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Building sustainable infrastructure

9/19/18

By studying infrastructure systems with a focus on smart buildings for integrated energy, Somayeh Asadi, assistant professor of architectural engineering, stresses the societal impact of buildings.

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Free screening, panel discussion of 'Shock and Awe' set Oct. 18

9/19/18

A free public screening — with a panel discussion to follow — of “Shock and Awe,” the new Rob Reiner film that recounts how journalists revealed the faulty "weapons of mass destruction" intelligence used by the Bush administration to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq, will be offered at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at the State Theatre in State College.

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Young children's oral bacteria may predict obesity

9/19/18

Weight gain in early childhood is related to the composition of oral bacteria of two-year-old children, suggesting that this understudied aspect of a child’s microbiota could serve as an early indicator for childhood obesity.

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Few hatchery brook trout genes present in Pa. watershed wild fish

9/18/18

Despite many decades of annual brook trout stocking in one northcentral Pennsylvania watershed, the wild brook trout populations show few genes from hatchery fish, according to researchers who genotyped about 2,000 brook trout in Loyalsock Creek watershed, a 500-square-mile drainage in Lycoming and Sullivan counties celebrated by anglers for its trout fishing.

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Dynamic assessment can help language learners have more success

9/18/18

Altering or individualizing assessment procedures can propel second-language learners toward more successful mastery of that language, ongoing research by Matt Poehner, associate professor of education at Penn State, and his interdisciplinary team suggests.

Tak-Sing Wong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering

Wong honored with ASME's 2018 Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award

9/18/18

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has recognized Penn State engineer Tak-Sing Wong for “the development of novel biologically inspired materials for applications in liquid-repellent coatings, anti-fouling surfaces, and ultra-sensitive molecular sensors,” among other research accomplishments.

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Clinical and Translational Science Institute program welcomes new scholar

9/18/18

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has welcomed a new scholar in its program that invests in early-career faculty. Dr. Steven Hicks, assistant professor of pediatrics, was named into the institute’s KL2 Training Program, which gives researchers establishing themselves in their fields dedicated time to help their findings benefit human health more quickly while becoming successful, independent translational scientists.

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Ballet Hispánico to perform three dances choreographed by Latina women Oct. 17

9/18/18

New York City’s Ballet Hispánico will celebrate the work of women in a program featuring three dances by Latina choreographers at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in Eisenhower Auditorium. The performance will feature “Linea Recta” by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, “Con Brazos Abiertos” by Michelle Manzanales and “Catorce Dieciséis” by Tania Pérez-Salas.

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