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illustration of head shot of James Franklin by Nigel Buchanan
Sports

Unite and Conquer

From our July/August 2017 issue: It took two years to convince the skeptics—and those were just the guys on his roster. For fans, media, and even some Nittany Lion lettermen, it took last season’s inspiring Big Ten title run to convince them that James Franklin was the right man to lead Penn State football. His secret? Preaching family, recruiting serious talent, and maybe even learning a thing or two along the way.
Ryan Jones '95 Com
Happy Valley United logo courtesy
Sports

United Front

Happy Valley United is an independent corporation forged by the merger of previous NIL collectives Success With Honor and Lions Legacy Club.
Jeff Rice '03 Com
Pat Kraft in blue suit with arms crossed, photo by Mark Selders / Penn State Athletics
Sports

Q&A with Pat Kraft

Small details, big goals: A year into his tenure as athletic director, Pat Kraft is focused on the little things that can help Penn State teams meet his massive expectations.
Jeff Rice '03 Com
Olu Fashanu in uniform on field by Cardoni
Sports

Q&A: Olu Fashanu

Olu Fashanu likes to figure things out, whether it’s a tendency of a player he must block or a supply chain problem. We caught up with Penn State’s star offensive lineman before the season to talk about his approach on the field and in the classroom.
Jeff Rice '03 Com
Photo of Paula Franetti in uniform with basketball, courtesy
Sports

Bouncing Back

Former Lady Lion point guard Paula Franetti works to inspire recovery stories like her own.  
Jeff Rice '03 Com

Alumni

photo of students and Nittany Lion posing in front of the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing sign
Alumni

Impactful Giving

Ross and Carol Nese’s support helps ensure a bright future for nursing education.
Robyn Rydzy '95 Com
illustration of nurses holding lanterns walking out of the woods and into a wide open blue space lined with trees by James Steinberg
Alumni

How Nurses Navigated the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic brought new appreciation to the profession, even as it created unprecedented challenges. For Penn State Nursing alumni, students, and faculty, adapting to those challenges meant learning new ways of taking care of patients—and of themselves.
Robyn Rydzy '95 Com
illustration of Governor Josh Green with blue Hawaiian lei around his neck by Nigel Buchanan
Alumni

Leading with Aloha

Josh Green first ran for office 20 years ago to draw attention to the health care needs of the rural Hawaiians who visited his medical clinic. Last year, the same commitment that drove Green to become a doctor helped him win election as governor of Hawaii.
Mary Vorsino
Avery Coronado in the field with an elk cow, courtesy
Alumni

Cow Calls

Grad student Avery Corondi's field work is helping ensure a healthy and manageable future for Pennsylvania elk.
Ryan Jones '95 Com
Rawley Cogan photo by Michael Lewis
Alumni

Room to Roam

Pennsylvania’s resurgent elk population is a victory for conservation and an unlikely tourism boon. If not for the vision of Rawley Cogan, the giant mammals likely wouldn’t be in the commonwealth at all.
Cristina Rouvalis

Faculty Expertise

illustration of a person pointing to a whiteboard that shows polluted air in front of a background of clean air by Richard Mia
Faculty Expertise

Smoke Signals

Enhanced models can improve air quality predictions during wildfire season, says assistant geography professor Manzhu Yu.
Savita Iyer

From the Archives

cover of May / June 2001 issue of Penn Stater Magazine, Penn Stater Magazine Archives
From the Archives

From the Archives: Just a Mountain

From the May/June 2001 issue: It’s not particularly large. It’s not on campus. And it doesn’t really belong to Penn State. So why do we care so much about Mount Nittany?
Alice Crawley Skipton ’00 MFA Lib
cover of March 1973 Penn Stater Magazine, a blue-tinted view through a microscope, from Penn Stater Archives
From the Archives

Tombstones: The Stuff of Life

From the March 1973 Penn Stater: Legendary physicist Erwin Mueller shares stories of his scientific inventions, his introduction to Penn State, and how he used science to turn tombstones to bread in post–World War II Germany.
photo of winning TD during 1994 PSU and Illinois game by Steven Manuel '84 Lib '92 MA Com
Sports
From the Archives

What a Trip

From our September/October 2014 issue: A sleepless night. Broken elevators. Pizza for breakfast. What better way to prepare for the toughest game of the year? Twenty years ago this fall, the Nittany Lions went to Illinois with an unblemished record and dreams of a national championship. They came home with memories of a farcical road trip and an unforgettable win.
Ryan Jones '95 Com

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