Penn State News
Penn State students tackle farming challenges in Kenya with ShambaShare
January 8, 2025
Through Penn State’s Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) program, Sam Marshall's student startup team developed ShambaShare. They later won funding in the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition to pilot their agricultural equipment-sharing platform in Africa.
The enduring impact of visionary business leader Mike Farrell
January 7, 2025
Mike Farrell drew on his work ethic and entrepreneurial background in his continued support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business, University leadership and Penn State Athletics. His family honored that legacy upon his passing by establishing the Michael J. Farrell Entrepreneurship Scholarship.
Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State brought local entrepreneurs together
December 4, 2024
From Nov. 18-22, Penn State campuses and surrounding communities were full of entrepreneurial energy for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2024, offering a diverse array of events designed to inspire and connect innovators across the community.
Alum Mario Ciabarra discusses delivering empathy at scale through AI and data
December 2, 2024
In the latest episode of Invent Penn State’s "Dare to Disrupt" podcast, host Ryan Newman interviews Mario Ciabarra, the chief executive officer and founder of Quantum Metric, a customer-centered digital analytics platform for today’s leading enterprise organizations.
Student startups: Attend a virtual info session on Inc.U Pitch Competition
December 2, 2024
Penn State undergraduate student startup teams from across Pennsylvania are invited to attend a virtual info session on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. to learn more about participating in the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition. The session will cover the application and selection process as well as eligibility criteria.
Penn State ranked in top 50 nationally for undergraduate entrepreneurship
November 12, 2024
Penn State has been ranked as the No. 28 school for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine in the partnership's annual ratings released Nov. 12, moving up five spots from the previous year. Among schools in the Mid-Atlantic region, Penn State came in at No. 4.
Penn State ranked in top 50 nationally for undergraduate entrepreneurship
November 12, 2024
Penn State has been ranked as the No. 28 school for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine in the partnership's annual ratings released Nov. 12, moving up five spots from the previous year. Among schools in the Mid-Atlantic region, Penn State came in at No. 4.
Penn State ranked in top 50 for undergraduate entrepreneurship
November 12, 2024
Penn State has been ranked as the No. 28 school for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine in the partnership's annual ratings released Nov. 12, moving up five spots from the previous year. Among schools in the Mid-Atlantic region, Penn State came in at No. 4.
Penn State Smeal program supports military veteran entrepreneurs
November 11, 2024
Jeffrey Goldberg and Matthew Vogt contribute a significant portion of the sales of their company, Sky Devil Wines, to veterans and veteran-specific causes. In 2018 they established a fund that is now named the Sky Devil Veteran's Entrepreneur Fund. The first two recipients of proceeds from that fund were recently named.
Public invited to live recording of 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast at Nittany Lion Inn
November 8, 2024
Join Invent Penn State’s "Dare to Disrupt" for a live podcast recording in the newly renovated Nittany Lion Inn’s 1855 Lounge at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, featuring Scholar Hotels Founder and CEO Gary Brandeis.