Phuong-Truc Pham, associate professor of chemistry at Penn State Scranton, was the recipient of the Faculty Endowed Research Award, which is awarded annually by the Greater Scranton Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association.
Two faculty members in the Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering have received promotions in academic rank, effective July 1.
The Penn State Forum Speaker Series committee has announced the lineup for the coming year. The 2019-20 speakers include a grief consultant, a social entrepreneur, a performing artist and educator, a creative director, the CEO of the Pittsburgh Foundation, a Wild Nature Institute scientist and the Penn State Laureate.
Howard Salis, associate professor of biological engineering and chemical engineering at Penn State, helped to draft a technical roadmap recently published by the public-private Engineering Biology Research Consortium that will guide future investments in synthetic biology, including encouraging partnerships to enable these innovations to make the most positive societal impact.
Jeah Jung, associate professor of health policy and administration, has been selected to serve as a member of the Health Services Organization and Delivery Study Section at the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review.
Penn State’s Berkey Creamery will soon be running smoother than its world-famous ice cream. Students in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering’s Service Enterprise Engineering program are collaborating with the Creamery to optimize the efficiency of the Penn State landmark.
Penn State Scranton honored its existing Ridge View Society members and inducted new members into the society at a special celebratory dinner last month. Each year, the Ridge View Society Dinner recognizes donors who have committed more than $10,000 to Penn State Scranton.
Starting fall 2019, Penn State Brandywine will offer a new bachelor of science degree in project and supply chain management. This brings the total number of four-year degrees that can be completed at Brandywine to 13.
Prospective college students will have the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science in nursing degree at Penn State Schuylkill through the College of Nursing, starting in fall 2020.
Representatives from Cecil College and Penn State Harrisburg this week signed a new articulation agreement between the two institutions that allows a smooth transition for students enrolled in Cecil’s Early College Academy programs to complete a four-year degree at Penn State Harrisburg.
Mohamed Rali Badissy and Sarah J. Williams have joined the full-time faculty at Penn State’s Dickinson Law as assistant professors of law. Badissy will teach contracts, corporate finance, energy law and policy, and international law. Williams will teach federal securities regulation, financial statement fundamentals, professional responsibility, and property.
Sam Mason joined Penn State Behrend at the start of the spring 2019 semester as the college's sustainability coordinator. The Texas native is known for her groundbreaking research on plastics pollution.
Kerry Kaylegian, associate research professor in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named the recipient of the 2019 Arthur W. Nesbitt Faculty Program Development Award.
The need for metal-machining workers in the region continues to grow, and Penn State DuBois, in conjunction with Workrforce Solutions of North Central Pennsylvania, has developed an entry-level training to help get more operators into the local industry. The program runs from the beginning of August until mid-November.
The Early College Program at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, will offer high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to complete college credits at a 50% tuition adjustment and earn scholarships.
