Bonnie Levinthal, associate professor of art at Penn State Abington, spent 18 days working with other artists and scientists near the Arctic Circle last fall. Levinthal’s Arctic-inspired exhibit, "Another World; by a route obscure … ", is on view through Feb. 24 at Napoleon gallery in Philadelphia.
These Penn State Abington dancers are gearing up for the 46-hour no sitting, no standing dance marathon, which will be held the weekend of Feb. 15 at University Park.
Choose from an industry credential in business analysis, a badge in cybersecurity, or a Penn State certificate in data science, all offered at Penn State Abington.
A Penn State Abington faculty member was instrumental in securing three grants totaling more than $2.7 million to combat the opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania and nationwide.
The concept of service learning was instilled in Ashley Cardona as a Penn State Abington student, and now she brings it to life every day as a first-grade teacher in North Philadelphia. "When you are a teacher you touch lives," she said. "My students are the reason why I am a teacher."
Penn State Abington and its students recognize that barriers to learning can reach far beyond the schoolyard and can include food, housing, and clothing insecurity. Abington strives to knock down these barriers for its own students and is working to pay that forward through initiatives like this.
The Penn State Abington librarian expected to present his research at a conference and come home. He didn't know the trip would connect him to his childhood experiences in Vietnam.
