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Three Penn Staters named Rhodes Scholarship finalists
Three Penn Staters were selected as finalists for the prestigious and competitive Rhodes Scholarship. Anshuta Beeram, Nate Carey and Kueyoung Kim will participate in final interviews on Nov. 15 and 16.
Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase winners announced
The Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase, hosted by the Biology Graduate Student Association and Ecology Graduate Student Organization on Nov. 1, featured poster and podium presentations from nearly 30 graduate and undergraduate students.
Brick by brick, LEGOneering team builds interest in STEM careers
To build the interest of students in pre-K through grade 12 in STEM fields, a team of aerospace engineering undergraduates built a fleet of LEGO models of vertical flight vehicles and demonstrate them at outreach events.
Mechanical engineering, chemistry major named College of Engineering marshal
Hannah Priller has been named the fall 2024 student marshal for the Penn State College of Engineering. She will receive bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering and in chemistry from the Eberly College of Science at the University’s undergraduate commencement ceremony, which will be held at 1 p.m. on Dec. 22 in the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State undergrads place in regional, national civil engineering competitions
Penn State civil engineering student teams and one individual placed first or second in five categories at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Region 2 Mid-Atlantic West Symposium in April at George Mason University. Two of those teams were invited to compete at the National ASCE competitions in June at Brigham Young University, where one team went on to place third.
Five Penn Staters nominated for competitive Rhodes and Marshall scholarships
Five Penn Staters were nominated for the competitive and prestigious Rhodes and Marshall scholarships.
Undergraduates invited to research readiness workshop series
Undergraduate students interested in research are invited to participate in a series of virtual sessions designed to help them get started, find opportunities and succeed in their research endeavors.
Hazleton chemical engineering major earns Multi-Campus Research Experience
Penn State Hazleton chemical engineering major Trevor Ruggiero was selected for a 2023-34 Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates, providing him a third consecutive semester of experience in a research laboratory.
Eleven Penn State undergrads earn Graduate Research Fellowships
Eleven recent Penn State baccalaureate graduates have been selected for the U.S. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). The program supports students at graduate institutions across the U.S. as they pursue a master's or doctoral degree.
Penn State Berks graduate earns statewide award for criminal justice research
Penn State Berks 2024 alumna Angela Bonopane earned the Best Undergraduate Research Paper Award from the Pennsylvania Academy of Criminal Justice Educators (PACJE), a statewide organization of faculty, practitioners and students in criminal justice. She also received the PACJE Bernie Meyer Student Scholarship and presented her research at the conference.