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Alenna Beroza, Kijenzi engineer, shows off some Kijenzi parts designed with and for nurse/administrator Jennifer Simani and biomedical engineer Daniel Obego. Alenna has spent the last four months working in Kombewa District Hospital, co-developing and tes [nid: 557277]

Startup Kijenzi using 3D printing to deliver medical equipment to Kenya

2/5/19

From Penn State’s University Park campus to remote medical facilities in rural Kenya, tech startup Kijenzi is developing solutions to deliver medical equipment using a surprising method — 3D printing. Broken machinery, outdated supply chains, and limited access to specialty equipment leaves Kenyan clinics with huge challenges in bringing health care to those in need. Kijenzi is hoping to change that.

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Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design faculty showcase to open Feb. 4

1/31/19

With its faculty showcase, on exhibit Feb. 4-28, the Center for Pedagogy in Arts and Design will share the research of the inaugural year of faculty Innovators in Residence. The projects of the researchers include designing teaching and learning, performing and exhibiting, and implementing pedagogical practices in both formal and informal settings.

Panelists discuss Penn State's strategic plan at the town hall.

Jan. 23 Town Hall on strategic plan now available online

1/28/19

The Jan. 23 Penn State Town Hall — which featured a discussion with University leaders focusing on Penn State's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan, “Our Commitment to Impact" — is now archived and available for viewing online at LiveEvents.psu.edu.

Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones speaks at the Strategic Plan Town Hall on Jan. 23, 2019.

Town Hall offers look at success, future of University’s strategic plan

1/23/19

Why is it important for a university to have a strategic plan? What does it mean for the University community? What have been the outcomes of Penn State’s current approach to strategic planning? These questions and more were the subject of conversation at a town hall discussion with Penn State leaders held Jan. 23. The event took place in the University Libraries’ Foster Auditorium and also was streamed online. The session will be archived in the next few days and available to watch at LiveEvents.psu.edu.

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IST groups earn awards at Campus and Community Sustainability Expo

1/23/19

Three student groups from the College of Information Sciences and Technology won awards for their posters and presentations at the Campus and Community Sustainability Expo, hosted by State College Borough on Nov. 29. The expo is facilitated by Penn State’s Sustainable Communities Collaborative, part of the University’s Sustainability Institute, and pairs community partners with Penn State classes to address sustainability challenges.

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Filling a need: A look back at the founding of IST’s annual career fair

1/21/19

Next week the College of Information Sciences and Technology will hold the annual Future Forum career fair for IST students. It was alumna Alison Flanigan who pitched the idea for the first IST career fair back in 2004. "“What I wanted to do was help fill the gap between IST’s internship requirement for students and the industry partners who were in need of this talent," she said.

Devin Mader, 2018 Penn State alumna.

Alumna’s passion for IT leads to career at AstraZeneca

1/21/19

While earning her bachelor's degree in information sciences and technology from the Brandywine campus, Penn State graduate Devin Mader quickly discovered her passion for the industry and as a student wasted no time actively pursuing career opportunities in the field.

Paul and Beverly Perreault endow new international fellows program

1/21/19

Paul and Beverly Perreault, of Park City, Utah, have made a generous commitment of $1.08 million to establish the Perreault Fellows Program and Scholarship in Global Programs, which will provide international internship opportunities to talented undergraduate students interested in becoming global leaders in their fields.

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Olympic medalist praises IST curriculum for preparing industry leaders

1/15/19

As far as 2005 alumnus Adam Wiercioch knows — and as far as Penn State’s records show — he currently stands as the only alumnus of the College of Information Sciences and Technology that lives in Poland. But that isn’t his only claim to fame. Wiercioch, who was a student-athlete at Penn State, also holds an Olympic silver medal in fencing.

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