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Verplanck receives NEH award and research fellowship to support book project

6/23/17

Anne Verplanck, associate professor of American studies and heritage studies, has received two awards to support the research and writing of her book “The Business of Art: Transforming the Graphic Arts in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction.” The awards include a Summer Stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities for summer 2017, and a 4-month research fellowship for fall 2017 through the Program in Early American Economy and Society at the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Behrend’s SAE Club's 2017 vehicle, pictured, traveled 2,418 miles on one gallon of gas.

New engine design powers Behrend Supermileage vehicle to 2,418 mpg

6/23/17

Powered by a new engine, Penn State Behrend’s Society of Automotive Engineers club team vehicle finished second in this year’s International Supermileage Challenge, held June 8-9 at the Eaton Corporation’s Marshall Proving Grounds test track. The vehicle traveled 2,418 miles on one gallon of gas.

Genes, Environment, and the Risk for Autism

Genes, ozone and autism

6/22/17

A new analysis shows that individuals with high levels of genetic variation and elevated exposure to ozone in the environment are at an even higher risk for developing autism than would be expected by adding the two risk factors together.

Malting barley research

Malting barley research at Penn State aims to support craft beer industry

6/22/17

The popularity of the craft beer industry has caught the attention of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, including Greg Roth, who's spearheading research in malting barley -- a key ingredient in craft beer production -- with a goal of helping Pennsylvania farmers benefit.

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Negative tweets can trash TV programs for other viewers

6/22/17

The impact of a negative online or social media comment about a television show may have more impact than a positive one. In a study, researchers found that people who saw negative comments about a television show while watching a clip were less likely to think that other people would like the show and that people would probably not recommend the show to their friends. This may have implications on how people use "second screens" -- their social media windows -- while watching news, entertainment and other programming.

A bow echo formed on May 14, 1995.

New IST research leverages big data to predict severe weather

6/21/17

Every year, severe weather endangers millions of people and causes billions of dollars in damage worldwide. But new research from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and AccuWeather has found a way to better predict some of these threats by harnessing the power of big data. By identifying bow echoes, this automatic detection would be vital to earlier recognition of severe weather, saving lives and resources.

Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Carlo Pantano shapes glass at his glass blowing studio in the Hosler Building.

For decades at Penn State, Pantano scratched the surface of glass research

6/20/17

At about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, Carlo Pantano gets hands-on with his teaching and research. That’s when the Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering pulls melted glass from the crucible at his glass blowing studio in the ground floor of the Hosler Building and begins to shape a material that’s he’s dedicated almost 40 years to understanding. It’s a storied career at Penn State that ends June 30.

Jairam Vanamala

Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice

6/19/17

A compound made from grape skins and grape seeds killed colon cancer stem cells in mice, according to researchers. The study, along with previous studies on the low incidence of colon cancer in populations that tend to eat plants, may also offer clues to the role that foods play in suppressing and treating cancer.

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Penn State researchers receive grant to develop new contraception technology

6/15/17

Francisco Diaz, associate professor of reproductive biology in the College of Agricultural Sciences, and Pak Kin Wong, professor of biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering, have received a grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations program — an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — to develop a novel approach to contraception.

Chikyushimizu Expedition

Japanese slow earthquakes could shed light on tsunami generation

6/15/17

Understanding slow-slip earthquakes in subduction zone areas may help researchers understand large earthquakes and the creation of tsunamis, according to an international team of researchers that used data from instruments placed on the seafloor and in boreholes east of the Japanese coast.

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