cover of January/February 2025 issue of Penn Stater magazine featuring photo of Lisa Rogali by Jiyang Chen
January / February 2025

BUILDING BOOM: How Penn State is Leading a Semiconductor Revolution

Features

A Diva for the Modern Stage

Lisa Rogali arrived at Penn State as a first-generation college student with a powerful voice and no prior exposure to opera. Today, talent, dedication, and a deep emotional well from which to draw have made her one of the brightest young stars of the form.
Savita Iyer

Charting a Chip Resurgence

Semiconductors are the tiny, essential heart of nearly every device we use on a daily basis—and almost none are made in the United States. Drawing on the university’s history of cross-disciplinary collaboration and traditional strength in materials science, Penn State is leading a multibillion-dollar effort to reestablish the U.S. as a leader in manufacturing the computer chips that power modern life.
Daniel Oberhaus

Stylish Studies

The College of Art & Architecture’s Fashion Archive, a treasure trove of garments dating back to 1850, serves as a learning space for the study of clothing history and design.
Savita Iyer

Campus Life

Doubling Down

The creation of Flour & Stone restaurant gives Pine Grove Mills diners multiple options.
Jeff Rice '03 Com

Sports

Just In Time

Before COVID-19 canceled the men's hockey postseason, the Nittany Lions finished at the top of the Big Ten.
Jeff Rice '03 Com

Alumni

Beyond the Classics

Kat Leverenz’s classical training prepared her well for a career as a Nashville- based singer/songwriter and voice teacher.
Savita Iyer

Faculty Expertise

From the Archives

The Best Play for Last

In the fall of 1995, Bruce Parkhill stunned the college basketball world by resigning as Penn State’s head coach. Four years later, the Penn Stater caught up with the charismatic coach in the November/December 1999 issue to hear more about why he made that decision—and whether it was the right one.
Tim Wendel

From the Editor

My Thoughts Exactly

Association News