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Students share research at annual Undergraduate Exhibition
Hundreds of students participated in the 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition for Research, Inquiry and Creative Activity, both online from April 14-16 and in person at the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State University Park, on April 16.
Lehigh Valley students present at national undergraduate research conference
Biology and business students from Penn State Lehigh Valley and Penn State University Park attended the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Pittsburgh in early April. Over 4,000 undergraduate researchers attended.
Fayette students earn Excellence in Information Literacy Award
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus has announced the recipients of the 2025 University Libraries Undergraduate Research Award for Excellence in Information Literacy.
2025 Guentter Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis finalists to present work May 8
The University Libraries and Schreyer Honors College will recognize all three finalists and the juried winner of the 2025 Robert F. Guentter Jr. Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award on May 8, immediately following their 3 p.m. presentations in Pattee Library and Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium and on Zoom.
Penn State Beaver students awarded for projects at undergraduate exhibition
Penn State Beaver students presented their research, engaged scholarship and creative activity projects Wednesday at the 24th annual John R. Chapin Undergraduate Exhibition. The exhibition allows students to showcase and present their in-depth, original and scholarly work and research.
Harrisburg students awarded for 2025 Capstone projects
Outstanding student projects were recognized during the Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology Capstone Design Conference held April 25.
Stephan Spolski reflects on growth, mentorship and his path to orthopedics
Stephan Spolski, who will graduate this spring, transferred to Penn State Schuylkill seeking a supportive and engaging environment — and found exactly that. He immersed himself in academics and campus life, serving as a tutor, mentor, lab assistant and student leader in multiple clubs. His biology major was inspired by personal experiences with orthopedic surgery, leading him to conduct research and shadow orthopedic physicians.
Penn State undergraduate earns Boren Scholarship to study Indonesian
Penn State undergraduate Drew Gochnauer, an international politics major in the College of the Liberal Arts, earned a 2025-26 Boren Scholarship, enabling him to study Indonesian and travel to Malang, Indonesia.
Berks students honored at Eastern States Communication Association Convention
Three Penn State Berks students — Samantha Acker, Kimberly Nicholas and Michelle Surine — received accolades and honors for their research presentation at the Eastern States Communication Association (ECA) in Buffalo, New York, from March 27 to 30.
Penn State Schuylkill biology major presents research at Pennsylvania Capitol
Penn State Schuylkill biology major James Bell was one of four students selected to represent Penn State at the annual "Research at the Capitol" event in Harrisburg. Bell presented his research on soil-derived antibiotics and a red-pigmented bacterium to legislators and was also honored with the Roe Fund for a Just and Sustainable Future’s Impact Award for his commitment to sustainability.