Penn State Berks will hold a virtual Spend a Summer Morning program for students, who will be high school seniors in the fall, and their families from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 8.

Penn State Berks is helping a future generation of engineering students to succeed through the college’s Engineering Ahead program. The goal of the four-week summer “bridge” program, which is being delivered remotely from June 28 to July 24, is to increase retention rates among a diverse group of engineering students by enhancing academic preparedness

The Northeastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has determined that it is in the best interests of student-athletes, coaches, staff, and fans to cancel all fall sports competition. Abington, Berks and Harrisburg belong to the NEAC.

On May 15 and 19, the Sustainability Institute held its yearly Commonwealth Campus Sustainability Forums virtually, co-hosted by Penn State Berks for the eastern campuses and Penn State New Kensington for the western region.

A total of 64 Erickson Discovery Grants were awarded for summer 2020, allowing for funded student research, scholarship or creative processes.

Penn State Berks will hold two webinars in July for both accepted and prospective students, providing participants with an opportunity to ask questions and connect with campus experts.

Justin DiAngelo, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State Berks, was recently elected to the Drosophila Board of Directors of the Genetics Society of America (GSA), the leadership body of the Drosophila research community.

Berks has a long history of offering educational and fun summer camps for middle school and high school children on a wide variety of subjects. This year, the pandemic has changed the way in which summer camps will be offered.

When Liz (Weidner) and Nolan Campbell were making their wedding plans, they never dreamed that the coronavirus would wreak havoc on their big day.

University students and educators alike are grappling with turbulent times, and Penn State’s course on the “Art and Science of Human Flourishing” is well-positioned to help undergraduates to develop strategies for caring for themselves and others. Robert Roeser, Bennett Pierce Professor of Caring and Compassion, explored ways to adapt the course to current events, along with 23 colleagues from 10 Penn State campuses, University of Virginia and University of Wisconsin-Madison, during the morning of the 2nd Annual Human Flourishing Summer Teaching Institute, held on June 16 and 17 via Zoom.