• Innovation Commons

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu Innovation Commons is a staple of the Penn State Behrend campus. However, there is a lot about this mainly-student-run aspect of campus that many other students may not be aware of.  The purpose of Innovation Commons, according to Jake Marsh, Industry Relations Coordinator, is “product development as a service for…

    • COVID-19 Vaccination Accommodations for Behrend Employees

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu In an email sent from Chancellor Ralph Ford on October 19, faculty, staff, and students employed by Penn State were informed that University Park had adopted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to meet the Biden administration’s executive order that currently applies to all federal employees, contractors, etc. According to UP’s vaccine…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Innovation Commons

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu Innovation Commons is a staple of the Penn State Behrend campus. However, there is a lot about this mainly-student-run aspect of campus that many other students may not be aware of.  The purpose of Innovation Commons, according to Jake Marsh, Industry Relations Coordinator, is “product development as a service for…

    • COVID-19 Vaccination Accommodations for Behrend Employees

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu In an email sent from Chancellor Ralph Ford on October 19, faculty, staff, and students employed by Penn State were informed that University Park had adopted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to meet the Biden administration’s executive order that currently applies to all federal employees, contractors, etc. According to UP’s vaccine…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Innovation Commons

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu Innovation Commons is a staple of the Penn State Behrend campus. However, there is a lot about this mainly-student-run aspect of campus that many other students may not be aware of.  The purpose of Innovation Commons, according to Jake Marsh, Industry Relations Coordinator, is “product development as a service for…

    • COVID-19 Vaccination Accommodations for Behrend Employees

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu In an email sent from Chancellor Ralph Ford on October 19, faculty, staff, and students employed by Penn State were informed that University Park had adopted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to meet the Biden administration’s executive order that currently applies to all federal employees, contractors, etc. According to UP’s vaccine…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Innovation Commons

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu Innovation Commons is a staple of the Penn State Behrend campus. However, there is a lot about this mainly-student-run aspect of campus that many other students may not be aware of.  The purpose of Innovation Commons, according to Jake Marsh, Industry Relations Coordinator, is “product development as a service for…

    • COVID-19 Vaccination Accommodations for Behrend Employees

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu In an email sent from Chancellor Ralph Ford on October 19, faculty, staff, and students employed by Penn State were informed that University Park had adopted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to meet the Biden administration’s executive order that currently applies to all federal employees, contractors, etc. According to UP’s vaccine…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

    • Innovation Commons

      Alanna Gillis Staff Writer amg7393@psu.edu Innovation Commons is a staple of the Penn State Behrend campus. However, there is a lot about this mainly-student-run aspect of campus that many other students may not be aware of.  The purpose of Innovation Commons, according to Jake Marsh, Industry Relations Coordinator, is “product development as a service for…

    • COVID-19 Vaccination Accommodations for Behrend Employees

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu In an email sent from Chancellor Ralph Ford on October 19, faculty, staff, and students employed by Penn State were informed that University Park had adopted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to meet the Biden administration’s executive order that currently applies to all federal employees, contractors, etc. According to UP’s vaccine…

    • Climate Change Conference

      On October 31st the UN Climate Change Conference, or COP26, officially began. According to the official UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021 website, “The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goal of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The UK, which is hosting the conference,…

    • Bright Star

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor  Mvk5945@psu.edu  Finally, following a two-year long break- due to COVID-19 and social distancing reasons-  the lights are back on and the audience is welcomed into Penn State Behrend’s Studio Theater. This year the performance is a musical based on true events and accompanied by folk and bluegrass music.   The theater…

    • Astronomy Open House

      At around seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, November 4, Penn State Behrend Astronomy Professor Darren Williams delivered a lecture in the Burke Building on the James Webb Space Telescope, its challenges, its mission, and its future. He delivered a talk on the upcoming telescope because its launch is expected to be one of…

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