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Michael Gallis assists middle schoolers who are trying on VR headsets.

Michael Gallis Kids College VR Work

Mike Gallis, an associate professor of physics at Penn State Schuylkill, assists elementary and middle school students as they explore virtual reality at Kid's College, a five-day summer technology camp. Gallis has been exploring VR for a new course that will be taught this fall.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History features a virus close-up (on the microscopic level!) for their "Outbreak" exhibit.

Penn State Schuylkill to host new Smithsonian exhibit, 'Outbreak'

Penn State Schuylkill will host the new Smithsonian Exhibit, “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World,” for a three-month period beginning Oct. 1. The Smithsonian’s exhibit exploring the origins of zoonotic disease and humans’ role in spreading animal-borne viruses will be available for a three-year period.