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Philip Graybill

From teacher to engineer and back again

5/30/19

When Philip Graybill received his degree in music education in 2005, he never could have predicted that his career path would lead him to a doctorate in engineering. But 14 years later, as a doctoral candidate in Penn State’s electrical engineering department, he has found a new application for his education background, as his passion for and experience in teaching have led him to receive the 2019 Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award.

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Students lend expertise to help address affordable housing in Harrisburg

5/30/19

Affordable housing is a hot topic among Harrisburg city officials, as developers often prefer to build new homes for high end buyers. Nine Penn State Harrisburg students in Jane Beckett-Camarata's master's level capstone course in public administration at Penn State Harrisburg presented their research on the issue to the Harrisburg City Council twice this spring and participated in a wide-ranging affordable housing panel discussion in the city.

Capstone Design Conference 2019

5/15/19

Penn State Harrisburg's School of Science, Engineering and Technology held its annual Capstone Design Conference on May 3. Senior engineering students are required to complete a capstone project, which combines classroom learning with real-life applications. 

$2.5M gift to create the Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research

5/15/19

Penn State Harrisburg has received a gift of $2.5 million from the Douglas W. Pollock Foundation to establish the Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research on its campus. The center will address two areas of the substance abuse problem within the central Pennsylvania region, while serving as a catalyst to enhance communications and align numerous agencies and organizations in efforts to combat substance abuse.

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Alternative Spring Break takes student service abroad for Harrisburg students

5/10/19

The lush greenery, turquoise waves, and friendly communities of Puerto Rico greeted ten Penn State Harrisburg students at the beginning of spring break in March of this year for the second annual Alternative Spring Break. This year’s group traveled to the island to aid in continuing relief efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.

Schreyer Honors Scholar Lydia Williams

Research opportunity in Turkey gives student a firsthand look at refugee plight

5/8/19

The Syrian refugee crisis was just beginning in 2012 when, on a whim, Lydia Williams she picked up a book called “The Syrian Rebellion” by Fouad Ajami. It changed her life. Now a senior political science major at Penn State Harrisburg, Williams traveled to Turkey this year to study the plight of the refugees through the Turkish Heritage Organization Summer Research Program.

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