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Organizational leaders gather to discuss enterprise architecture profession

6/6/13

The Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO), which is led by Brian Cameron, executive director of the Center for Enterprise Architecture (EA) at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) held the Summit on the Enterprise Architecture Profession in early May at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel. FEAPO is a worldwide association of professional organizations which have come together to provide a forum to standardize, professionalize and otherwise advance the discipline of enterprise architecture. Representatives from a diverse array of organizations met at the conference to more precisely define EA and chart a course for the profession.

O'Toole discusses holistic approach to Web design in new book

6/6/13

Greg O’Toole, a lecturer and senior Web UI engineer at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), plays a dual role in the college as a Web media technologist and educator. His new book, “Sustainable Web Ecosystem Design” (Springer, 2013), is intended to serve as both a resource for Web professionals and a learning guide for his IST students.

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Judicial internships provide valuable learning experience for foreign lawyers

6/4/13

From pre-trial motions to sentence hearings, nine Penn State Dickinson School of Law LL.M. (master of laws) students from around the world are experiencing the American legal system firsthand as interns in Penn State Law’s LL.M. Judicial Observation Internship program. Paired with a Pennsylvania state trial court judge, students spend an intensive five weeks observing various civil and criminal litigation proceedings brought before the court.

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New kind of antibiotic may be more effective against tuberculosis, anthrax

6/3/13

Diseases such as tuberculosis, anthrax, and shigellosis -- a severe food-borne illness -- eventually could be treated with an entirely new and more-effective kind of antibiotic, thanks to a team of scientists led by Kenneth Keiler, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State. The team describes 46 previously untested molecules that target and disrupt an important step in the process of protein synthesis in bacteria, thereby making the bacteria incapable of replicating. This important step, known as "trans-translation," is a quality-control mechanism that is found in all species of bacteria. More information is online at science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2013-news/Keiler5-2013.

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Shaver’s Creek witnessing collapse of Pennsylvania bat population

6/3/13

Doug Wentzel can count the number of little brown bats at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center on one hand. Wentzel, a naturalist and program director at Penn State’s nature center, has been observing the flying creatures for years and in the past, he’s seen thousands make their summer homes in central Pennsylvania. At last check, the bat boxes at Shaver’s Creek house only three bats.

John Kaminski (right), director of Penn State's Golf Course Turfgrass Management program, inspected a green with former student Sean Cline during Cline's internship at Medinah Country Club. The course, which hosted the 2012 Ryder Cup, is managed by Penn State alumnus Curtis Tyrrell.

Penn State turfgrass program hits trifecta of major U.S. golf events

5/31/13

"Trifecta" is a term usually associated with horse racing. But the Penn State turfgrass program hit a trifecta of sorts this year in the world of professional golf. Graduates of Penn State's turfgrass programs -- the largest turfgrass curriculum in the country -- will oversee the courses hosting all three major U.S. tournaments in 2013:

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Online tutorials for youth address water's role in shale gas drilling

5/31/13

Two new, youth-oriented online presentations from Penn State Extension explore the role of water in shale-gas drilling and production in the mid-Atlantic region. These self-running presentations were designed for use by educators in both formal and informal educational settings.

Page Center supports research, teaching on ethical communication

5/30/13

The Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication at Penn State has awarded 15 grants and named 20 communication researchers and teachers from around the world as recipients for 2013-14 as they focus on research and teaching related to ethical communication. The awards total $79,343.

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