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SoVA faculty member rejuvenates decade-old project with New York gallery exhibit

1/22/19

Since Bonnie Collura, associate professor in the Penn State School of Visual Arts, was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2005 for “The Prince Project,” her work completed around the concept has taken many forms — and the latest is on display at Smack Mellon Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, through Feb. 24.

Barbara R. Palmer

Penn State mourns passing of philanthropist and arts patron Barbara Palmer

1/21/19

Barbara Palmer, whose lifetime of philanthropy is evident across Penn State and the Centre region, died peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 20. She was 93. Recognized by the University as an honorary alumna in 1987, Palmer was deeply engaged as a donor and a volunteer at the institution and in many organizations throughout the region.

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Filling a need: A look back at the founding of IST’s annual career fair

1/21/19

Next week the College of Information Sciences and Technology will hold the annual Future Forum career fair for IST students. It was alumna Alison Flanigan who pitched the idea for the first IST career fair back in 2004. "“What I wanted to do was help fill the gap between IST’s internship requirement for students and the industry partners who were in need of this talent," she said.

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Experiential internship takes student to the mountains

1/21/19

As an undergraduate in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Caleb Meyer spent four months at Grand Teton National Park, gaining experience and a further appreciation of public land and the work that goes into maintaining it.

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Proper messaging is vital for autonomous vehicles as the technology emerges

1/18/19

Fully autonomous vehicles may not be crisscrossing the United States just yet, but they are causing traffic on news sites and social media. New research shows this heavy media coverage influences how the public perceives the vehicles, which can have lasting effects on the emerging technology and society.

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.

Caterpillar gift Penn College

Caterpillar, dealers combine for $82,000 in support for college

1/17/19

Furthering a partnership that has thrived for nearly a quarter century, the Caterpillar Foundation and a consortium of regional dealers recently delivered $82,000 in support of students and curriculum at Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center.

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