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Rainer Weiss

Nobel Laureate Rainer Weiss to present at Penn State on April 18

4/11/18

Rainer Weiss, a 2017 Physics Nobel Laureate, will present the Eberly Family Distinguished Lecture in Science at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Freeman Auditorium, 117 HUB-Robeson Center, on the Penn State University Park campus. This free public lecture, titled "Probing the Universe with Gravitational Waves," will highlight the discovery for which Weiss received his Nobel Prize.

Oswald and Walker Medallions

2018 Penn State student award recipients announced

4/11/18

Each year, Penn State honors several students for the highest levels of academic excellence, outstanding leadership and meritorious service. The 2018 student award recipients exemplify best practices and achievements among Penn State students, reflecting the University's mission of teaching, research and service.

HemoGo team members at Startup Week

Interdisciplinary teams pitch digital solutions in IdeaMakers Challenge

4/9/18

Six student teams recently pitched their ideas that provided a digital solution to a problem during the IdeaMakers Challenge. The semester-long challenge was won by HemoGo, a team that offered a more convenient way to test chronically ill patients' blood through a smartphone app.

Asked and Answered: Graduate Education (April 3, 2018)

4/3/18

Penn State is committed to each graduate student successfully earning the advanced degree they came here to pursue. In this installment of ‘Asked and Answered,’ watch as Penn State faculty describe the individualized training they provide each student.

Hank Seifert

Graduate School alumnus Hank Seifert recognized for lifetime achievements

4/2/18

H. Steven “Hank” Seifert is the 2018 recipient of the Penn State Graduate School Alumni Society Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to alumni who have achieved exceptional success throughout the course of their career and have demonstrated loyalty to the University and the Alumni Association. Seifert was recognized for his accomplishments during the annual Graduate School Alumni Society Recognition Dinner on March 24.

Joseph Masiero

NASA scientist to present Friedman Lecture in Astronomy on April 10

4/2/18

Joseph Masiero, a staff scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will give a free presentation titled "You Can't Make a Solar System without Breaking a Few Asteroids" at 7:30 p.m. April 10 in 100 Thomas Building at University Park. The event is part of the 2017-18 Friedman Lecture Series in Astronomy.

PlantVillage mobile app in Tanzania

Penn State-developed plant-disease app recognized by Google

4/2/18

A mobile app designed by Penn State researchers to help farmers and others diagnose crop diseases has earned recognition from one of the world's tech giants. PlantVillage, developed by a team led by David Hughes, associate professor of entomology and biology, was the subject of a keynote video presented at Google's TensorFlow Development Summit 2018, held March 30 in Mountain View, California.

Six receive Faculty Scholar Medals

4/2/18

Six University faculty members have received 2018 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement -- John M. Carroll, distinguished professor of information sciences and technology; Neil Christensen, professor of pathology, and microbiology and immunology; Bernhard Luscher, professor of biology, biochemistry and molecular biology; Sandra Spanier, liberal arts professor of English; Qing Wang, professor of materials science and engineering; and Fuqing Zhang, professor of meteorology and atmospheric sciences.

Hanna-Rose, Kalavar receive Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching

4/2/18

Wendy Hanna-Rose, interim department head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Eberly College of Science and Jyotsna (Josi) M. Kalavar, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State New Kensington; are the recipients of the 2018 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Slavkovic honored with 2018 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award

4/2/18

Aleksandra Slavkovic, professor of statistics, associate dean for graduate education, and former associate head for graduate studies in the Eberly College of Science, is the 2018 recipient of the Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award.

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