The Penn State Berks Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society has partnered with the Lehigh Valley Section of the American Chemical Society to offer a virtual after-school chemistry enrichment program for middle and high school students via Zoom.
The Story Powered Initiative is a newly relaunched, nationally focused initiative that addresses stigma and discrimination through sharing individual stories surrounding the opioid epidemic, founded and led by assistant professor of criminal justice and Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse-affiliated faculty member Glenn Sterner.
Each spring, Penn State Startup Week brings together the best and brightest Penn State student and alumni entrepreneurs and innovators for a weeklong celebration of what happens when Penn State’s inspired doers put their ideas into action.
Although the recent 2021 FIS Snowboard World Championship in Rogla, Slovenia, took place during a global pandemic, Penn State Berks junior Kaiya Kizuka emerged victorious -- finishing second among American women and emerging as the fastest American female on the red course in the Giant Slalom event. She also took third place among American female snowboarders in the Parallel Slalom.
The Flemming CEED Center at Penn State Berks will present a webinar titled “Innovation and Intrapreneurship (I2) in the 21st Century,” in which innovators will share their experiences and challenges, from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, via Zoom.
In honor of Women’s History Month, Penn State Berks will host a food demonstration with Jodi Greebel, a registered dietitian specializing in nutrition, on March 23, at 7 p.m. Greebel will demonstrate how to cook a quick and healthy meal for college students on the go.
Four Penn State University Libraries faculty librarians — Alexandria Chisholm, Sarah Hartman-Caverly, Hailley Fargo and Helen Smith — have been named 2021 co-recipients among three honors conferred by the Association of College & Research Libraries’ 2021 Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards.
As of March 1 (the conclusion of the universal required re-testing period), the University is conducting random testing of between 1% and 2% of the University’s population of students and employees living, learning or working on campus as well as those who access campus.
Penn State Berks is pleased to announce that limited on-campus tours have resumed this March. Pre-registration is required, and participants must agree to follow all safety protocols outlined in the Visit Requirements.
In conjunction with the upcoming Penn State Wellness Day on March 11, the Penn State Berks Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is hosting a Racial Equity and Interfaith Forum from 1-3 p.m. via Zoom.
