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DuBois honors students take in history, culture in Italy

6/21/18

A group of four Penn State DuBois honors students had the opportunity of a lifetime at the end of this academic year, as they traveled to Italy to learn about the country's history and culture. The campus honors program offers an international trip each year, affording students the chance to expand their education on a global level.

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Penn State graduate students win award in geospatial intelligence

6/21/18

A team of Penn State graduate students recently received the 2018 Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence, a Penn State endowed scholarship award, for work they did during a geospatial intelligence course offered though the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute.

Students from the 2017 Emerging Scholars Summer Mentor Program

Richards Center to host Emerging Scholars Summer Mentor Program

6/21/18

The George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State will hold its third Summer Mentoring Program for doctoral study in history June 24-29. This annual event encourages students from underrepresented groups to explore a career as an academic scholar.

Penn State joins the Common Application for 2018-19

6/21/18

Starting this fall, students applying to Penn State will have the ability to do so through the Common Application, an additional application method that the University’s Undergraduate Admissions Office is adding to its application lineup.

Bill Doan

Doan named artist-in-residence in Penn State College of Nursing

6/20/18

William Doan, professor in the Penn State School of Theatre, will serve as an artist-in-residence in the College of Nursing for the 2018–19 academic year in an effort to infuse artistic representation into the science of nursing. The unique collaboration between the College of Nursing and the College of Arts and Architecture builds upon Doan’s creation of performance art that explores palliative care — a specialized treatment that provides relief from the symptoms and stress of serious illness and trauma for individuals and their families.

Newcombe Foundation

Newcombe Foundation awards $25,000 for Abington student scholarships

6/20/18

The Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation has awarded a grant of $25,000 to Penn State Abington as part of the Newcombe Scholarships for Mature Students program. The award is for students age 25 or older who are pursuing their first bachelor’s degrees, have completed at least half the requirements toward their degrees, and have unmet financial need. Penn State Abington will match the funds 1:1, for a total impact of $50,000 in scholarships during the 2018-2019 academic year.

Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas book cover

Faculty edit, contribute to book on tourism, health and protected lands

6/20/18

Penn State faculty members edited and contributed to the newly published book, “Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas,” which focuses on global evidence that shows parks and other protected areas contribute to a healthy society and therefore increases the importance of cultural and nature-based tourism.

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Behrend professor completes 10-week NASA fellowship

6/20/18

Charlotte Marr de Vries, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Penn State Behrend, completed a 10-week faculty fellowship at NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. She worked with a team that studied water and air systems for a proposed space flight to Mars.

Instructor in Engineering Stephen Feldbauer, seated, and student Kyle Bear.

Engineering student's research garners international attention

6/19/18

For the second time during his student career in the Penn State DuBois Engineering program, Kyle Bear has had a research article published in a top industry magazine. Having heard of Bear's research in powder metal production processes, editors from "Thermal Processing" reached out to Bear and asked if he could pen an article for them with updates on his progress. His initial article appeared in the American Welding Society's Welding Journal in May of 2017.

Mohamad A. Ansari

Ansari named University Faculty Ombudsperson

6/19/18

Mohamad A. Ansari, associate professor of mathematics at Penn State Berks, will assume the role of University Faculty Ombudsperson on July 1, the University Faculty Senate has announced. Ansari was elected to a four-year term in April 2017 and has served as ombudsperson-elect since July 1, 2017.

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Nuclear power shutdowns won't spike power prices

6/19/18

Despite economic woes that could shutter two of Pennsylvania's nuclear power plants — which generate 6 percent of the state's power — power prices will remain steady due to low natural gas prices, according to Seth Blumsack, associate professor of energy policy and economics, Penn State.

Alejandro Cuevas at IEEE Symposium

IST alumnus earns Distinguished Paper Award at international conference

6/19/18

Alejandro Cuevas, a 2018 graduate of the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, was part of a research team that received a Distinguished Paper Award at the recent Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Symposium on Security and Privacy. Cuevas earned University travel and research grants to complete his work in Switzerland.

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