Spring 2013 Gown Meets Town Event

5.9.2013 Penn State Altoona held its spring semester Gown Meets Town event Friday, April 26, 2013. Students from various disciplines showcased their work through presentations to the Blair County business comm...

Spring 2013 Commencement

5.8.2013 It was a lovely day to graduate! The sun was shining for the class of 2013 as they enjoyed their commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 4 at the Jaffa Mosque in Altoona. About 230 of the 275 gradu...

Penn State Altoona’s Pechter Business Plan competition yields two first place teams

5.7.2013 Five students earned cash awards as winners of Penn State Altoona’s Pechter Business Plan Competition, held Friday, April 26, 2013, during the Gown Meets Town Student Showcase event at the Devorris ...

Chen featured in Scientific Research Society spotlight article

4.23.2013 James Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and material science, was recently featured in a spotlight article by Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society. Each month, Sigma Xi highlig...

Grant recipients and authors honored at annual reception

4.16.2013 Penn State Altoona held its annual Research Reception on April 16, 2013. The reception honors those who received external grants and/or who have published books over the last year. Twenty-three grants...

11th annual Undergraduate Research Fair features news creative component

4.16.2013 Penn State Altoona’s annual undergraduate research fair added a new component this year, allowing more students to participate. First held in 2003, the goal of the fair is to showcase to the entire ...

Ryoo is featured speaker at Advances in Cybersecurity symposium

4.10.2013 Jungwoo Ryoo, associate professor of information science and technology, is a featured speaker at Fairleigh Dickinson University's symposium, Advances in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance. ...

Winner of Student Trading Club Competition Receives $500 Award

4.10.2013 Yohan Lee, a sophomore from Daejeon, South Korea, was announced as the winner of the 2013 spring semester Trading Club competition during an awards ceremony in the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Ex...

You're Invited! Enactus to host Beza Breakfast Apr. 13

4.9.2013 The community is invited to attend a Beza Breakfast, Saturday, April 13, 9 - 11 a.m., in the Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence in downtown Altoona....

Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair set for Apr. 13

4.3.2013 Penn State Altoona will present the annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fair on Saturday, April 13, 2013 beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. I...