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Fifteen Penn State students will be covering the 2026 FIFA World Cup during June and July as part of a partnership with The Associated Press.

Through early clinical experiences and strong partnerships with regional healthcare providers, Penn State Schuylkill is helping build a nursing pipeline that supports local hospitals and the communities they serve.

Six Penn Staters have received awards in the 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Student Program — five finalists and an alternate.

Depression isn’t a normal part of getting older. Learn the warning signs, how it differs from dementia and how treatment and social connection can help seniors regain quality of life.

Just four minutes of daily strengthening exercise dramatically increases key factors in quality of life for aging adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Results published in PLOS One showed that strength — which impacts fall risk, longevity, independent living and more — significantly improved for adults aged 65 and older in as little as 12 weeks.

Just four minutes of daily strengthening exercise dramatically increases key factors in quality of life for aging adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Results published in PLOS One showed that strength — which impacts fall risk, longevity, independent living and more — significantly improved for adults aged 65 and older in as little as 12 weeks.

This summer, Penn State Centre Stage in the College of Arts and Architecture is embracing the idea of connection to nature, community, and experiences with performances centered on human connection, imagination, and what we discover when we look up, and take notice of the world around us. Shows include "Wild Child," June 11-13, and "Would I Lie to You?" June 24-28.

After years of bipartisan work, Pennsylvania stands on the verge of transforming how it invests in higher education. But with the state’s June 30 budget deadline just weeks away, that progress remains at a pivotal point. Without funding this year for the state’s new performance-based funding model, we risk losing momentum — and with it, a key opportunity to strengthen the commonwealth’s workforce…

Comprised of a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike ride, and a 13.1-mile run in succession, the Sunday event will impact numerous campus and community roads and campus parking lots, some for several days.

For Regional Chancellor Megan Nagel, Penn State Greater Allegheny’s work in southwestern Pennsylvania is fundamentally about transforming lives, particularly for students who are often the first in their families to pursue higher education. Nagel shares how the campus serves as both a launching point for learners and a trusted local partner helping strengthen the region it calls home.

With top-10 finishes in every competition discipline and a competitor in the individual national championships, Penn State’s journalism program again finished in the overall top 10 of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program for 2025-26.

Menah Pratt, vice president for strategic affairs and professor of education at Virginia Tech, has been named regional chancellor for Penn State's Hazleton, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses, effective Aug. 1.

Community members gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center in May as the site recently reopened following a multi-month improvement project. The center is now open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with expanded parking, improved accessibility and upgraded stormwater infrastructure, alongside its longstanding hands-on learning and wildlife programs.

After more than two decades of service, Jim Brown, manager of sales and marketing for the Penn State Berkey Creamery, is set to retire June 8, trading his ice cream scoop for a fishing rod as he begins his next chapter.

Erin Wachter, director of state relations for the Office of Government and Community Relations, discusses her work in Harrisburg, how this year’s state budget differs from previous years, and what Penn Staters can do to help make the case for increased funding for Penn State and the students and communities it serves.

The bequest provides $8 million to enhance the endowment of the Alvin L. and Jean Y. Snowiss Scholarship and more than $3 million to the Palmer Museum of Art.

Jonathan Wolf, whose gift to Penn State last year scaled up resources for training addiction and recovery specialists, has been named the University's 2026 Philanthropist of the Year.

Penn State has announced academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2026.

Penn State has announced non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026.

Penn State Learning, the Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success, and Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring will be temporarily relocated out of Boucke during summer 2026.