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Study sheds new light on forests' response to atmospheric pollution

7/12/18

How forests respond to elevated nitrogen levels from atmospheric pollution is not always the same. While a forest is filtering nitrogen as expected, a higher percentage than previously seen is leaving the system again as the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, say researchers.

Elise Bingaman, Atlantic Records intern

Speaking for the music

7/12/18

Summer internship as video intern with Atlantic Records allows student to utilize her musical and production interest and skills as she prepare for career in public relations.

data sciences

Data sciences program blends interdisciplinary training for a growing industry

7/12/18

Penn State’s data sciences program was established to position graduates to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. As an increasing number of companies begin to produce larger data sets, there is a growing demand for skilled data scientists to analyze the information and present solutions.

Bethany Coldren

Penn State Fayette PaSSS student graduates early

7/11/18

Bethany Coldren, a former student in the inaugural cohort of the Pathway to Success Summer Start (PaSSS) program at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has completed a bachelor of science degree in just three years.

Rebekah Dawson

Dawson honored with Powe Award

7/10/18

Rebekah Dawson, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State, has been awarded the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.

Dan Marriott, global expert on historic roads and professor of landscape architecture at Penn State University

Q&A with Dan Marriott, featured on PBS episode '10 Streets That Changed America'

7/10/18

Dan Marriott, Penn State alumnus, Stuckeman School visiting assistant professor of landscape architecture, and international expert on historic roads, was an adviser to and is featured in the PBS episode, “10 Streets That Changed America.” The episode aired on PBS on Tuesday, July 10. Stuckeman School writer Christiana Usenza had a chance to interview Marriott about his work on the episode.

Global Programs announces Penn State/Split 2018 Fund Awardees

7/10/18

The Global Engagement Network is a group of strategic peer partnerships around the world, developed around the natural links between faculty and research interests. Global Programs supports these collaborative research projects through a development fund and has announced the awardees, whose projects primarily focus on long-term sustainability.

Murali Haran

Murali Haran named head of Department of Statistics

7/9/18

Murali Haran, professor of statistics, has been named the new head of the Department of Statistics at Penn State, effective July 1. Haran succeeds David Hunter, professor of statistics, who had served as head of the department since 2012.

Four faculty members join Social Science Research Institute

7/9/18

Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute recently announced four new co-funded faculty members who will join the institute in the 2018-19 academic year: Maithreyi Gopalan, Alexis Santos, Kenneth Shores, and Ericka Weathers.

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