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ACURA radio astronomy

Students use steerable radio telescope to study the universe

Penn State Abington students traveled to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, one of the premier study locations in the world for astronomers, last fall to collect data for their research projects. Three days in a remote West Virginia mountain town learning to use and tune enormous telescopes led to months of number crunching as part of the Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities (ACURA).
Cadman Herbert at Faulkner

Abington career expo drives student to work

Penn State Abington student Cadman Herbert fulfilled his Expo-tential: He impressed a recruiter at the college's Career Expo, secured an internship and converted the position into a job. He, like many other Abington students and alumni, prepared for the event with advice from the Abington Career Development Center staff.
Quintara Tucker

Quintara Tucker

Abington senior Quintara Tucker said she learned about the most current research in psychology at the conference. 

Undergraduate students visit Harrisburg capitol March 3 to present research

Eight Penn State undergraduate student research teams from five campuses represented Penn State as the largest Pennsylvania college or university contingent at the Capitol Rotunda on March 3 in Harrisburg. They presented their research with students from more than 100 Pennsylvania colleges and universities as part of the Undergraduate Research at the Capitol-Pennsylvania event.