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It’s no secret that electrical grids are facing mounting pressure for a variety of reasons - from more energy demand to aging infrastructure.

This means that it is crucial to maintain a highly skilled workforce – that’s where Penn State comes in. A Penn State-led team is developing solutions to better understand how workforce transitions and climate-related risks could affect the reliability of the electric grid.

Addressing workforce challenges to strengthen US power grid | Penn State University A team led by Penn State researchers is developing solutions to prepare the workforce needed to support an electric grid increasingly strained by aging infrastructure, growing energy demand and extreme weather.

Students from Penn State Berks honored veterans by sharing stories of service and sacrifice.

The "called to service" writing course was tasked with researching and celebrating the lives of veterans in their families, applying research and web-design skills learned during the semester.

Penn State Berks students honor veterans through 'Celebrating Our Heroes' website | Penn State University Penn State Berks students recently honored veterans by sharing their stories of service and sacrifice as part of a technical writing course. Stories ranged from an officer who had a battleship named after him, to a young man born during the Great Depression who enlisted to support his family, to a y...