Penn State Abington student Tyler Thompson presented his work at the annual undergraduate research fair with his faculty mentor Robert Avanzato, associate professor of computer science and engineering.
Penn State Abington students stopped to visit The Kelpies while they were in Scotland for a cross-disciplinary course at Abertay University. The 98-foot-high steel statues honor the horses that drove industry and the economy in Scotland.
Natalie Sylvester, a rising third-year student at Penn State Abington, said she achieved professional and personal clarity through a course that included short-term travel to Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland.
Courses with short-term study abroad components allow Penn State Abington students like Natalie Sylvester to deepen and broaden their knowledge around a field of study and explore career options while immersing them in another culture.
A new gift from Gene and Roz Chaiken makes them the second-largest donors in Penn State history and extends their impact beyond the College of the Liberal Arts.
