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Jenni Evans, Professor of Meteorology and Director of the Institute of Cyber Science, pictured at the “Driving Digital Innovation” Strategic Planning Forum.

Institute for CyberScience announces 2017 ICS Seed Grant recipients

4/12/17

The Institute for CyberScience (ICS) has announced that 20 Penn State faculty are recipients of 2017 ICS Seed Grant Program awards. The awards, ranging from $4,000 to $25,000, support researchers doing innovative interdisciplinary research, laying the groundwork needed to apply for large external funding awards.

Concert to benefit the people of South Sudan

Concert to benefit the people of South Sudan, April 17

4/11/17

Local band Group Therapy, which includes Penn State Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services Jim Herbert, will headline a benefit concert on April 17 to support the citizens of South Sudan, from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. on Monday, April 17, in Eisenhower Chapel.

Kalkidan Streit

Student's humanitarian work inspires professor

4/11/17

After reading the weekly internship logs of senior Kalkidan Streit, who is interning in South Sudan, Professor of Education Jim Herbert was motivated to help those in the war-stricken nation by hosting a benefit concert.

Blue-White Science Expo

Public invited to become fans of research at Blue-White Science Expo

4/10/17

Blue-White Weekend attendees and the general public are invited to the Penn State Blue-White Science Expo, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the HUB. The expo offers the community a chance to show their support for research while learning about the newest work from 17 of Penn State’s research faculty. A complete schedule and registration form for tickets is available at http://research.psu.edu/expo.

Mother helping child write alphabet

Parent engagement programs increase student readiness for kindergarten

4/4/17

Kindergarten teachers report that of the 32 million children living in poverty or low-income homes in the United States, nearly half lack strong social-emotional skills and are not “ready to succeed in school,” according to research by the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Peck, Herrera named recipients of 2017 Kopp International Achievement Award

4/4/17

Kyle L. Peck, professor of education in the College of Education and research fellow, co-director for the Center for Online Innovation in Learning; and Andy Herrera, director of educational equity and diversity programs at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; are recipients of the 2017 W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award.

College students studying

Trends in college attendance rates in rural America

3/30/17

While increasing college enrollment and graduate rates is a national priority, targeting the college behaviors of rural students is particularly important, according to Soo-yong Byun, associate professor of educational theory and policy and Social Sciences Research Institute co-funded faculty.

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