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Uganda community collaboration targets climate hazards with reforestation
Nine Penn State faculty and staff receive 2025-26 Fulbright awards
For the 2025-26 academic year, six Penn State faculty and staff received Fulbright Scholar Awards, one received the International Education Administrator Award and two received the Fulbright Specialist Award, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
Date Posted:
Friday, November 21
Penn State World Campus alumni spotlights
Penn State World Campus graduates create lasting impact across the globe. These proud Penn State alumni earned their degrees online and continue to make a difference through their careers, leadership and personal achievements.
Date Posted:
Thursday, November 20
Penn State shows academic excellence in 2025 global ranking of academic subjects
Penn State ranks in the top 25 in 11 subject area rankings and in the top 100 in an additional 22 subjects, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, which released its 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects on Nov. 18.
Date Posted:
Wednesday, November 19
Penn State World Campus ranked No. 1 online school for veterans by Military Times
Military Times ranks Penn State World Campus as the top online education choice for veterans in its "Best for Vets: 2025 Colleges" list, a ranking of higher education institutions based on their programs and services for veterans.
Date Posted:
Wednesday, November 19
Bridging the gap: How Penn State is driving workforce innovation
More than 900 participants from higher education, K–12 schools, industry, government and nonprofit organizations came together during three days in Pittsburgh at the Global Impact Forum 2025 to explore how collaboration can drive meaningful change.
Date Posted:
Wednesday, November 19
Penn State delegation strengthens global partnerships during trip to Kazakhstan
A Penn State delegation, led by College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott, recently took part in high-level meetings and collaborative activities in Kazakhstan — the world’s ninth-largest country — to strengthen academic, research and international partnerships.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, November 18
Penn State Global’s Conversation Partners connect State College to the World
What do a retired couple, a library employee, and a communications professional in the College of Engineering have in common? They’re all a part of Penn State Global’s Conversation Partners Program, which provides opportunities for non-native-English-speaking international students, faculty and staff to improve their English proficiency and learn more about American culture.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, November 18
Penn State ranks 4th in the US in 2026 QS sustainability rankings
Penn State tied for No. 4 among 240 ranked universities in the U.S. in the “QS World University Rankings: Sustainability” for 2026, released Nov. 18. Internationally, the University ranked No. 21 out of 2,002 participating institutions worldwide. The rankings provide a framework to show how universities are taking action to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance challenges, according to international rankings organization Quacquarelli Symonds.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, November 18
World Food Prize event on rebuilding Ukraine co-hosted by College of Ag Sciences
Leaders from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences helped to lead discussions on rebuilding Ukraine’s agricultural sector during the 2025 World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue, held Oct. 19-25 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Date Posted:
Thursday, November 13
Penn State celebrates International Education Month in November
Penn State Global will host events throughout International Education Month so that students across the commonwealth can participate in multicultural activities and learn more about opportunities for global engagement.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, November 11
Host-microbiome interaction biologist to receive inaugural Microbiome Medal
The One Health Microbiome Center will present the inaugural Microbiome Medal to Thomas Bosch on Dec 12. Bosch, a developmental biologist, zoologist and distinguished senior professor at Kiel University in Germany, will deliver a lecture on his work.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, November 11
Emma Chaplin named 2026 Rhodes Scholarship finalist
Penn State undergraduate Emma Chaplin has been named a finalist for a 2026 Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most selective postgraduate awards for U.S. students.
Date Posted:
Friday, November 7
