Research Unplugged, the popular series of stimulating conversations with Penn State researchers, returns to Schlow Centre Region Library in April for its spring 2019 talks.
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.
The Research Unplugged speaker series, a collaboration between Penn State's Office of Government and Community Relations and Schlow Centre Region Library, will launch its spring schedule with four events during the month of April.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
The Penn State speaker series Research Unplugged launches its fall season on Oct. 9 with six speakers poised to share their expertise with local residents over the next six weeks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
Research Unplugged, the popular Penn State speaker series that brings University researchers into the community for lively public discussions, launches its ninth year on Oct. 11.
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."
