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Something big has landed at Penn State Abington. Meet Abu, an 8-foot high sculpture developed by visual artist Miguel Horn to honor his father who was battling an illness. Horn combined technology with traditional sculpture techniques to construct this massive art piece, which at one point was placed in the Delaware River at Penns Landing. Abu lights up at night and will be in the amphitheater for a year.

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Engineering students test the waters in the Cardboard Regatta

A required design course for first-year engineering students culminated in the Cardboard Regatta. Students developed fundamentals such as hands-on design and technical skills as they worked on teams to build a boat strong enough to support an adult using only cardboard and plastic sheeting.

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Why I'm First

43% of Penn State Abington students this year are first-generation college students. Check out this video on what it means for them to say I'm First.