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Speaker to share with community information on immigration reform

3/21/13

Jacki Esposito, director of immigration advocacy at the New York Immigration Coalition, will be conducting a presentation on immigration reform at noon Monday, April 1, in Swimmer Hall, located in the Williams Building at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. This event is free and open to the public.

Christopher Joyce

NPR Science Reporter to give public talk April 22

3/20/13

Christopher Joyce, a science correspondent at NPR, will give a talk at 4 p.m. April 22, in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium, about science communications in a time of changing news outlets. “Scientists and Journalists: Codependents in the Age of Disappearing Media,” is free and open to the public.

Emmy-winning broadcaster, Olympic hurdler host 'Women in Athletics'

3/20/13

In honor of Women’s History Month, Penn State Brandywine will host “Women in Athletics,” a panel discussion led by Olympic hurdler Candy Young, athletic director at Delaware State University, and Emmy Award-winning Sports Broadcaster Jaime Fettrow-Alderfer, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, in the Tomezsko Classroom Building Lounge.

U.S. energy independence, Chinese ascension focus of lecture

3/20/13

Mathew Burrows, counselor and director of the National Intelligence Council's analysis and production staff, will present "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds," at 4:15 p.m. on March 28 in 135 Reber Building on the University Park campus of Penn State.

Elliot Meyerowitz

Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering scheduled for March 27 and 28

3/19/13

Elliot M. Meyerowitz, George W. Beadle Professor of Biology and Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the California Institute of Technology, will present the Russell Marker Lectures in Genetic Engineering on March 27 and 28 at the Penn State University Park campus. The free public lectures are sponsored by the Penn State Eberly College of Science.

Chinese cultural studies professor to speak at Comparative Literature Lucheon

3/19/13

At 12:30 p.m. March 25, Carlos Rojas, associate professor of Chinese cultural studies and women’s studies at Duke University, will present “Of Maps and Mannequins: Dung Kai Cheung, Hong Kong, and the Logic of the Fetish,” in Room 102 of the Kern Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.

15-year-old prodigy to speak on pancreatic cancer

3/18/13

Jack Andraka is just 15 years old and has created a potentially revolutionary pancreatic cancer detection tool. This “Thomas Edison of the 21st century,” as he is called by his mentor at Johns Hopkins University, will speak at 7:30 p.m. on April 5, at the Devorris Downtown Center at Penn State Altoona.

Bull Sams photo

Presentation examines Holistic Personal Enhancement

3/18/13

Individuals interested in massive open online courses (MOOCs) are invited to "Holistic Personal Enhancement," a presentation by Bill Sams, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 20, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.

Suzan Shown Harjo

Native American activist to speak March 20 at Harrisburg

3/14/13

Suzan Shown Harjo, Native American activist, lobbyist, lecturer and writer, will speak at Penn State Harrisburg at 6:15 p.m. March 20, in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge. Part of the college’s Martin Luther King Jr. 2013 Commemoration Lecture Series, the event is free and open to the public.

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Science Seminars: May 20 to 26

5/17/13

MONDAY, May 20
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TUESDAY, May 21
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WEDNESDAY, May 22
"Decomposition of Fine Root Organic Matter Among Temperate Tree Species," Marc Goebel, Penn State, 9 a.m., 519 Wartik Laboratory, Intercollege Graduate Program in Ecology (814-867-0371).

Seminar discusses fraud and scams and how to avoid identity theft

5/13/13

"Fraud, Scams and ID Theft," a seminar by Amy Shuey, will be presented on Tuesday, June 18, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library. The free seminar intended for Penn State students, faculty and staff will cover identity theft prevention tips and the newest fraud schemes and will discuss how to avoid being scammed.

Sir John Daniel

Sir John Daniel puts MOOCs into context

5/13/13

The public is invited to join Sir John Daniel, a world-renowned researcher and theorist in the field of online and distance education, for a presentation, “Making sense of MOOCs and other emerging models in higher education,” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library on the University Park campus of Penn State. The talk also is available on MediaSite Live at http://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Catalog/Full/9516b47f3e5d447d930...

Igniting Innovation Lunchtime Workshop

Lunchtime workshop focuses on creative process, innovation

5/10/13

As part of a continuing series of lunchtime workshops, Penn State Great Valley and the Chester County Economic Development Council present "The 3 C's of Innovation: Create, Communicate, Commercialize," from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Friday, June 7, in the Conference Center, 30 E. Swedesford Road, Malvern.

Science Seminars: May 13 to 19

5/9/13

MONDAY, MAY 13
"An Analytical Approach for Sustainable Transportation Network Design," Ke han, Penn State, 10 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Adviser: Alberto Bressan, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

The changing face of pathology is focus of visiting professor lecture in Hershey

5/8/13

Dr. Brian Smith, chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn., will present the Department of Pathology Visiting Professor Lecture Series talk at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, in the Pathology Conference Room, C7702, on the Penn State Hershey campus. He will present "Pathology Training and Practice in the 21st Century: Not Your Grandfather’s Pathologist Anymore."

Loughran to deliver Spring Dean’s Lecture on May 14

5/8/13

Dr. Thomas P. Loughran Jr., professor of medicine and director of Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, will present the Spring 2013 Dean’s Lecture at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, in the Junker Auditorium.

Science Seminars: May 6 to 12

5/2/13

MONDAY, MAY 6

"Poisson Limit Theorem for Gibbs-Markov Systems," Xuan Zhang, adviser: Manfred Denker, Penn State, 10 a.m., 106 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).
“My Protein Folds Faster than Yours: Using Protein-folding Rates to Test Protein-folding Theories,” Kevin Plaxco, University of California at Santa Barbara, 4 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Scott Selleck, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (814-867-4373).

Science Seminars: April 29 to May 5

4/24/13

Monday, April 29

(title to be announced), Vadim Kaloshin, University of Maryland, 3:35 p.m., 114 McAllister Building, Department of Mathematics (814-865-7527).

Stream in Loyalsock State Forest

Webinar to examine gas development in Loyalsock State Forest

4/22/13

Possible shale-gas development in the Loyalsock State Forest in Lycoming County will be the focus of a free, Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension. To be offered at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 25, "Information on Potential Loyalsock State Forest Natural Gas Development" is a special presentation recently added to a monthly series of one-hour webinars.

Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist

Green jobs pioneer to speak today as part of Penn State's Earth Day events

4/22/13

Majora Carter, urban revitalization strategist, green jobs pioneer and Macarthur “Genius” Award winner, will speak at at 5:30 p.m. today (April 22), in Room 100 of the Thomas Building. Her talk, titled "Home (town) Security," will be held as part of Penn State's ninth annual Colloquium on the Environment speaker series. The event is free and open to the public.

2013 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture, April 26, 2013

G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture to focus on Marcellus Shale development

4/19/13

William Fustos, the former chief operating officer at East Resources, will be giving a lecture on "The Marcellus Shale: Economic Boom for Pennsylvania, Energy Security for the U.S.," as Penn State's 2013 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecturer in Mineral Engineering. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, with a reception in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum Gallery on the ground floor of Deike Building. The lecture begins promptly at 4 p.m., in Room 22 Deike Building.

Ajayan selected as 2013 Taylor Lecturer

4/18/13

The 2013 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture in Materials will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in the HUB Auditorium. This year’s Taylor Lecturer is P. M. Ajayan, Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor of Engineering at Rice University. His presentation titled “Putting Nanostructures in Place” will begin at 11:00 a.m.