Facilities supervisor Paul Mihalko retires from Penn State Fayette
3/22/19
Paul Mihalko, facilities supervisor at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has announced his retirement later this month after more than 36 years of service to the campus.
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Penn State Berks honored with award at CUPRAP Conference
3/20/19
At the 2019 College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals (CUPRAP) Awards Ceremony, the Penn State Berks Office of Strategic Communications was presented with a Silver CUPPIE Award in the Poster category for their Macbeth Theatre poster.
Faculty member honored with national association's First Book Award
3/20/19
"Racialized Identities in Second Language Learning: Speaking Blackness in Brazil," a book written by Uju Anya, assistant professor of education (second language learning) and research affiliate for the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Penn State, has been awarded the First Book Award by the American Association for Applied Linguistics.
Greater Allegheny instructor to be recognized at award dinner
3/19/19
Johnathan White, instructor of history at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will be recognized for his work in the Langston Hughes Poetry Society on May 2, during The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s Robert L. Vann Media Awards.
Angela Linse elected president of professional society for faculty developers
3/19/19
Angela Linse, executive director of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and associate dean for teaching in the Office of Undergraduate Education at Penn State, has been elected president of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.
Sawyer Seminar Series brings Christopher Loperena to Penn State
3/18/19
Christopher Loperena will deliver a free lecture titled “The Racial Logics of Extraction” as part of the Sawyer Seminar at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, in 160 Willard Building on the University Park campus of Penn State.
Sarah Assmann appointed editor-in-chief of scientific journal The Plant Cell
3/18/19
Sarah M. Assmann, Waller Professor of Biology at Penn State, has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of The Plant Cell, one of the top research journals in plant biology.
Publishing celebration to honor Penn State Harrisburg faculty and staff March 21
3/15/19
Penn State Harrisburg faculty and staff will discuss their works, published during the past year, at the college’s annual Celebration of Book Publishing and Artistic Accomplishments on March 21 at 3 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge.
Stuckeman-led team earns seed grant to develop solutions to river flooding
3/15/19
Lisa Iulo, associate professor of architecture and director of the Hamer Center for Community Design in the Stuckeman School, is the lead researcher on an interdisciplinary team that has received funding from Penn State to develop community-based solutions to river flooding in Pennsylvania under the University’s strategic plan seed grant program.
2018 Whiting Award recipient Megan Griffin to present first talk in series
3/14/19
Penn State graduate student Megan Griffin, 2018 recipient of the Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Award, will present her research on April 1. In her talk, titled “What is Sacred in Food Sovereignty Research,” Griffin will explore the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of sovereignty in agro-biodiversity conservation research. The talk is the first in the series of Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Student Research presentations for spring 2019.
Mentorship that began in college continues for glass scientist
3/14/19
Sometimes it’s the most casual of occurrences that have the most impact on the trajectory of our lives. For John Mauro, a glass expert and professor at Penn State, taking an introductory glass science course at Alfred University did just that.
Holocaust survivor David Tuck to visit Penn State Berks on April 1
3/13/19
David Tuck, a survivor of the Holocaust, will visit Penn State Berks at 12:15 p.m. Monday, April 1, and speak about his experiences in the Multipurpose Room of the Perkins Student Center. This event is free and open to the public.
Research Unplugged speaker series to kick off spring 2019 season April 4
3/13/19
Research Unplugged, the popular series of stimulating conversations with Penn State researchers, returns to Schlow Centre Region Library in April for its spring 2019 talks.
Dambro recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
3/13/19
Dr. Tony Dambro, a staff physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, is featured for March in Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Penn State alumna Mulvihill to present R.E. Tressler Lecture
3/13/19
The 2019 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in 26 Hosler Building at University Park. Maureen L. Mulvihill, president and CEO of Actuated Medical Inc., will deliver the lecture “Actuated Medical, Inc. - Path from Concept to Fully-integrated Medical Device Company” and will be awarded the 2019 R.E. Tressler Award.