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Manure injection offers hope, challenge for restoring Chesapeake water quality

2/6/19

Widespread adoption by dairy farmers of injecting manure into the soil instead of spreading it on the surface could be crucial to restoring Chesapeake Bay water quality, according to researchers who compared phosphorus runoff from fields treated by both methods. However, they predict it will be difficult to persuade farmers to change practices.

Penn State announces new Global Faculty Fellows for 2019

2/6/19

Tiffany MacQuarrie, assistant teaching professor of English at Penn State Beaver; and Tanya Furman, professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at University Park, have been selected as Penn State’s latest Global Faculty Fellows.

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Penn State Harrisburg to host Lunar New Year Celebration, Feb. 8

2/5/19

Penn State Harrisburg will host its annual Lunar New Year Celebration from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8, in the Capital Union Building Student Center on campus. The event will feature student artists showcasing the culture through various performances, and a fashion show.

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NSF grant aims to enhance resilience of U.S. electricity grids

2/5/19

Society depends on critical infrastructures like the electricity grid, and ensuring that the power grid is able to recover rapidly from disruptions is vital. Researchers from Penn State and the University of Washington have been awarded a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study economic mechanisms for grid resilience against extreme events and natural gas disruptions.

Alenna Beroza, Kijenzi engineer, shows off some Kijenzi parts designed with and for nurse/administrator Jennifer Simani and biomedical engineer Daniel Obego. Alenna has spent the last four months working in Kombewa District Hospital, co-developing and tes [nid: 557277]

Startup Kijenzi using 3D printing to deliver medical equipment to Kenya

2/5/19

From Penn State’s University Park campus to remote medical facilities in rural Kenya, tech startup Kijenzi is developing solutions to deliver medical equipment using a surprising method — 3D printing. Broken machinery, outdated supply chains, and limited access to specialty equipment leaves Kenyan clinics with huge challenges in bringing health care to those in need. Kijenzi is hoping to change that.

Mont Alto Athletics and SAAC at IceFest

Mont Alto Athletics lends helping hand to community

2/4/19

Members of the Penn State Mont Alto Athletic Department and Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) volunteered their time and effort by helping at the double-wide ice slide at the IceFest in downtown Chambersburg on Sunday, February 3.

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Fick co-chairs panel to update list of medications to avoid for older adults

2/4/19

Medications are a fact of life for older people. Donna Fick, Elouise Ross Eberly Professor of Nursing and director of the Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn State, co-chaired a panel of experts convened to update and expand the AGS Beers Criteria — released on Jan. 31 — for medications to avoid or consider with caution for older adults.

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