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Jocelyn Bell Burnell will present the SAGF Lecture Jan. 25

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell to speak Jan. 25

1/18/19

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, winner of the 2018 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, will present the spring 2019 Science Achievement Graduate Fellows Lecture at Penn State, on Jan. 25.

Alan Wagner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, and graduate student Sagar Lakhmani adjust a pair of Braccio robotic arms on the latest generation of emergency evacuation robots.

Safety in numbers: Mobile robots could save lives during emergency evacuations

1/17/19

To address the unique challenges that emergency evacuation scenarios present, Alan Wagner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, and a team of researchers propose to use a coordinated collection of mobile robots as authority figures to direct evacuees for rapid, orderly and safe evacuations, thanks to a $1.5M National Science Foundation grant.

Campus alumnus establishes Richard W. Ogden Family Open Doors Scholarship

1/17/19

Penn State DuBois alumnus Richard W. Ogden, of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, has established the Richard W. Ogden Family Open Doors Scholarship at Penn State DuBois. Penn State has made a 2:1 match to Ogden’s initial gift as part of the recently concluded Open Doors Scholarship Program, creating a full $100,000 endowment.

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Music Ed alumna receives N.J. governor's Educator of the Year Award

1/17/19

Penn State alumna Libby Gopal, 2002 bachelor of science in music education, was recently selected as the recipient of the New Jersey governor’s Educator of the Year Award for East Orange Campus High School for her educational contributions at the local, district and state level.

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1/17/19

Watch the quintet perform a cover of “Take on Me” by A-ha.

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Report: Pennsylvania population trends mirror employment changes since 2000

1/17/19

Changes in the distribution of Pennsylvania's population — largely toward the state's southeastern quadrant — reflect challenges that policymakers need to address to promote and maintain statewide prosperity, suggests a new report compiled by economists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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Penn State launches Advocate Penn State initiative

1/16/19

Penn State has launched a University-wide advocacy initiative that encourages Penn State supporters across the Commonwealth and beyond to share their stories with elected officials and advocate for Penn State.

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