Major General Mark Graham and wife Carol will share their story at Penn State Altoona of losing two sons to different types of battles in order to spread Mental Health Awareness.
This past spring the first Earth Day Birding Classic was held at Penn State Altoona. The goal for each team was to identify — by sight or sound — as many species of birds as possible in 24 hours in Blair and nearby counties.
The Engstrom/Mahan team won its category for sighting the most birds (93) in a single county in a 24-hour period. Pictured, left to right, are Kurt Engstrom, Carl Engstrom, Birding Classic organizer Catie Kilgus and Carolyn Mahan, professor of biology at Penn State Altoona.
High school students from across the area participated in Penn State Altoona's annual Senior High Math Competition, pushing themselves to the limits of mathematics.
The Penn State Altoona Alumni Society and the Blair County Multidisciplinary Investigative Team (MDIT) will host the second annual Community for Kids Golf Tournament Friday, Aug. 12 at Sinking Valley Country Club in Altoona.
After enduring a heart transplant, alumnus starts 5K to benefit for organ recovery, and he plans to participate in Aug. 6 event while wearing a giant heart mascot costume.
One Penn State student’s planned trip abroad for an advanced German class this summer fell through, but he wasted little time finding another opportunity -- moving from Pennsylvania to Seattle for an internship.
