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Kathryn Jablokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering and associate chief academic officer at Penn State Great Valley, with Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean in the College of Engineering

Jablokow recognized as 'World-Class Engineer' for innovativeness, collaboration

1/16/19

Kathryn Jablokow, professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering and associate chief academic officer at Penn State Great Valley, was the recent recipient of the 2018 Penn State Engineering Alumni Society World-Class Engineering Faculty Award in recognition of her teaching, research, and service.

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Discovering the beauty of living cells

1/16/19

A recent art exhibition in downtown State College featured "The Art of Cell Biology," with 18 works produce by Penn State scientists. Claire Thomas, associate professor of biology and of biochemistry and molecular biology and curator of the exhibit, discusses the exhibit as well as the intersection of science and art.

A photo of Fariborz Ghadar, a Smeal finance professor.

Smeal’s Ghadar gives University’s largest #GivingTuesday gift

1/15/19

Fariborz Ghadar, Penn State Smeal College of Business professor of finance, William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Management, Policies and Planning, and director of the Center for Global Studies, supported Smeal's #GivingTuesday initiatives with what was the biggest gift to the University on that day.

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Kasdorf, Rubin to discuss 'Shale Play' book project on Jan. 24

1/15/19

Julia Spicher Kasdorf and Steven Rubin will discuss their collaborative book project, ”Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium on the University Park campus of Penn State.

Ning, LaJeunesse, and Wham pose for the camera

LaJeunesse and colleagues receive 2017 Tyge Christiansen Prize

1/15/19

Three Penn Staters, including Associate Professor of Biology Todd LaJeunesse, his former graduate student Drew Wham, and Director of the Microscopy Facility Gang Ning, have been awarded the 2017 Tyge Christiansen Prize by the International Phycological Society, an organization dedicated to the study of algae.

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Air Force funds polymer materials research for light-speed computing

1/14/19

Robert Hickey, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, will use a $450,000 grant from the United States Air Force to research nanostructured polymer materials for applications in integrated optical circuits, which could allow computers to process information at light-speed.

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Microgrants available for faculty of general education courses

1/14/19

The Penn State Office for General Education is offering microgrants as a way to add an engaging or innovative component to a General Education course. The microgrants allow a faculty member to add a new module, experiment, field trip, or project to enhance student learning within an existing General Education course.

Penn State Berks celebrates MLK Jr. Day with banquet

1/10/19

Penn State Berks will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day by hosting a banquet on Monday, Jan. 21. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will begin at 6 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.

hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon phase are dispersed in water.

$1 million Army grant aimed at adaptive fluid materials

1/9/19

Lauren Zarzar, assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State, has been awarded a five-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Army to conduct research related to reconfigurable fluids. Zarzar was awarded an Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers grant, which is given by the Army to the nation’s top young investigators.

Michael Adewumi

Outgoing Vice Provost Adewumi granted emeritus status

1/9/19

Michael Adewumi, a Penn Stater for over 30 years, has been granted “emeritus” status by President Eric Barron. Adewumi has been a faculty member in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences since the mid-1980s, and in 2007 became vice provost for Global Programs.

Redmond wins NACADA award for outstanding advocate for academic advising

12/20/18

NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising has named Brian Redmond, associate teaching professor at the School of Labor and Employment Relations and lead faculty member for the Organizational Leadership program, as the winner of this year’s Region 2 Outstanding Advocate for Academic Advising.

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