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eclipse data from Penn State Brandywine

Eclipse research: Brandywine professor-student duo lends NASA a hand

9/22/17

The total eclipse on Aug. 21 sent faculty, staff and students from around the state outside to watch the action. While most of the Penn State community had their eyes on the skies, two people at Penn State Brandywine were thinking about the ground and air around them.

Penn State Alumni Association mixer-Iowa photo

Alumni mixer primed to bring back Penn State memories before Iowa game

9/19/17

The Alumni Association and a local alumni chapter traditionally co-host a mixer the night before each away football game. This season, the Alumni Association will spotlight alumni volunteer leaders as they prepare for these events that bring together Penn State alumni, fans and friends.

A man sitting in front of large TV screens driving an augmented reality vehicle.

The road to reality of autonomous vehicles

9/15/17

Thought leaders, academic and industry experts, public officials and planners from across the state recently gathered in Happy Valley for the first Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit, held Sept. 11-12.

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network Conference

Still time to register for child maltreatment conference

9/12/17

The detection and prevention of child abuse in military families via practical and evidence-based solutions will be explored at Penn State’s sixth annual Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference. All Penn State faculty, staff and students can register for the conference at a reduced rate.

Teacher with student using tablet

Grant to improve outcomes for children with complex communication disabilities

9/11/17

A group of Penn State researchers have received a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to address a shortage of faculty who can conduct research and train speech-language pathologists to provide interventions to improve outcomes for the more than four million Americans who have such complex disabilities that they cannot meet their communication needs through their own speech.

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.

Caroline Normile

Fellowship allows graduate student to follow mom's footsteps into public service

9/8/17

After defending her dissertation in August, meteorology graduate student Caroline Normile entered public service in September to share her scientific perspective in a U.S. Congress member's office, through the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program.

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