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Dr. Grant Risha poses with the student team chosen as best performers in the spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition

Spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition

Dr. Grant Risha (second from the left), distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Altoona, poses with a winning student team made up of mechanical engineering students Joshua Emeigh, Owen France, Nicholas Johns and James Rowe at the conclusion of spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition.

Dr. Grant Risha poses with the student team chosen as best performers in the spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition

Spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition

Grant Risha, second from left, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Altoona, poses with a winning student team made up of mechanical engineering students Joshua Emeigh, Owen France, Nicholas Johns and James Rowe at the conclusion of spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition.

Penn State DuBois and Penn State Altoona will each offer in-person sessions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Class for General Industry this August.

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Penn State DuBois and Penn State Altoona will each offer in-person sessions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Class for General Industry this August.

A group of people in outdoor gear wade through a shallow, muddy stream surrounded by lush green vegetation, conducting field research with nets and collection trays.

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U.S. and University of Cape Coast students, along with four faculty mentors, collect dragonflies and aquatic invertebrates in a stream in western Ghana.

Art gallery wall with three colorful abstract paintings, including bold red, graffiti-style, and vibrant fantasy-themed works.

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An exhibition of work by Penn State Altoona alumni is on display through Sept. 21 in the McLanahan and Sheetz Galleries of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

Art gallery wall with three colorful abstract paintings, including bold red, graffiti-style, and vibrant fantasy-themed works.

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An exhibition of work by Penn State Altoona alumni is on display through Sept. 21 in the McLanahan and Sheetz Galleries of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

A dense forest of tall, bare trees is shrouded in a bluish mist, creating an eerie and mysterious atmosphere. Light filters faintly through the fog, casting long shadows on the forest floor covered in fallen leaves.

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The eco-weird, an emerging genre pioneered by Penn State philosopher Brian Onishi, focuses on the strange feelings familiar places in nature can cause. In this Q&A, Onishi discussed the concept, which is detailed in his recently published book on the topic.