Research

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.

Penn State Berks criminal justice students and RIZE youth discuss social issues through art. Photo courtesy of Mateo Toro

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Penn State Berks will hold a variety of events from Nov. 11–15 including a Meetup, a speaker series, and a Creativity and Entrepreneurship Workshop.

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

Resilient Resumes builds web app to help students create better resumes

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

Dr. V, a Berks professor, and two students studied the walking-step accuracy of the Apple Watch 1.

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

Kale Odhner and his fellow Penn State Berks students took their senior capstone project all the way to the "Sugar Shot to Space" in California’s Mojave Desert in hopes of breaking a world record for altitude with a sugar-fueled rocket.

The discussion focused on the success of student entrepreneurs through the Invent Penn State initiative.