Research at Penn State
Centers and Institutes at Penn State that focus on technology, learning, art and design.
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College of Arts and Architecture
The College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State is a vibrant community of artists, performers, researchers, designers, and educators committed to making meaning, learning, traveling, experiencing, and sharing.
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School of Visual Arts (SoVA)
The Penn State School of Visual Arts (SoVA) is a place where creative and critical thinkers, makers, and educators shape awareness and change the way our world is seen, experienced, and understood.
College of Arts and Architecture
Arts & Design Research Incubator (ADRI)
ADRI seeks to improve lives through research and application of arts and design practices to health and well-being.
College of Arts and Architecture
Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design (CPAD)
CPAD is a cross-disciplinary center whose goal is to advance arts and design pedagogies, research, and professional development applicable to learning and teaching in all disciplines.
College of Arts and Architecture
Studio for Sustainability + Social Action (S3A)
Imagine the visual arts at Penn State with sustainability and social action at their core. Following the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, S3A is dedicated to sustainability and a philosophical and moral call to social action through artistic practice.
College of Arts and Architecture
Stuckeman Center for Design Computing (SCDC)
Established by H. Campbell and Eleanor R. Stuckeman to support advanced research and learning in computational design, the SCDC is a principal research engine within the College of Arts and Architecture.
College of the Liberal Arts
Rock Ethics Institute (REI)
The Rock Ethics Institute promotes engaged ethics research and leadership from its home in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts.
College of the Liberal Arts
Center for Humanities and Information (CHI)
The CHI supports research on the role information plays in the production of social meaning and value across the human sciences, from the orality-literacy transition to the new digital media.
College of Information Sciences and Technology
Center for Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
The HCI is an interdisciplinary organizational unit for human-computer interaction research, instruction, and outreach within Penn State and beyond.
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)
TLT’s mission is to innovate with technologies that transform teaching and learning in positive and enduring ways.