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Book cover: The Call of the Eco-Weird in Fiction, Films, and Games. Edited by Brian Hisao Onishi and Nathan M. Bell

Penn State Altoona professor publishes book on eco-weird

Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy at Penn State Altoona, has published a new book. “The Call of the Eco-Weird in Fiction, Film, and Games” is the first volume to identify the eco-weird as an umbrella term for the intersection of environmental thought and weird fiction.
A post-it note reading Mentoring for Success sits on a desk with a pan, a cup of coffee, and a laptop

Penn State Altoona joins new effort to advance peer mentorship, student success

As one of its strategies to improve student success, retention and persistence to timely graduation, Penn State Altoona today announced its participation in a new grant-funded, peer mentorship project from the Association of Public and Land Universities. This novel program will support six public universities in piloting, refining and establishing peer mentorship models that address barriers to student success.
The Lion Shrine Statue at Penn State Altoona

Altoona and Mont Alto faculty co-chair family relations preconference

Kelly Munly, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Altoona, and Robin Yaure, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Mont Alto, co-chaired and facilitated a two-day "Theory Construction and Research Methods" preconference workshop at the November 2024 National Conference on Family Relations in Bellevue, Washington.