Harrisburg University’s newest research center will evaluate the evolution of the Esports industry, its impact and its benefits.
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Harrisburg University launches first esports undergraduate program in Pennsylvania
The degree program, which began in spring 2020, is one of the few in the nation and the only such esports undergraduate program in Pennsylvania. Currently, 40 students are enrolled in the esports management program at Harrisburg University.
Read More »Harrisburg University to grow IT program through partnership with IT apprenticeship program
A new partnership between Harrisburg University and an Arizona-based IT apprenticeship program is expected to build a pipeline of eligible students into the university’s Information Systems and Information Technologies program.
Read More »Compressed schedules, remote work and grab-and-go meals are all ‘normal’ Fall 2020 college experiences
We removed any breaks. When they pack up for Thanksgiving they won’t be returning to campus. We wanted to get them through the semester with as few gaps as possible to reduce the chance that we would transition to remote due to a resurgence (of Covid-19).
Read More »Got a headache? Harrisburg University is working on an app that tracks migraines
A group of Harrisburg University professors and students are working on a phone app that will track migraine symptoms and help doctors develop individual treatment plans for patients.
Read More »Harrisburg University hosts financial literacy education conference
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is hosting its fourth annual financial literacy education conference--a free, one day program that offers strategies to promote financial literacy in schools.
Read More »Harrisburg’s longest running mayor leaves an equally long legacy
Former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen Reed is well known as the city's longest running mayor and in that time, he helped grow the city to where it is today. City officials say Harrisburg received a vision for the future that it wouldn't have had without him.
Read More »Harrisburg University launches student-led product testing center
Harrisburg University professors are hoping to work with a variety of businesses as the school’s new User Experience Center takes shape in downtown Harrisburg.
Read More »Harrisburg University launches new user experience testing center
A new test facility operated by Harrisburg University students could help them find work after school and provide valuable user experience testing to midstate businesses.
Read More »Harrisburg University Esports major to launch next year
Harrisburg University’s incoming Esports degree will teach students the skills needed to work in the growing competitive video game sports industry, according to school officials.
Read More »Harrisburg University adds live entertainment class to tap into local industry
Harrisburg’s concert scene had room to grow when Harrisburg University decided to launch its own concert series—now a year into the program, the university is offering students an entry point into the live entertainment industry with a new course.
Read More »Double-edged sword: Digital technology can help businesses – except when it doesn’t
A pair of chainwide cash register crashes at Target Corp. in June, right around the heavy-sales Father’s Day weekend, may have cost the national retailer $50 million to $100 million in lost sales, according to some analysts. The problems — one of which the company blamed on a “technology glitch,” while another was traced to a tech center run by NCR Corp. — were quickly corrected, but they also point to a deeper issue, said some local experts: Technology has helped to boost business productivity, but it’s also exposed companies to a host of challenges.
Read More »HU program engages local contractors
Harrisburg University started Contractor U in May as a way to bolster local contractor participation in Harrisburg construction projects, including the university's 17-story educational tower getting underway this summer.
Read More »Harrisburg startup seeks to transform data
A startup called Thought, founded and led by Andrew Hacker, a faculty member at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, is in the midst of creating a platform that can take bits of computer data, like numbers, and provide them with the context, or set of rules and logic.
Read More »Harrisburg University hires director for new center designed to support startups
Harrisburg University has hired an executive director for its new Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
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