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Penn State Abington students recently developed career-ready skills while working with international teammates on a real-world business issue.

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Landscape architecture alumni Andy Witkin and Philip Adiutori came together to offer a summer internship to student Delaney Beal at Adiutori's design firm in Florence, Italy.

The Fulbright Program is a highly competitive federal award that gives scholars and students opportunities to study, teach and conduct research internationally. This year, the Penn State Faculty Fulbright office is starting Fulbright Community Coffee Chats, held on the first Friday of every month.

With a focus on the well-being of humanity, the Penn State Perreault Fellows Program helps Penn State students hone their global leadership perspectives. The centerpiece of this highly competitive program is an international internship. Liam Abbey, a plant sciences major in the College of Agricultural Sciences and one of 2026’s Perreault Fellows, spent his summer internship in Sydney, Australia.

A team led by Nancy and John Steimer Professor of Agricultural Sciences Associate Professor of Entomology Margarita M. López-Uribe and Ruben D. Martín-Rojas, a doctoral student in the Department of Entomology, compiled a checklist documenting the bee species in Colombia — the first of its kind for any country in the Western Hemisphere.

A series of games developed by a team of interdisciplinary Penn State students to help children in Iquitos, Peru, learn about the connections between human, animal and environmental health was recognized with a national American Society of Landscape Architects award.

Nine Penn State students completed a language learning experience at National Taiwan Normal University, where they were immersed in Mandarin through classes and cultural experiences throughout the summer.

As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

Penn State is ranked No. 18 among U.S. public institutions and No. 38 among all U.S. universities in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Overall, the University ranked No. 101 globally, a seven-place rise over last year’s ranking, placing Penn State in the top 5% worldwide among 2,297 ranked universities.

The alternative spring break is an eight-day excursion where students will engage in meaningful service-learning while exploring the island’s culture and history.

Penn State student Colleen McKenzie has combined her interests in forensic science and Spanish through research, education abroad and an internship in Spain.

Managed by Ag Sciences Global in the college, the Woskob International Research in Agriculture Scholar Program is the Woskob New Century Fund’s flagship educational exchange program. It covers visiting scholars’ travel and living expenses. The program gives Ukrainian instructors a semester-long opportunity to expand their knowledge and expertise by attending classes and working with the college’s faculty.

Seven Penn State students were nominated for the 2027 Rhodes, Marshall and Churchill scholarships, among most prestigious and competitive awards available to U.S. students.

"Freedom in the Equation," an exhibit that explores the war's toll on science and agriculture in Ukraine, is on view throughout the fall semester, located in Central Pattee Library’s Leisure Reading Room at Penn State University Park.

Penn State students spent four weeks exploring Spanish art, history, language and literature through a faculty-led education abroad program in Cádiz, Spain.

Fourth-year student Odessa Dando combines classroom and extracurricular experiences to help guide her future career plans in government affairs.

Students from the College of Information Sciences and Technology visited Stockholm, London and Paris to learn about cyber strategy and critical infrastructure in Europe.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has renewed its support for the UNESCO Chair on Building Innovation and Manufacturing Capacities through Advanced Technology Education at Penn State for another four years. Osama Awadelkarim, professor of engineering science and mechanics and director of the Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization at Penn State, will continue in his leadership role as the UNESCO chairholder, a position he has held since 2018.

Penn State recently hosted a delegation from National Taipei University of Technology, also known as Taipei Tech, to explore opportunities for collaboration in artificial intelligence, teaching and learning, institutional research, and academic partnerships.

Penn State Altoona will offer several information sessions in September and October about the 2027 alternative spring break trip to Puerto Rico. All sessions will be held in Room 140 of the Student Success Center, on the first floor of the Eiche Library. The alternative spring break is an eight-day excursion where students will engage in meaningful service-learning while exploring Puerto Rico's culture and history.

As the fall semester begins, Penn State Global is hosting several opportunities to learn more about education abroad and explore options for studying abroad during spring 2027. Whether students are just beginning to consider a global experience or are already looking for a spring 2027 education abroad program, Penn State Global staff are available to help.

For the 2026-27 academic year, 10 Penn State faculty and staff received Fulbright Scholar Awards, and one received the International Education Administrator Award, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. The upcoming awards are still open for applicants through Sept. 15.

Penn State College of Medicine hosted international learners this summer for the Global Health Exchange Program while celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

Two Penn State development projects were awarded Circle of Excellence Awards by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, was recently honored in her homeland of Liberia for using poetry to preserve the country’s history, culture and identity while bringing stories of the Liberian people to the global stage.

Penn State's new Global Safety Network, after a platform change over the summer, is now available to the University community. The new platform provides a more intuitive, user-friendly experience while streamlining travel registration and review for faster, more efficient processing.

Jody Pritt, associate vice provost for Penn State Global and international student and scholar advising, has been named interim vice provost for Penn State Global, effective Aug. 1.  A national search for a permanent vice provost will begin in the spring.

As previously announced, the Global Safety Network (GSN) will transition to a new platform as of Aug. 17, and is currently unavailable during the transitional period. During this time, Penn State Global Safety is hosting two "How-To" Webinars covering how international travelers will access the new GSN portal, create a profile and navigate the system.

Penn State students from University Park and Lehigh Valley had the opportunity to travel to Italy this summer and learn firsthand for a three-week course, "Organized Crime in Film and Society."

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