Penn State News

The Sheetz Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Altoona LaunchBox Supported by the Hite Family, Claysburg-Kimmel School District, and Claysburg Education Foundation teamed up recently to host the Innovation TestLab program at Penn State Altoona.

Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC hosted a diverse selection of events across Penn State campuses that celebrated student innovation and entrepreneurship from March 20-24.

Invent Penn State's all-new rapid prototyping and fabrication space, OriginLabs, had its official opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 22. Penn State Senior Vice President for Research, Lora Weiss, enabled a robotic arm to cut the ribbon at the ceremony, marking the official opening of the space to the public. 

“RU Curious?” is a community engagement series offered by Schlow Centre Region Library in partnership with Penn State’s Office of Government and Community Relations that invites the local community to learn more about important research topics happening at Penn State. The series kicks off April 4 at the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College. 

Penn State Wilkes-Barre participated in the University’s Startup Week held this year from March 20-24. Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC is a University-wide event held each spring that brings leading minds in entrepreneurship and innovation together in and around Penn State campuses across the commonwealth.