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Eric Brandman

IST alumnus ensures smooth operations at Dodger Stadium

5/20/19

Eric Brandman, a 2011 alumnus of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, is putting the skills and education he gained at Penn State to improve the fan experience at one of the country’s most recognizable Major League Baseball parks – Dodger Stadium.

Alumni Council

Voting now open for Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Council

5/20/19

Voting for the Penn State Alumni Association's Alumni Council is open through May 31. Election instructions for the all-online election were emailed beginning on May 6 to all alumni members of the Alumni Association for whom there is an email address on file.

Disney Trip 2019

Walt Disney World student-engagement trip offers 'magical' experience

5/20/19

Nineteen students from various majors, including architecture, landscape architecture, graphic design, theater, engineering, risk management, communications and IST, attended workshops created with the goal of analyzing leadership, design and production within the Walt Disney theme parks.

View of harbor and Old City of Akko, Israel

Forging History

5/20/19

When archaeologists at a dig in northern Israel found hundreds of pounds of iron slag, they thought the site might have been used for industrial-level production of iron tools or weapons. But were the small hearths they unearthed adequate to do such work? Last summer, they did an experiment to find out.

Rahul Emani

On the leading edge of the cybersecurity frontier

5/17/19

Rahul Emani is well on the path to being a leader in the cybersecurity industry. He has earned a CompTIA Security+ certification, which stands out on applications for top cybersecurity jobs in government and industry. He also has devised a way to maximize smart home technology at a fraction of the current cost. And, he’s just a first-year student in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, with strong ambitions.

Qiming Zhang, distinguished professor of electrical engineering

Electrical engineering professor wins Humboldt Research Award

5/17/19

Qiming Zhang, distinguished professor of electrical engineering, has been named the recipient of a 2019 Humboldt Research Award. Zhang will use the resources provided by the award to develop a new cooling method known as high-efficiency solid-state electrocaloric cooling.

Mother standing with her son and two daughters

PROSPER conference convenes experts and youth to help prevent substance abuse

5/17/19

“We are now addressing a generation that could become addicted if they take a pill a few times. Prevention is critical,” said Steve Forzato, Deputy Chief of Statewide Drug Initiatives for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, to the audience assembled May 14 at the Ruth Pike Auditorium, for the 17th annual PROSPER statewide conference.

Mushrooms

Getting back to our PA roots: Mushrooms, their genes and our health

5/17/19

At this month’s Science on Tap event, Penn State researchers Margherita Cantorna and David Geiser will discuss their research on mushrooms and health with the public. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on May 21 at Federal Tap House in downtown State College.

'A Conference on the Study of Lives through Time' to be held at Penn State

5/17/19

The Center for Life Course and Longitudinal Studies (C2LS) will host “It’s About Time: A Conference on the Study of Lives through Time,” May 29-30 at the Penn Stater Conference Center on the University Park campus. All those who are interested are welcome to attend; Registration is required.

Pa. Center for the Book announces 2019 Letters About Literature contest winners

5/17/19

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book has announced the Pennsylvania winners of the 2019 Letters About Literature Contest, a nationwide event sponsored by the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. This contest invites students in three grade levels to write letters to authors — living or dead — about how an author’s words affected them or changed their worldview.

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