Beyond the benefits of renewable energy and habitat restoration, Penn State's new 70-megawatt solar array near the Mont Alto campus will create many student internship and research opportunities to help train the next generation of solar power leaders and familiarize students with utility-scale solar projects.
Math and technology and engineering teachers from 30 south central Pennsylvania middle schools participated in a one-day workshop offered by the Capital Area Institute for Mathematics and Science at Penn State Harrisburg on teaching mathematical modeling through 3D printing. Participants were given 3D printers to take back to their classrooms.
Mac and iOS system administrators and managers come to University Park each summer from all over the world to refine their skills and knowledge at the MacAdmins at Penn State conference. This July, the event celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Janet Welsh, associate research professor of health and human development and senior research associate with the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, has worked in prevention research since 1994, with the aim of improving the lives of people and communities impacted by substance abuse and addiction. "I want to see how we can use what we have at the University to really help solve social problems, and being able to work with real communities, kids and families has always been important to me," said Welsh.
Yo Jackson, associate director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and professor of psychology at Penn State, recently provided testimony on strengthening prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor’s subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services.
Penn State Housing and Food Services contributed to the efforts of Penn State student organizations that held events recently to support local food banks while raising awareness about food insecurity.
Panini Pandya, a junior studying international politics, Spanish, and history, and Aidan Neigh, a sophomore in global and international studies and political science, have seen perspectives very different from their own this year while working on the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll.
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.
To help build resilient families in Pennsylvania, Penn State researchers like Janet Welsh are taking prevention research out of the lab and into communities where it matters most. "We aren’t going to solve the whole problem of drug abuse ourselves," Welsh said, "but because of our clear mission and track record of success, we can be a piece of the solution."
On April 4, Penn State Schuylkill played host to the third annual LionLaunch Business Plan Competition, a part of the Invent Penn State initiative. This year $16,000 was awarded to up and coming local businesses to help spur economic growth in Schuylkill County.
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.
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Center for Education and Civil Rights and the Africana Research Center at Penn State will convene Brown@65, a national symposium of education, law and policy scholars and practitioners, May 10 on Penn State's University Park campus.
People interested in learning the science behind ice cream should plan to attend the annual open house and ice cream social at Penn State’s Pasto Agricultural Museum, set for 1 to 4 p.m. on April 14.
The spotted lanternfly is not a strong or frequent flyer, weaknesses that may hinder its ability to travel long distances by air, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
The National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia appointed Dave Yoxtheimer, assistant research professor in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and extension associate with the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, to a commission of experts tasked with providing an independent and objective analysis of shale energy development in the country.
