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$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria
A Penn State-led research team has received a $1.6 million international Belmont Forum grant to study how building design, infrastructure and development decisions can help reduce malaria risk worldwide.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, January 13
English and Italian major preserves stories, honors heritage via history project
Alexis Wilson, majoring in English and Italian at Penn State, is preserving Italian American women’s stories through an oral history project while using education abroad experiences to connect her academic interests with her cultural heritage.
Date Posted:
Wednesday, January 7
Liberal Arts student blends global research and local service to help others
Natalie Wright, a Penn State student double-majoring in global and international studies and political science while pursuing a master of public policy degree through the integrated undergraduate-graduate degree program, has paired global research in Kenya with local government work in State College, using every opportunity at Penn State to help others.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, January 6
Upcoming course will explore the chemistry and culture of food in Taiwan
Penn State students hoping to learn more about the chemistry of food will have the opportunity to get a hands-on learning experience in Taipei, Taiwan, during an embedded course next spring.
Date Posted:
Monday, December 22
Experts gather for international empathy and global citizenship summit
Earlier this month, empathy experts, youth representatives, youth-serving organizations and policy makers took part in a three-day summit on how empathy research can be translated into both government policy and into classrooms worldwide, as well as in non-formal, experiential learning environments.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, December 16
International Advising Office hosts international faculty meet-and-greet social
Penn State Global’s International Faculty Advising team hosted its inaugural International Faculty Meet and Greet Social on Nov. 17, bringing together international faculty from across the University Park campus for connection and community building.
Date Posted:
Tuesday, December 16
Brian Brubaker, Jody Pritt named associate vice provosts for Penn State Global
Brian Brubaker and Jody Pritt have been named associate vice provosts for Penn State Global, marking a promotion from their previous positions of assistant vice provost. Their new positions will begin effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Date Posted:
Monday, December 15
Penn State’s Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium expands to Europe
The Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona at Hospital Sant Joan de Déu becomes the first center outside of North America to join the Beat Childhood Cancer (BCC) Research Consortium. The new partnership enables Penn State College of Medicine and the BCC Research Consortium to expand pediatric cancer clinical trials into Europe, strengthening its global leadership in pediatric cancer research.
Date Posted:
Monday, December 15
Penn State and Leibniz University of Hannover celebrate a year of collaboration
Penn State and Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany, recently wrapped up an active year of partnership collaborations — one “defined by vibrant student exchanges, faculty initiatives, and staff engagement across multiple disciplines,” said Alexandra Persiko, director for global partnerships in Penn State Global.
Date Posted:
Wednesday, December 10
Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Dec. 4
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 19 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Date Posted:
Thursday, December 4
Penn State students find community and learn about global health abroad
Students in the Global Health minor program at Penn State spent five weeks in either South Africa or Ecuador last summer applying skills and furthering the lessons learned in their classes.
Date Posted:
Thursday, December 4
Altoona students invited to study sustainability in Australia and New Zealand
Penn State Altoona students are invited to participate in Maymester 2026, which will take place in Australia and New Zealand and focus on sustainability.
Date Posted:
Monday, December 1
