Thomas Boothby, professor of architectural engineering at Penn State, has been named the recipient of the 2019 George Winter Award by the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Entrepreneur, world-traveler, business woman, engineer: these are all words that can be used to describe Penn State alumna Maneesha Panicker. She attributes her knowledge of industrial engineering and its connection to all the different studies instrumental in her personal success in the travel and hospitality industries. Service engineering, specifically, has had an immensely strong influence on her career and its path.
Nine third-year Dickinson Law students were inducted into the Woolsack Honor Society during a ceremony held on April 3. Dean and Professor of Law Gary S. Gildin, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Law Amy Gaudion, and Assistant Dean of Student Services Yolanda Ingram presented honorary plaques and pillows to recognize the students for their academic accomplishments during law school.
Penn State, one of the top CEO-producing universities in the country, has launched a new degree aimed at educating the next generation of corporate leaders.
Penn State undergraduate students from all colleges and a number of campuses will get the chance to show off their hard work and research at the annual Undergraduate Exhibition, set for 4 to 7 p.m. April 17 at the HUB-Robeson Center at University Park.
Penn State Altoona's Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Christopher Martin is researching new, more efficient ways to monitor the oxyfuel cutting process.
Hannah Ross, a student in the integrated undergraduate/Master of Health Administration program in the Department of Health Policy and Administration, has received the 2019 Jennifer S. Cwynar Community Achievement Award. Ross is also a recipient of the 2019 Edith Pitt Chace Award, presented by the College of Health and Human Development Alumni Society.
“When these students graduate, they will be engineers who are also human beings with the responsibility to make a positive difference in the world,” explained Zoubeida Ounaies, professor of mechanical engineering and associate head for administration.
Emily Burns, assistant teaching professor of graphic design within the Stuckeman School, is curating a new exhibition by artist Kaveri Raina that opens April 12 at the Assembly Room in New York’s Lower East Side.
On April 3, five interdisciplinary teams of students participated in the final pitches round of the IdeaMakers Challenge. Hosted by the College of Information Sciences and Technology during Penn State Startup Week, the challenge tasked student teams representing two or more majors to pitch an idea that aims to solve a problem using information technology.
Penn State Lehigh Valley Professor David Livert is one of the few social psychologists who studies the preparation of food and professional kitchens. His new book is an empirical study of home cooking in the United States.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre Continuing Education has announced a new credit certificate program, Enterprise Resource Planning with SAP, designed for working adults.
The College of Information Sciences and Technology will host Dan Roth, professor of computer and information science at the University of Pennsylvania, in an upcoming segment of its Distinguished Lecture Series. Held April 18, the event will begin with a networking reception from 3:15-4 p.m. in the West Atrium of the Westgate Building and will follow with a lecture from 4-5 p.m. in 114 Earth and Engineering Sciences Building.
Penn State Mont Alto honored students and faculty members achieving academic and teaching excellence during the annual Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony in the Multipurpose Activities Center on April 7.
Studying justice and the origins of theater, 10 Penn State Schuylkill students enrolled in an interdisciplinary course with an extraordinary global perk: a week-long trip to Greece.
