Penn State

Penn State campuses across the state will hold events like food drives, guest speakers, a day of service and more.

Penn State’s Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of the university’s 19th president.

Penn State announced details this week on how it plans to enforce President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

Katriona Shea, an Alumni Professor in the biological sciences at Penn State, is co-leader of a national team that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Known as the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub Coordination Team, it brings together researchers from institutions across the United States to offer projections on the pandemic. Shea spoke with WPSU about how scientific modeling works, how it can be used when dealing with pandemics and the Omicron variant.

All Penn State employees at all locations are required to meet a COVID-19 vaccination requirement either under the federal contractor mandate or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate issued by the Biden Administration, the university said in a statement Thursday.

Penn State’s College of Education plans to close its doctoral program in School Psychology within the next four years, because of a decline in enrollment and lack of intended career placements.

Penn State is extending its COVID-19 vaccination requirement to employees at six additional commonwealth campuses, on top of University Park, by December 8 to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order, the university announced Tuesday.

Penn State is requiring all University Park campus employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8 to comply with President Joe Biden’s executive order, the university announced Tuesday.