Latest News

A group of people standing behind a table on a baseball stadium concourse.

stem-days.jpeg

Representing local Penn State Commonwealth Campuses during Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ STEM School Days were, from left: Leslie Livingstone, Penn State Wilkes-Barre; the Nittany Lion mascot; Aaron Mattern, Penn State Hazleton; Sabrina Krupko, Penn State Hazleton; and Terri Caputo, Penn State Scranton.

A group of people standing behind a table on a baseball stadium concourse.

stem-days.jpeg

Representing local Penn State Commonwealth Campuses during Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ STEM School Days were, from left: Leslie Livingstone, Penn State Wilkes-Barre; the Nittany Lion mascot; Aaron Mattern, Penn State Hazleton; Sabrina Krupko, Penn State Hazleton; and Terri Caputo, Penn State Scranton.

A group of people standing behind a table on a baseball stadium concourse.

Penn State campuses take part in STEM School Days at RailRiders baseball games

Penn State Wilkes-Barre, Penn State Hazleton and Penn State Scranton came together for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders’ STEM School Days at PNC Field. The events were held on May 11 and May 24, allowing hundreds of elementary, middle and high school students to attend from a variety of school districts throughout northeastern Pennsylvania.
Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge Hazleton LaunchBox supported by Pasco L. Schiavo Esq.

Hazleton LaunchBox Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge returns July 19

Open to rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors, the Teen Entrepreneurship Challenge will run from July 19 to Aug. 9 with a pitch competition on Wednesday, Aug. 16. Classes will meet on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon via Zoom. A top prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the student or team that finishes in first place while the student or team that finishes second will earn a $500 prize.
Instructor and student working with model wind turbine in a classroom.

Mesude Bayrakci-Boz

Assistant Professor of Engineering Mesude Bayrakci-Boz and student Paul Kramer work together on a model wind turbine kit in the engineering lab at Penn State Hazleton.

Instructor and student working with model wind turbine in a classroom.

Mesude Bayrakci-Boz

Assistant Professor of Engineering Mesude Bayrakci-Boz and student Paul Kramer work together on a model wind turbine kit in the engineering lab at Penn State Hazleton.