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Five engineering student teams honored in national airport design competition

Five student teams from Penn State’s Engineering Leadership Development program in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation earned recognition in the 17th-annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs, sponsored by the Transportation Research Board’s Airport Cooperative Research Program.


Penn State Harrisburg students present research at criminal justice conference

Penn State Harrisburg and World Campus students had the opportunity to present their research recently at the annual conference of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences.


Twenty-four students earn awards at the 2023 Undergraduate Exhibition

Twenty-four students were recognized for their presentations of their research or creative venture during the 2023 Undergraduate Exhibition, held April 10-12. 


52 undergraduates earn Erickson Discovery Grants

Erickson Discovery Grants were awarded to 52 undergraduate Penn State students to help cover costs related to undergraduate research. 


Penn State Berks students earn Erickson Discovery Grant to fund summer research

Two Penn State Berks students will spend this summer engaged in their respective funded research opportunities. Sophomore Daniel Abramov and senior Sydney Bankert received the Erickson Discovery Grant; they are two of 50 who received the grant.


Penn State junior Ian Rivera earns Astronaut Scholarship

Ian Rivera, a junior Millenium Scholar from Caguas, Puerto Rico, majoring in mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has earned a 2023 Astronaut Scholarship.  


JEDI Fellows win awards, recognition for undergraduate research projects

Two Penn State Lehigh Valley students were awarded JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Fellowships for the 2022-23 academic year and received top recognition for their undergraduate research projects in the areas of disability and racial injustice. 


2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award finalists, winner named

Penn State University Libraries and the Schreyer Honors College recognized three finalists and named Casey Sennett, Paterno Fellow and Schreyer Scholar, the grand prize winner of the 12th annual Robert F. Guentter Jr. Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award  on Thursday, May 4, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and online via Zoom, immediately following the three finalists’ presentations. 


2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award finalists named for May 4 event

Penn State University Libraries and the Schreyer Honors College will recognize three finalists and name a winner of the 12th annual Robert F. Guentter Jr. Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 4, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library, and online via Zoom, immediately following the three finalists’ presentations. 


Four Penn Staters named finalists for 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Award

Penn State students and alumni will travel abroad for the 2023–24 school year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Each year, the U.S. Department of State works with its 140 partner countries to give graduating college seniors, graduate students and young professionals the opportunity to work, live and learn abroad.