Penn State Berks student Nathan Bonslaver won first-place during the 2022 LION Tank pitch competition for his startup CarToCamp, which manufactures custom sleeping platforms for vehicles to enhance the car-camping experience.
Ten student teams have been selected to receive funding to develop a minimum viable product in the 2022 Nittany AI Challenge. The teams are using artificial intelligence for good to solve real-world problems in the areas of health, environment, education and humanitarianism as part of the yearlong competition.
The Great Valley LaunchBox program has given students Nimisha Benoy and Utkarsh Singh hands-on experience with navigating the problems that startups face.
“Keep it Local: Celebrating the Visual Splendors Around Us” will open to the public on Monday, April 18, and run until Friday, June 17. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate and Professional Studies held a LaunchBox Showcase on April 5 to highlight opportunities for student and community entrepreneurs at the Great Valley LaunchBox powered by Penn State. At the event, campus officials announced the creation of the James A. Nemes Endowment for the Great Valley LaunchBox in honor of the campus’ chancellor, who is retiring in July.
Shara McCallum, 2021-22 Penn State Laureate and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, will discuss her creative process and read from her works on Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m. at Penn State Great Valley.
Retired Army Maj. Gen. John L. Gronski will come to Penn State Great Valley for a community discussion about leadership and book signing event at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 24.
Kathryn Jablokow’s keynote, “The Edge of Uncomfortable,” will be held virtually on March 2 and will focus on the challenges of measuring progress and success while searching for transformative technological innovation.