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First SCOR grant goes to faculty from Penn State Smeal, College of Engineering

9/11/17

The inaugural monetary award in the Smeal Commercialization of Research (SCOR) Grant Program demonstrates the power of research collaborations across Penn State. As awardees in the Penn State Fund for Innovation program, Hui Zhao, associate professor of supply chain management in the Smeal College of Business, and Soundar Kumara, Allen E. Pearce and Allen M. Pearce Professor of Industrial Engineering, will share $30,000 provided by the FFI, Smeal, and the College of Engineering.

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Amazon CFO kicks off 2017-18 Penn State Smeal Executive Insights series

9/8/17

Penn State Smeal College of Business students, faculty, and staff filled the Business Building Atrium on Friday, Sept. 8, to hear perspectives on business and leadership from Amazon’s Brian Olsavsky in the first installment of this semester’s Executive Insights lecture series. Olsavsky, chief financial officer and senior vice president, addressed a wide variety of topics in a moderated discussion with Charles H. Whiteman, John and Becky Surma Dean of Smeal.

NEWBio researchers worked to develop new variations of bioenergy crops through multiple methods including hand pollination of willow.

NEWBio project concludes, advances biomass energy efforts

9/8/17

The NorthEast Woody/Warm-season Biomass Consortium (NEWBio) is a regional network of individuals from leading universities, businesses and government who worked together to advance sustainable bioenergy in the Northeast through a $10 million U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.

Penn State Smeal branding panel to feature views from a variety of companies

9/7/17

Penn State Smeal College of Business students interested in careers in branding will have a unique opportunity to hear perspectives from professionals that range from emerging startups to established multi-national companies. “Forging a Career in Branding” is scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in 110 Business Building, the Struthers Auditorium.

Andrew Muirhead presents his talk to faculty and staff

Penn State faculty network and learn at annual entrepreneurship retreat

8/28/17

Faculty and staff from across Penn State came together Aug. 15-16 at University Park in support of entrepreneurship teaching and learning at the fifth annual ENTI Summer Gathering. ENTI, launched is 2013, is Penn State’s Intercollege Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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Everyone's an expert, but a computer program may be able to pick the best ones

8/24/17

A computer program may help companies pick the best experts to provide forecasts and predictions, as well as save them from undertaking accurate, but costly, research projects in the field. The program was used in the agrosciences field but could be implemented in other industries, such as the semiconductor or biofuels industries.

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