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First-year students invited to apply to Spark Program

First-year students invited to apply to Spark Program

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Penn State nominates four for Goldwater Scholarship

Penn State nominates four for Goldwater Scholarship

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Learn about undergraduate research during spring 2020 sessions and workshops

Learn about undergraduate research during spring 2020 sessions and workshops

Students looking to learn more about undergraduate research can attend one or more from a series of progressive information sessions and workshops offered by a partnership between University Libraries and the University Fellowships Office.


Learn about undergraduate research during spring 2020 sessions and workshops

Learn about undergraduate research during spring 2020 sessions and workshops

For more information, please see the article on Penn State News...


Schuylkill undergrads present bullying research at national conference

Incidences of bullying are higher among high-school students living in rural areas than in urban areas, according to three Penn State Schuylkill undergraduate students, who also found that bullied students in rural areas are more likely to skip class and school activities than their urban counterparts. They presented their research at the American Society of Criminology’s annual meeting held in San Francisco in November.


Industrial engineering students, primarily juniors and seniors, gather to showcase their efforts in undergraduate research.

Undergraduate student research highlights innovation for society

Students in the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State showcased their innovative engineering projects to fellow students, staff and faculty during the undergraduate research poster session held on Dec. 13.


Chemical engineering Research for Undergraduates students earn poster awards

Students from the Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program recently earned two awards at the 2019 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Undergraduate Student Poster Competition.


College of EMS student marshal plans to continue meteorology research

Nicole June, who is the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' student marshal for the fall 2019 undergraduate commencement ceremony, said she found numerous ways to engage in meteorology and atmospheric science research. She plans to continue that research in graduate school.


Undergraduates showcase research, communication skills at symposium

Students throughout Penn State’s STEM-based majors brought two semesters of work to life at the recent WISER/MURE/FURP undergraduate research symposium, where they presented their research and answered questions from other students, staff and faculty, many from outside of their fields.


Scholar eyes career in medicine after seeing research published

Schreyer Scholar Rafay Nasir contributed to a research paper on cardiopulmonary bypass that was published in an international artificial organs journal.