The Great Insect Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept 12, in Penn State’s Snider Agricultural Arena, located at 800 E. Park Ave., State College.
The Penn State Forum Speaker Series will kick off its fall 2026 lineup with award-winning Early American historian and University alumna Liz Covart on Sept. 14 at the Penn Stater. The forum series, modeled after the National Press Club Speaker Series, includes a presentation by an invited speaker, followed by audience questions, and a buffet-style luncheon.
From mid-September through the end of October, Penn State units at campuses across the commonwealth will be holding events in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The unifying theme for this year is "La unidad es nuestra fuerza" — “Unity Is Our Strength."
Body mass index, or BMI, has been used for decades to assess healthy weight. But a Penn State Health obesity medicine physician says waist size and other measurements can provide a clearer picture.
Several events are being offered for Penn State campus and community members on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, in remembrance of those who lost their lives during the attacks and their aftermath.
Penn State football will host Marshall at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. Premium gates will open at 12:30 p.m. and all other public gates will open at 1:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early. Penn State Transportation Services is alerting the community to game-day parking, traffic and transit impacts.
The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter experiment that involves Penn State scientists has observed an unusual particle interaction that cannot be easily explained by known sources. Although the result is not yet statistically significant enough to confirm a discovery, it is the most promising indication of dark matter the experiment has reported to date.
The Student Farm Club will host its 11th annual Harvest Fest, free and open to the public, on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm. The event will feature farm-fresh food samples, cooking demonstrations, a petting zoo, crafts and other farm-themed activities.
Penn State researchers have developed a state-of-the-art tiny mirror that can potentially slim down and speed up future optical systems used in brain imaging, augmented reality goggles and precision manufacturing.
The Penn State Museum Consortium invites students and the public to visit University museums and special exhibits during "Night at the Museums," Sept. 3 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Penn State officials are encouraging the community to protect themselves against measles amid recently reported cases in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the United States. No confirmed measles cases have been reported at the University Park campus or other Penn State campuses at this time, although there are confirmed cases in counties home to 10 campuses.
Penn State Athletics is calling all Nittany Lions to donate blood during the Abbott and the Big Ten "We Give Blood" drive, a nationwide competition to turn school pride into life-saving action.
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension are working together to turn research, innovation and insights from farmers into practical solutions for Pennsylvania agriculture.
A new academic year began Aug. 24 as Penn Staters returned to University Park for the first day of fall classes. Take a look at scenes from around campus as students settled into their routines and kicked off the fall 2026 semester.
Penn State Centre Stage will kick off the 2026-27 season with its annual Sneak Preview Celebration from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, on the Olsan-Stone Terrace outside the Theatre Building on the University Park campus. Centre Stage is the professional arm of the School of Theatre in the College of Arts and Architecture.
John Robinson — also known as “the Penn State Pop-Pop,” after a video of him learning his grandson Wes had been accepted into Penn State went viral this summer — is in many ways the model of a lifelong Penn Stater. Now that Wes has officially moved into his residence hall on campus, catch up with Wes and his granddad, “the Penn State Pop-Pop,” to learn more about what their journey has meant for …
For the 2026-27 academic year, 10 Penn State faculty and staff received Fulbright Scholar Awards, and one received the International Education Administrator Award, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. The upcoming awards are still open for applicants through Sept. 15.
The Penn State Military Appreciation Committee, Penn State Alumni Association and the Downtown State College Improvement District remind the Penn State community that the application period for the 2026 military banner displays closes on Sept. 1.
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