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Penn State's Bodenschatz to help Interpol with security at 2022 FIFA World Cup

6/21/18

Mark Bodenschatz, associate director of the Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute, has been invited to assist Interpol — the world’s largest police organization — to help secure the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The quadrennial international men’s soccer championship is scheduled to be held Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, 2022, in Qatar and will be the first World Cup hosted in the Middle East.

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Scientists find evidence of 27 new viruses in bees

6/21/18

An international team of researchers has discovered evidence of 27 previously unknown viruses in bees. The finding could help scientists design strategies to prevent the spread of viral pathogens among these important pollinators.

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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.

Smeal center partners with DC think tank to host workshop on Pa.'s energy future

6/15/18

The Center for Global Business Studies in the Penn State Smeal College of Business partnered with the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Energy and National Security Program to host a workshop titled “Preparing for Pennsylvania’s Energy Future, Workforce and Investment Opportunities” on May 31 in the Business Building on Penn State’s University Park campus.

Dr. Elaine Farndale and Dr. Maria Beamond from CIHRS, together with Sebastián Conde, Director of the Centre for Organizational Engineering at the University of Chile after the signing of the memorandum by the Rector of the University of Chile.

College of the Liberal Arts signs MOU with University of Chile

6/15/18

Susan Welch, dean of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts, recently finalized a memorandum of understanding with the University of Chile to collaborate through the Center for International Human Resource Studies and the School of Labor and Employment Relations.

Narayanan, Sivasubramaniam to help advance intelligent memories via $27M center

6/15/18

Vijay Narayanan and Anand Sivasubramaniam, distinguished professors of computer science and engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Penn State, are part of the Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory (CRISP), one of six centers chosen across the nation by the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Joint University Microelectronics Program to undertake high-risk, high-payoff research that addresses existing and emerging challenges in microelectronic technologies.

Penn State alumnus named artistic producer of Alberta Theatre Projects

6/14/18

Penn State alumnus Darcy Evans has been named the new artistic producer of Alberta Theatre Projects. Evans has more than two decades of experience in theater across North America and received his master of fine arts in theater and his postbaccalaureate certificate in fundraising leadership at Penn State.

Five professors from Catholic University and Penn State stand in front of a building in France.

Penn State delegation fostering partnerships abroad

6/14/18

A delegation from three Pittsburgh-area Penn State campuses — including Beaver, Greater Allegheny and New Kensington — will visit two universities in Europe this summer to foster global partnerships and expand the Experiential Digital Global Engagement, or EDGE, program.

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Couple creates Penn State World Campus scholarship that will total $3 million

6/13/18

Richard and Claudia Fischer have donated $1 million to the University to create the Richard and Claudia Fischer Open Doors Scholarship in Penn State World Campus. Through the Open Doors Scholarship Matching Program, the University will provide a permanent 2:1 matching contribution of $2 million. The Fischers designated the scholarship to give priority to Penn State World Campus students who are participating in Smart Track to Success, RaiseMe, Complete Penn State or additional programs created by the University under its Open Doors initiative.

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ICIK names 2018 Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Award winners

6/13/18

Penn State graduate students Marie Louise Ryan, Johann Strube and Megan Griffin have been recognized with the 2018 Whiting Indiginous Knowledge Research Award to help fund their research pursuits. The award is funded by the Marjorie Grant Whiting Endowment for the Advancement of Indigenous Knowledge and supported by Penn State’s University Libraries and the Interinstitutional Center for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK).

Eric Obeysekare interviews an entrepreneur in Rwanda.

IST doctoral student earns third place in wireless innovation competition

6/11/18

Doctoral student Eric Obeysekare recently helped a team of innovators place third in Vodafone Americas Foundation’s Wireless Innovation Project. His team created a mobile application that provides simplified bookkeeping and data collection tools for financially illiterate micro-entrepreneurs.

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Penn State senior one of 16 young leaders taking part in international forum

6/6/18

For his commitment to building a more sustainable future for his country, Shah Chowdhury, a community, environment and development major in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been invited to participate in this year's Young Leaders Programme at European Development Days, currently taking place in Brussels, Belgium.

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Agricultural diversification: Empowering women in Cambodia with 'wild gardens'

6/5/18

Teaching Cambodian farmers — mainly women who manage small farms — ways to diversify their operations for improved nutrition and extra income is one aspect of a multidisciplinary project led by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and called "Women in Agriculture Network (WAgN): Cambodia."

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