Around Campus

If you arrive early or have a few minutes during the breaks in the schedule, consider taking a walk around our campus.  We have a beautiful campus that is readily accessible on foot.  Here are some places you might want to visit (walking distance times provided from the HUB where Symposium events are held):

Nittany Lion Shrine

A popular symbol of Penn State. 10 minutes from the HUB Robeson Center

Penn State Creamery

Enjoy delicious ice cream made on campus. 10 minutes from the HUB Robeson Center

Old Main

Location of the original Penn State building, administrative center of Penn State. 3 minutes from the HUB Robeson Center

The Arboretum

Enjoy a nature break in our gardens. 20 minutes from the HUB Robeson Center

North Frear Laboratory

Where many of us in the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation work on the 4th floor. 5 minutes from the HUB Robeson Center

Millennium Science Complex

$225 million building opened in 2012 to promote collaborative research at the life science/material science interface. Features 150 ft high cantilever above a public plaza. 5 minutes from the HUB Robeson Center