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Lian receives ENGINE grant for stem-cell-based diabetes therapy

3/21/19

Xiaojun "Lance" Lian, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, was one of three recipients of the College of Engineering's ENGineering for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (ENGINE) grant for "Small Molecule-Based Definitive Endoderm Kit and Pancreatic Progenitor Kit for Stem Cell Research and Therapy." The project focuses on differentiating stem cells into pancreatic beta cells to be used for therapies to treat Type 1 diabetes.

Dr. Michael Katzman, stands with whipped cream on his face and sunglasses. He is wearing a paper smock and hair net. First-year medical student Madelaine Fritsche laughs and holds a plate with whipped cream. Behind them is a large group of onlookers.

Pi/Pie fundraiser to help send medical students to Panama

3/20/19

First-year medical students from Penn State College of Medicine led a Pi Day fundraiser on March 14 in which professors and lecturers agreed to be hit in the face with a pie if they received the most monetary votes. The fundraiser will help the students travel to Panama in April to provide medical care and health education.

World in Conversation Day of Dialogue Jan. 21, 2019

Next on WPSU's 'Digging Deeper': Guiding tough, honest conversations

3/20/19

Penn State President Eric J. Barron will highlight how a Penn State undergraduate center explores difficult topics through facilitated dialogue during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, on WPSU-TV.

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Lehigh Valley students take their education across the world

3/19/19

Along with their professors and instructors, 35 Penn State Lehigh Valley students got to see new parts of the world and expand their learning and understanding of course material during a short-term study abroad program over spring break.

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Penn State Global Engagement and Leadership Experience fosters new perspectives

3/18/19

In January Penn State Global Programs held the Global Engagement and Leadership Experience (GELE) program at the Antiochian Village Conference Center in Bolivar, Pennsylvania. GELE is a program that was developed to foster and facilitate conversations in a diverse cohort of students. The program brings together domestic and international students for a weekend retreat, with multiple sessions focused on intercultural communication and global leadership.

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PoreDesigner improves protein channel design for water treatment, bioseparations

3/15/19

PoreDesigner, a fully automated computational workflow process for altering the pore size of a bacterial channel protein, is the result of a collaboration between researchers from Penn State and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This process enables assembly of the proteins into artificial membranes for precise sub-nanometer scale separation of solutes of marginal size difference, which can improve water purification and bioseparations.

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Red Cell Analytics Lab celebrates 10 years

3/15/19

Over the last decade, College of Information Sciences and Technology students have been analyzing emerging global security issues — such as the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370 and the examination of the information campaign that targeted the 2016 U.S. presidential election — without ever leaving campus.

Participants in the Leadership Development Program

Interdisciplinary team delivers intensive education leadership program

3/15/19

An interdisciplinary team of faculty from the College of Education and the Smeal College of Business, hosted by Penn State Executive Programs, is sharing its collective expertise with 26 officials from 15 higher education institutions in India who are at University Park for a weeklong immersion program.

Penn State, Indian Institute of Science hold joint workshops, sign memorandum

3/14/19

Penn State and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) recently held two Joint Workshops at IISc’s campus in Bangalore, India, on Jan. 7-8. The two-day event culminated in the signing of a formal Memorandum of Understanding between Penn State and IISc, paving the way for future collaborations between the two institutions.

Global Programs to hold information sessions for new Perreault Fellows Program

3/14/19

The Office of Global Programs will hold three information sessions for the Perreault Fellows Program in late March and early April. The Perreault Fellows Program supports a comprehensive educational and international internship opportunity for a select and diverse group of talented undergraduates intent on becoming global leaders in the field of health and human well-being.

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Energy 2100: Building the future energy economy

3/11/19

In May of 2018, environmental engineer Bruce Logan received funding from the provost’s office to launch “Energy 2100,” a multi-year initiative to harness Penn State’s vast and wide-ranging activity in the area of renewable energy research. The goal, Logan says, is to maximize the University’s contributions toward creation of a carbon-neutral global energy economy by the turn of the next century. He recently sat down to answer a few questions about this effort.

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