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Brooke Doerfler undergraduate exhibition

Check the map

Beaver psychology professor Kevin Bennett used existing data and research to create a map of our country’s psychology.

four students stand in the campus high tunnel

Growing for good

A university seed grant helped erect a 96-foot-long greenhouse on campus, and organizers hope its impact will go far beyond the food they're able to grow inside it.

Amy Green poses in front of the Grand Canyon

Beaver alum’s career is a ‘grand’ adventure

Amy Green just landed her dream job with Xanterra Travel Collection. Her office is a two-minute walk from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Green plants, including fernleaf bleeding heart, grow in the woods.

Biology professor receives money from Duquesne Light to study local plant

Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Nilson has received more than $15,000 to conduct a genetic study of Dicentra eximia, or fernleaf bleeding heart, a plant that's considered endangered in some parts of Pennsylvania.

Judges hold up cards at the campus Lion's Den competition

Students pitch change in Lion's Den competition

Ten teams of students put their best ideas forward Shark-Tank-style during Penn State Beaver's annual Lion's Den competition.

Two students sit on cases of pet food in a pickup truck.

Students collect record number of pet food cans

When business instructor Neil Fogarty assigned his students to collect food for the Beaver County Humane Society, he hoped they would bring in at least as much as his class last year did. Then things got competitive, and in the end, they more than doubled the amount donate in 2017.

Penn State Beaver Large Business of the Year award statue

Penn State Beaver named large business of the year

The Beaver County Chamber of Commerce has named Penn State Beaver the Large Business of the Year for its collaborative efforts to bring innovation and entrepreneurship to the region.

Psychology professor maps the country's mental health

Penn State Beaver psychology professor Kevin Bennett has gathered disparate data and research to create a comprehensive map of psychological issues in the United States. Among his findings: neuroticism is higher in the Northeast and the West Coast is more open to experimentation.

Dare to enter the Lion's Den sign sits in front of lion shrine.

Penn State Beaver students invited to enter the Lion's Den competition

Penn State Beaver students who want to improve campus can enter the Lion's Den competition for a chance to make their dream a reality.

Beaver students and administators cut a ribbon in front of a high tunnel greenhouse.

Provost, VP for Commonwealth Campuses officially open Beaver high tunnel

Provost Nick Jones and Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Madlyn Hanes joined Penn State Beaver faculty and students to officially open the campus high tunnel. The tunnel, which was funded by a University seed grant, will support Beaver's campus-supported agriculture subscriptions and the local Salvation Army food bank.

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Spring break in Europe

Want to go to Amsterdam and France in the spring? Students who enroll in MKTG 297 will travel to Europe to study the differences between marketing here and abroad. Find out more by clicking the headline above.

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