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Funding agency investigations emphasize need for researcher disclosures

2/19/19

The U.S. government and federal funding agencies have expressed concern regarding researchers' transparency in disclosing international affiliations. The Office of the Vice President for Research has compiled an online resource to help investigators protect themselves and their research projects.

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Summer Founders Program offers student startup teams $10K

1/24/19

The 2019 Summer Founders Program will provide Penn State entrepreneurial teams with $10,000 to work on their startup, social good or nonprofit idea full time in State College over the summer. Applications are now open, but close Feb. 15.

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New program to help fund Penn State research projects

8/9/17

The Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL) announced the launch of the EESLGreen program that will help Penn State researchers fund analytical costs for projects that require the use of any or all of the EESL multi-user research facilities.

Government branches need to work together to keep effective judiciary

11/15/11

U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones called on Penn State Law students to tackle the problem of adequate funding for courts during "Justice Unfunded--Justice Undone?" a panel discussion held at Lewis Katz Hall on November 10. "We're fortunate that some of the things that have happened elsewhere in the nation have not happened in Pennsylvania yet .... Law students ... are leaders of tomorrow and you need to understand that this is not going to get easier," he said.

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Forum to explore the consequences of an unfunded judiciary

11/8/11

In an effort to raise public awareness of the importance of a strong, independent judiciary, the Judicial Independence Commission has partnered with Penn State Law, the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues at Dickinson College, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association to host a forum to explore the need for adequate funding to maintain the judiciary. "Justice Unfunded -- Justice Undone: Assuring Sustainable Funding for Courts," will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, in the auditorium of Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle, Pa.

Governor proposes level funding for Penn State in 2010-11

2/9/10

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell's 2010-11 budget plan for the Commonwealth, announced today (Feb. 9), proposes $333.9 million to support Penn State. This includes a base appropriation of $318 million and $15.8 million in federal stimulus money. This funding proposal is equivalent to the University's appropriation for 2009-10.

Transportation safety a key issue at upcoming Penn State conference

12/2/09

The federal government has provided $1.33 billion in stimulus dollars to date toward transportation improvements in Pennsylvania. Using these funds to improve public safety is critical, according to experts. Penn State will address this topic and related issues at the 2009 Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference, to be held from Dec. 9 to 11, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.