Impact

Professors Brenda Russell and Jen Murphy with text saying "Preventing Opioid Abuse on Campus"

Professors’ research leads to state opioid grant

As a result of the research of two professors, Penn State Berks was one of 13 institutions of higher education included in nearly $1 million in state grants for the prevention and reduction of opioid use among college students and for naloxone training on campus.

John Rost treating the plants to kill the SLF.

Penn State Berks center studies methods to eradicate spotted lanternfly

A fungus found in Berks County has potential to be the answer

Resilient Resumes team places third in Nittany AI Challenge

The team received $5,000 for their web application designed to walk the user through the resume creation process.

Penn State Berks team advances to MVP Phase of Nittany AI Challenge

Resilient Resumes builds web app to help students create better resumes

Penn State Berks' Gaige Technology and Business Innovation Building

Study: Penn State Berks contributes $97.5 million to PA economy

More than 1,356 Pennsylvania jobs can be attributed to Penn State Berks, study finds

Smart Software team members Ryan Avram and Caylyn Hauser present their robot during the tournament.

Berks gears up for FIRST LEGO League Challenge on Jan. 26

The innovators of tomorrow will be practicing imaginative thinking and teamwork at the FIRST LEGO League Challenge set for January 26, 2019.

Berks LaunchBox to open within GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

Penn State Berks will be expanding its entrepreneurship programming with a new innovation hub located within the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts in Reading, Pennsylvania.

photos of students playing gold, men's tennis, baseball, softball, and women's tennis above a banner that says "We are proud of our spring sports teams"

Spring Success Continues

The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced Penn State Berks as the winner of the NEAC Athletics Directors’ Cup, which is determined annually by athletic success.

Using Technology to Empower Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Kaylee Grindrod developed an app to help children with ASD learn to read facial expressions and improve their communication skills.

Penn State Berks students worked to help restore mangrove forests during the Alternative Spring Break to Puerto Rico.

Planting the seeds of service in San Juan, Puerto Rico

This year, the Penn State Berks Alternative Spring Break program took a group of six students, along with a staff adviser, to San Juan, Puerto Rico where they spent a week working on a mangrove reforestation project.