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Psychology major finds purpose through leadership, research and service
Sierra Wishnefsky, a fourth-year psychology major from Ringtown, is graduating from Penn State Schuylkill with a bachelor’s degree, an associate degree in human development and family studies, and a certificate in behavioral health and counseling. Highly involved on campus, she held leadership roles, competed as a student-athlete and gained hands-on experience through research and internships focused on mental health and trauma-informed care.
RISE lecture at Penn State Altoona to focus on student research leadership
Penn State Altoona will offer its second "Research. Innovation. Skills. Engagement." (RISE) lecture on Tuesday, March 24, from 12:15 to 1:10 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge of the Slep Student Center. The RISE presentation, titled “A Supportive Infrastructure for Students and Their Faculty Across Campuses,” will feature undergraduate student liaisons Grace Jacobs and Rachel Gallagher of Penn State’s Qualitative Research Lab.
Apply now for Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill and Gates Cambridge scholarships
Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring is accepting applications from students interested in pursuing four prestigious U.K.-based graduate scholarships, with a priority deadline of April 19.
Apply now for Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill and Gates Cambridge scholarships
Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring is accepting applications from students interested in pursuing four prestigious U.K.-based graduate scholarships, with a priority deadline of April 19.
Science-minded student charts research, service path at Penn State
When Eva SinhaRoy arrived at University Park a couple years ago, she was a little overwhelmed at the possibilities. The science-minded student knew she wanted to focus on research, but she also wanted to build skills in other areas such as leadership. Since then, she's found her place in undergraduate research, leadership, and campus activities such as THON and the Presidential Leadership Academy.
Plant sciences major named a Truman Scholarship finalist
Brenna Fitzpatrick, a third-year student majoring in plant sciences at Penn State, was named a finalist for the Truman Scholarship — considered the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States — for her work in agricultural education and campus food security.
Plant sciences major named a Truman Scholarship finalist
Brenna Fitzpatrick, a third-year student majoring in plant sciences at Penn State, was named a finalist for the Truman Scholarship — considered the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States — for her work in agricultural education and campus food security.
Engineering students win national airport competition with expandable TSA bins
An undergraduate team of Penn State engineering students earned first place in the Airport Management and Planning Challenge at the University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. The competition, hosted by the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program, “encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges at airports.”
Penn State student bridges Indigenous geography and engineering in the Amazon
Penn State student Sofia Hoffman spent a month in Ecuador’s Amazon Basin working with geography faculty and Kichwa communities to document contamination concerns linked to oil extraction through field research.
52 Penn Staters selected for National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Fifty-two Penn State students were accepted to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research this spring, joining roughly 4,000 undergraduate researchers from across the country at one of the largest multidisciplinary academic gatherings of its kind in the United States.