penn State."
Photo submitted by Natalie Marioni, Penn State Extension educator and master watershed steward coordinator. The submitted caption reads: "Two of my favorite hobbies are photography and 'herping'. Herping is when you go out specifically to find reptiles and amphibians. This is especially fun in the spring when many amphibians search for breeding ponds and when male frogs can be heard calling in sometimes deafening choruses to entice females to mate. Flipping over logs is a great way to find some of Pennsylvania's salamander species, like this Eastern red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) I found under a log while recently visiting family in New York. Both herping and macro photography provide opportunities to connect with the environment and the role we play as master watershed stewards in helping to restore and conserve habitats."
