Penn State Berks Engineering

09/01/2026

https://www.psu.edu/news/university-libraries/story/libraries-offers-zotero-training-workshops-office-hours-through-fall?utm_audience=Faculty&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=08-31-2026-21-25&utm_term=Announcements%20-%204

University Libraries will offer virtual Zotero training workshops and office hours throughout the fall for students who wish to learn about the software tool.

09/01/2026

Check out this great opportunity!

Students in their first, second or third years who are interested in fellowships and funding opportunities are encouraged to apply for the Spark Program. This seven-week, no-cost course will help students discover and understand fellowship opportunities and connect high-impact research opportunities...

09/01/2026

https://www.psu.edu/news/engineering/story/engineering-professor-renewed-unesco-chair?utm_audience=Faculty&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=08-31-2026-21-25&utm_term=Academics%20-%202

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 scien...

09/01/2026

https://www.psu.edu/news/earth-and-mineral-sciences/story/ai-streamlines-search-new-ceramics-generate-electricity?utm_audience=Faculty&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=08-31-2026-21-25&utm_term=Research%20-%203

To streamline the search for new piezoelectric materials, or those that emit an electric charge when manipulated, a team led by materials science researchers at Penn State introduced a new framework that combines an existing artificial intelligence model with human expertise and experimentation.

09/01/2026

https://www.psu.edu/news/materials-research-institute/story/tiny-mirror-controls-light-3d-could-make-microscopes-smaller-and?utm_audience=Faculty&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=08-31-2026-21-25&utm_term=Research%20-%202

Penn State researchers have developed a state-of-the-art tiny mirror that can potentially slim down and speed up future optical systems used in brain imaging, augmented reality goggles and precision manufacturing.

08/27/2026

Want to save lives? Consider a degree in engineering.

A team led by an engineer at Penn State has developed a way to identify the bacteria responsible for a bloodstream infection — a main cause of sepsis. Using their new technique, the researchers condensed a days-long diagnosis timeline to just hours, potentially offering an approach that could help...

08/24/2026

Dr. Singles does great research at Penn State Berks!

Parents who ran with strollers had less overuse injuries than parents who ran without them.

08/24/2026

Sokolov-Miller Family Financial Literacy and Life Skills Center offers free webinars

08/24/2026

https://www.psu.edu/news/campus-life/story/staying-safe-penn-state-guide-new-and-returning-students-fall-2026?utm_audience=Faculty&utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Penn%20State%20Today&utm_content=08-23-2026-21-12&utm_term=CampusLife%20-%201

A new semester at Penn State brings new classes, new routines and, for some students, a first experience living independently. With that independence comes responsibility for personal safety and security.

08/12/2026

"A research project, led by Penn State engineers to create a sort of digital brain inspired by the processes insects and small animals use to make smart decisions with limited information, has been awarded $12 million by the U.S. Army through the Army’s Research Laboratory."