Faculty Expertise

The Power of Polaroid

Photography professor Lonnie Graham has spent 30 years traveling the globe with his instant camera, taking portraits of diverse people for his pet project, “A Conversation With the World.” The result is a visual and oral record of the shared human condition.
Savita Iyer

Looking Out for Birds

Biobehavioral health professor and bird lover Joe Gyekis spearheaded Bird Safe Penn State to draw attention to birds killed in window collisions.
Savita Iyer

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

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

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