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Leoben-EMS partnership

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences to partner with Montan University Leoben

9/11/18

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has entered a memorandum of understanding with Montan University Leoben, in Leoben, Austria, to develop a student exchange partnership that will link two educational institutions known for their expertise in sustainable approaches to materials sciences, mining and geosciences, with additional partnership opportunities with Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute.

Firma Cagli

Penn State Laureate visiting Penn State Scranton Sept. 27

9/10/18

The 2018-19 Penn State University Laureate, John Champagne, will speak at Penn State Scranton during a presentation that is free and open to the public on Thursday, Sept. 27. The name of the presentation is: “Art & Politics – The Case of Corrado Cagli.”

Winters

Hollyce Winters to speak on ethical, legal aspects of cognitive impairment

9/10/18

Hollyce L. Winters, executive director of the Centre County Bar Association, will speak Sept. 27 on "Ethical and Legal Aspects Related to Persons with Cognitive Impairment." Her talk is part of the 2018-19 Collaborative Seminar Series co-presented by the Center for Nursing Research and Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence.

A professor works with a student in a Penn State Behrend engineering lab.

U.S. News ranks engineering programs at Penn State Behrend among nation's best

9/10/18

New rankings by U.S. News & World Report place the School of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, among the top 40 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation in the category of schools whose highest engineering degree offered is a bachelor's or master's. The college is at No. 35 on the list, which was released Sept. 10.

Ribbon Cutting at the GreenBuild Duplex

Penn State students help create affordable, sustainable housing in State College

9/10/18

Owning a home is often considered part of living the American Dream. But as housing costs have risen, that part of the dream has become more and more unattainable. Instead of just talking about the problem, Penn State architecture and engineering students and faculty decided to become part of the solution and have received a USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) Central PA Chapter Leadership award for their efforts.

Greenland Ics Sheet

$490K grant funds unique Greenland glacier study

9/10/18

A more comprehensive way to understand the fracturing of Greenland's Helheim Glacier may now be possible thanks to a $489,000 grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation to a team of Penn State researchers to launch a feasibility study.

Two women sit and talk at a desk

Sekhar begins Community-Engaged Research Core Faculty Fellowship

9/10/18

There’s a difference between simply including in a research study the people a scientist wants to help and partnering with those people in the research process. That’s a lesson Dr. Deepa Sekhar learned while studying ways to better detect high-frequency noise-induced hearing loss in teenagers. She will continue to learn how to more effectively accomplish the latter through the year-long, Community-Engaged Research Core Faculty Fellowship of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

Richard Kopley

Retired professor honored for career achievements by Poe Studies Association

9/10/18

One of Penn State DuBois’ retired faculty members continues to receive accolades for his career accomplishments. Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus Richard Kopley was recently presented with the Lifetime Achievement and Service Award by the Poe Studies Association at the 2018 International Poe and Hawthorne Conference in Kyoto, Japan.

person watching presentation

Parallel computing boot camp: hundreds learn together, miles apart

9/10/18

Once a year students, faculty and staff around the country log in on their computers for the four-day XSEDE Summer Boot Camp. Attendees gather together on their respective campuses to learn about parallel programming for conducting research more efficiently on supercomputers while also testing their computing skills.

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