Four Penn State faculty members were recently named the inaugural Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) fellows for the 2025-26 academic year. SSRI and CTSI fellows will engage in work, together or individually, that aligns with the mission of SSRI or CTSI to support efforts to foster change in policies and practices toward a culture of inclusive excellence across Penn State.
Four Penn State faculty members were recently named the inaugural Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) fellows for the 2025-26 academic year. SSRI and CTSI fellows will engage in work, together or individually, that aligns with the mission of SSRI or CTSI to support efforts to foster change in policies and practices toward a culture of inclusive excellence across Penn State.
Four Penn State faculty members were recently named the inaugural Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) fellows for the 2025-26 academic year by SSRI and CTSI. SSRI and CTSI fellows will engage in work, together or individually, that aligns with the mission of SSRI or CTSI to support efforts to foster change in policies and practices towards a culture of inclusive excellence across Penn State.
From left to right: Orest Luzeckyi, founder of Orest Luzeckyi Artwork and second place winner; Erin Godfrey, founder of Joy Tac LLC and first place winner; Danny Vitale, founder of 5South5 and third place winner.
Priya Mathiy and Sakshi Sandhir, fourth-year biology majors at Penn State Abington, researched a viable therapeutic alternative to cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and surgery for an aggressive type of gastrointestinal tumor.
Joy Tac LLC, a student startup from Penn State Harrisburg, won first place and $15,000 in the 2025 Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition. As a kickoff to Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC, six student teams from four Penn State campuses pitched their startups to a panel of judges, competing for prizes totaling $30,000 in funding.
Students at Penn State Abington pursue research that can have major impacts on our world. Learn about the Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities.
