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Fall Research Unplugged speaker series to offer weekly talks starting Oct. 4

9/7/18

Research Unplugged, the popular series of stimulating conversation with Penn State researchers, is presented in collaboration with Penn State’s Office of Government and Community Relations and will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. each Thursday in October in Schlow Library’s Downsbrough Community Room.

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Research Unplugged speaker series begins Oct. 5

8/23/17

The Research Unplugged speaker series, a collaboration between Penn State's Office of Government and Community Relations and Schlow Library, will include events every Thursday in October.

Talk on student mental health will kick off "Research Unplugged"

3/14/17

"Research Unplugged," a series of talks by Penn State faculty and staff who share their expertise on science, technology and culture with the community, will start March 16 with "College Student Mental Health Trends: Responding to a New Reality" by Ben Locke, senior director of the University's Counseling and Psychological Services.

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Pop music in America the focus of the semester’s final Research Unplugged

11/11/14

Vincent Benitez, associate professor of music theory in Penn State’s School of Music, will give this year's final Research Unplugged talk, “Pop! America’s Enduring Love for Popular Music” at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at Schlow Centre Region Library. The event is free and open to the public.

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'Rise of the Robots' the focus of upcoming Research Unplugged talk

11/4/14

John M. Jordan, clinical professor of supply chain and information systems in Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, will give a Research Unplugged talk, “Rise of the Robots: Imagining the Future of Robot-Human Relationships” at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Schlow Centre Region Library. The talk is free and open to the public.

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Research Unplugged concludes this week with Essence of Joy

11/12/12

Research Unplugged concludes its fall series of community conversations with Penn State faculty this week with a program on Thursday, Nov. 15, by Anthony Leach and members of the acclaimed Penn State School of Music choral group Essence of Joy.

Video: Food science researchers discuss flavor sensations

11/6/12

As Penn State celebrates 150 years of graduate education, Research Unplugged featured a graduate student researcher at the third talk in its six-event series. Food science doctoral candidate Nadia Byrnes and her faculty mentor, John Hayes, presented "Some Like it Hot: The Science Behind Our Food Preferences." Hayes is assistant professor of food science and director of the University's Sensory Evaluation Center. A video excerpt from Byrnes and Hayes' talk examines the components that combine to result in a food's flavor.

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Research Unplugged to explore college traditions as rites of passage

11/5/12

Research Unplugged continues its line-up of lively community discussions with a presentation on Nov. 8 by Simon Bronner, who will discuss "Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern University." Bronner, Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Folklore and chair of the American Studies program at Penn State Harrisburg, is the author or editor of more than 30 books on American folklore and tradition. His recent book, Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the Modern Mega-University, examines student traditions in college culture, including hazing, cheating, drugs and alcohol abuse, sports and extreme college rivalries, and sexuality, and tracks their changes over time.

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Next Research Unplugged puts spotlight on grad student research

10/22/12

As Penn State prepares to celebrate 150 years of graduate education later this academic year, Research Unplugged shines a spotlight on graduate student research in its third program of the fall semester. On Oct. 25, food science doctoral candidate Nadia Byrnes and her faculty mentor, John Hayes, will present "Some Like it Hot: The Science Behind Our Food Preferences" and lead a discussion on the topic, complete with food samples to wake up your taste buds. Research Unplugged events are held each Thursday from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Downsbrough Community Room of Schlow Centre Region Library, on Allen Street in downtown State College.

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Research Unplugged starts with talk on children's attention disorders

10/5/12

Research Unplugged, the speaker series that brings Penn State researchers into the community for lively public discussions, will kick off its fall season on Oct. 11 with a talk led by Lisa Gatzke-Kopp on "The ABCs of ADHD: Inside the Brains of Kids with Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorders."

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Video: Maryann Frazier discusses pollinator decline

7/23/12

In this video clip, Maryann Frazier talks about the decline of pollinators and the prime suspects behind it. Some of these suspects include the use of pesticides, on both small and large scales, that destroy food sources for bees; agribusiness practices such as monocropping, in which the same single crop is planted year after year, eliminating the plant diversity pollinators need; stress caused by transporting the bees across country for commercial pollination needs; and threats such as nosema disease, viruses and mites. Maryann Frazier is Senior Extension Associate in the Department of Entomology at Penn State. This brief clip was excerpted from Frazier's Spring 2012 Research Unplugged talk titled "Disappearing Bees: An Update on the Search for Prime Suspects."

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