Penn State undergraduate David Anderson earned a 2026 Critical Language Scholarship and will study Russian during an intensive eight-week study abroad.
Penn State faculty members and Rock Ethics Institute senior research associates Daryl Cameron and Alan Wagner recently collaborated with other scholars on a journal article assessing how empathy for and from robots is considered from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The number of children born in the U.S. without a defined legal status may reach 6.4 million by 2050 if birthright citizenship is ended, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
Four undergraduate student teams received awards for their digital business ideas in the 2026 Bardusch Family IdeaMakers Challenge.
Penn State sociology professor and department head Michelle Frisco, along with her husband Steve Savitski and fellow alumnus Doug Barbin, have established the Department of Sociology and Criminology Flexible Leadership Fund with a combined $75,000 in gifts. The fund is designed to give department leadership unrestricted resources to respond to shifting student and faculty needs.
Penn State Center for Social Data Analytics and the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making, in collaboration with the Social Science Research Institute, has announced the recipients of their most recent seed grant awards.
More than 40 Penn State students traveled to Washington, D.C., on March 19 and 20 to participate in the School of Public Policy’s 2026 Career Exploration Day, a two-day immersive experience designed to connect students with policy professionals and alumni working in the nation’s capital.
Nine accomplished young alumni recently were honored with the prestigious Alumni Achievement Award during a ceremony hosted by the Penn State Alumni Association on March 20 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The event brought together the nine honorees, their families, University leadership, and Penn State faculty and staff to celebrate some of the University’s brightest and boldest rising alumni.
Through mentorship, leadership in the Liberal Arts Chaiken Center, and service to her Pittsburgh community, Trinidy Manison, a Penn State College of the Liberal Arts student, has committed to uplifting others while preparing for a future in law.
The Social Science Research Institute’s Community-Engaged Research, Action and Partnerships unit and the College of the Liberal Arts Child Study Center hosted the 2026 Innovation Hub Symposium, “Community-Engaged Research for Public Impact: Process to Policy,” in early February.
Four Penn State students in their respective areas of leadership have been honored with the 2026 John W. Oswald Award. Awards were given in the following fields: Olivia Fisher, speech and mass media; Emily Danczyk, creative and performing arts; Om Dobariya, scholarship; and Michael Fowler, social services, religious activities and student government.
Noa Diggs, a Penn State senior majoring in criminology and double minoring in social justice in education and women’s studies at University Park, is the recipient of the 2026 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award.
Anisha Tiwari, majoring in chemistry and biology at Penn State Behrend; Emma Duffy, majoring in recreation, park, and tourism management in the College of Health and Human Development; and Valeria Miraballes, majoring in global and international studies in the College of the Liberal Arts, have been named recipients of the 2026 Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Award.
Emmanuel Kraft, who is earning consecutive undergraduate degrees in political science and communication arts and sciences, as well as a master’s degree in public policy at Penn State, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award.
S. Matthew Liao, a leading scholar in bioethics and moral philosophy at New York University, will present a lecture titled “Artificial Intelligence and Moral Status” at 5 p.m. on April 16 in 062 Willard Building at Penn State University Park. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Service Employees International Union President April Verrett will deliver the 31st annual Philip Murray Memorial Labor Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, in 104 Keller Building.
