Friday, November 13, 2009
Penn State Altoona to investigate anesthetics
Laura Palmer, assistant professor of biology, will be the speaker for the December 4, 2010 Teaching and Learning Consortium’s Free University Series. Palmer will take the floor at 7 p.m. in the ...

Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Penn State Altoona welcomes wilderness writer and hunter
Penn State Altoona's environmental studies and English programs invite the community to a lecture by acclaimed author and environmentalist Rick Bass, Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in Miscia ...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Career Informational Fair
Penn State Altoona's offices of Residence Life and Career Services are pleased to announce the Career Informational Fair on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 12:05 - 1:15 p.m. in the lobby of Maple Hall ...

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Biology professor offers presentation on species interaction
The Biology degree program at Penn State Altoona will host a presentation by Dr. Tracy Langkilde, Penn State assistant professor of biology, on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7 p.m. in room 207 of th ...

Thursday, October 22, 2009
Learn about Chiropractic!
The New York Chiropractic College will offer a presentation on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:10 - 1 p.m. in room 109 of the J.E. Holtzinger Building on the Penn State Altoona campus. The presentati ...

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Agricultural Science Major Event coming to Penn State Altoona
Penn State Altoona will host the Agricultural Science Major Event on Monday, October 19, 2009 from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the TV Lounge of the Slep Student Center. The even is a great opportunity for st ...

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Penn State Altoona through pictures
Chancellor Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry and Kenneth Womack, interim associate dean for academic affairs, have announced that their collaborative book effort, titled "Penn State Altoona," has been ...

Friday, October 9, 2009
Take a Hike... Literally!
Join interested Penn State Altoona students, faculty, and staff, led by Dr. Ian Marshall for a tour through the recently acquired land located across from the college's main entrance on Juniata Gap Ro ...

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Faculty Colloquium: Carolyn Mahan
The Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Penn State Altoona is pleased to announce that Carolyn Mahan, associate professor of biology, will present "Pursuing a Fulbright Award: Researc ...

Monday, September 28, 2009
Penn State Altoona to host Spooktacular Science
Penn State Altoona will host the annual Spooktacular Science Show on Saturday, October 10, 2009 in the Paul R. and Margery Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The sho ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Faculty awarded research grant
Two mathematics professors received a grant from the National Science Foundation for a research project. Thomas Krainer and Juan Gil, mathematics professors at Penn State Altoona, were awarded a $140, ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Student's research published in scientific journal
Penn State Altoona student Andrea Knab recently had her work published in the scientific journal Neurochemistry International for research completed at the Neurobiology Lab at the Slovak Academy of Sc ...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Professor retires after 39 years
Nick Miskovsky has retired after 39 years at Penn State Altoona. The professor of physics began teaching immediately after he graduated from the University Park campus with his doctorate in 1970. ...

Friday, June 5, 2009
SNAPSHOTS: Celebrating Dr. Athleen J. Stere
On Friday, June 5, 2009, a crowd of faculty, staff, retirees, and special guests gathered in the large dining room of the Port Sky Cafe for a luncheon celebrating the life and career of Dr. Athleen J. ...

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
SNAPSHOTS: Spring 2009 commencement celebration a success
Penn State Altoona held its spring 2009 commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at the Blair County Convention Center. Degrees were awarded to 218 students. John J. Romano, vice-president ...

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Choosing a major? Changing your major?
Would you like to self-design your own multidisciplinary major? Penn State Altoona's B.A. in Letters Arts and Sciences (LASAL) will allow you to do just that. If you are interested in a college degre ...

Friday, April 3, 2009
Athleen Stere: Leading the Way for Women in Science
Penn State Altoona is pleased to announce an informal round-table discussion with Associate Professor of Biology and Esteemed College Marshall Athleen Stere on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 from 12:15 - 1 p. ...

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Faculty Colloquium: Amy Parente
The Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences is pleased to announce that Amy Parente, assistant professor of biochemistry, will present "How to Make a Sensor Out of DNA" at the colloquiu ...

Friday, March 20, 2009
Biology program and biology club present Dr. Peter Hudson
The biology degree program and the Biology Club are pleased to sponsor a seminar by Dr. Peter Hudson titled "The Ecology of Infectious Diseases" on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the E ...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Evironmental Studies Reunion this Friday!
On Friday, February 20, 2009, graduates of Penn State Altoona’s Environmental Studies program will be returning to the campus for our first alumni reunion. Since the environmental studies progra ...