From Hollywood movie props to old highway billboards, anthropology professor P.J. Capelotti has explored places and objects that people don't typically consider when they think of archaeological sites and artifacts.
Penn State Abington's resident explorer and international expert on polar exploration delivered a prestigious lecture to researchers from around the world.
The Washington Post and Bloomberg.com recently asked Penn State Abington faculty about two very different topics: whale skeletons at the Smithsonian and a Seattle startup that converts unused vacation time into other benefits.
A decade of research spanning two generations of Penn State Abington students concluded last week when they unveiled a historical marker dedicated to a legendary Philadelphia-born Arctic explorer.
Penn State Abington professor P.J. Capelotti and former students Kevin Drew, Andrew Notarfrancesco, Jacqueline Lanning, and Janet Stock unveiled a state historical marker honoring Philadelphia-born Arctic explorer Elisha Kent Kane.
Penn State Abington's resident explorer and professor of anthropology, P.J. Capelotti, published a new book about three American expeditions scrambling to reach the North Pole at the turn of the 20th century. It resembled a three-ring circus.
Three Penn State Abington students joined a team of international researchers in Norway this summer, investigating the American exploration of the world's northernmost archipelago and solving at least one historical mystery along the way.
Stephany Tang earned two Penn State bachelor’s degrees than 18 months all the while thoughtfully combining her interests and talents to sculpt her own college experience and extend relationships and ventures beyond her time at Penn State Abington.
