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Toward Clarity & Understanding

Elizabeth Brady has spent the 12 years since the sudden death of her young son, Mack, thinking and writing about grief. In a new collection of essays, the Penn State professor shares what she’s learned about pain, perspective, and acceptance.

Elizabeth Brady

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Back on Top

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Faculty Expertise

A 'Big Tent' for Understanding Tiny Marvels

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Campus Life

Everyday People: Avery Volz

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Sports

Nittany Lion Spotlight: Kyle Elensky

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My Thoughts Exactly

Shore Thing

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Faculty Expertise

Q&A: Amara Solari

Amara Solari studies pigments and paintings in Indigenous art.

Savita Iyer

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Campus Life

Common Wealth: Harrisburg, Behrend, Hershey, and World Campus

Highlights from four Commonwealth campuses.

Jeff Rice '03 Com

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Campus Life

Ready to Lead

Alyssa Wilcox takes charge of the university’s development and alumni relations efforts.

Ryan Jones '95 Com

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Campus Life

Reminiscing: What was your go-to late-night spot?

Alums reminisce about late nights on campus.

Jeff Rice '03 Com

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Faculty Expertise

Cool Class: If Picasso Were An Engineer

How students in EDSGN 497 are using their imaginations and unlocking their inner artist.

Savita Iyer

In Memoriam

Celebrating the lives and legacies of Penn State alumni.

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Mary Darlene Rent Hamilton

1972

Mary Darlene Rent Hamilton '72 Lib began her impactful career in child care and educational advocacy at the YWCA in Pittsburgh before becoming executive director with the Northwest Institute of Research, and then technical director at ICF International, managing federal child care grant programs.

Charles Strauss

1958

Charles H. “Chuck” Strauss ’58 Agr, ’68 MA Lib, ’74 PhD Agr enjoyed a 48-year career in forest resources and made an impact on nationwide recreation policy.

Class Notes

Weddings, births, new jobs, career milestones, and much more—keep up with the big moments in your classmates’ lives here.

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Gaurav Tiwari

2003

Gaurav Tiwari ’03 MS Eng co-founded The Waves, a digital wine club and subscription service that brings organically farmed small-production bottles selected by an award-winning team of experts right to people's doorsteps.

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Melissa Luery Trempe

2003

Melissa Luery Trempe '03 Edu wrote a children's book with one of the Chilean girls involved in a 1999 experiment to send insects into space to determine what was possible in terms of farming in a zero-gravity environment.

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Campus Life

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Campus Life: March / April 2025

The Big 3: Earth Day

Common Wealth: Harrisburg, Behrend, Hershey, and World Campus

Club Hopping: Rifle Club

Sports

Back on Top

Led by a courageous, history-making head coach and clutch play in the biggest moments, the Nittany Lions reclaimed their place atop the women’s volleyball world in 2024, clinching the program’s eighth national championship.

In Her Words: Helen Darling

Nittany Lion Spotlight: Kyle Elensky

One to Remember

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