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Penn State startup Trimatis converting plastic waste into 3D printer filament
9/20/18
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, as it’s more formally known, has enabled innovations in manufacturing and production. However, it’s also contributing to the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste that's been generated since 1950. Penn State startup Trimatis LLC believes it can help combat this problem by converting plastic waste into 3D printing filament.
2017-18 NSF I-Corps invent teams selected
9/20/18
Twelve entrepreneurial teams from Penn State have been selected to participate in the National Science Foundation I-Corps program.
Lyralux lights the way for its Dim to Vivid commercial lighting technology
9/20/18
Have you ever noticed that colors start to fade and blend together at lower light levels? Due to how our eyes process color, the dimmer the light source, the less vivid a color appears. This can be a particular challenge for people trying to distinguish colors in low lighting environments like museums and restaurants. Fortunately, Penn State Professor of Architectural Engineering Kevin Houser has developed a technology at Penn State and formed a startup, called Lyralux, to solve this problem.
Penn State among Teach for America's top contributing schools in 2018
9/17/18
Penn State ranks among the nation's top large colleges and universities contributing the most graduates to Teach For America in 2018. Currently, 30 Penn State alumni are working in high-needs schools nationwide to expand educational opportunities for children facing the challenges of poverty.
Entomology professors honored by Entomological Society of America
9/13/18
Two professors in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have been lauded for their significant contributions to the field of entomology by the Entomological Society of America.
Alternative Breaks trips bring faculty and students together through service
9/11/18
Penn State Alternative Breaks has grown exponentially and needs the help of faculty and staff willing to join these students as a Learning Partner for these trips.
Center for Healthy Children recommends evidence-based programs
9/11/18
Federal legislation will radically change how foster care dollars can be used, and Penn State’s Child Maltreatment Solutions Network and Center for Healthy Children is leading the charge to ensure services intended to prevent foster care placement, and better serve foster youth, are backed by sound research.
Harrisburg's Joel Geary serves on national Praxis advisory committee
9/11/18
Joel Geary, teacher education project manager and certification officer in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, participated on the Educational Testing Service's (ETS) national advisory committee seeking to improve the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators assessment in July.
Penn State students help create affordable, sustainable housing in State College
9/10/18
Owning a home is often considered part of living the American Dream. But as housing costs have risen, that part of the dream has become more and more unattainable. Instead of just talking about the problem, Penn State architecture and engineering students and faculty decided to become part of the solution and have received a USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) Central PA Chapter Leadership award for their efforts.
Penn State Extension to host farm safety week webinar
9/7/18
The Penn State Extension Farm Safety Team will host a farm safety webinar during the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety’s 2018 National Farm Safety and Health Week. Set for noon on Sept. 17, the webinar will feature Michael Pate, Nationwide Insurance Associate Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Altoona alumnus works with Ohio Innocence Project to free wrongfully accused
9/6/18
Penn State Altoona alumnus Jesse Knowlden spent a year working with the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. During that time, he was part of a team that helped free a man who had spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
'Weather World' turns 35
9/4/18
“Weather World,” the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science’s television program, is turning 35.
Penn State launches new child abuse prevention pilot programs
8/31/18
A new initiative spearheaded by Penn State researchers is aiming to revolutionize how policymakers understand and prevent child sexual abuse. The goal ultimately is to use the results from three evidence-based pilot programs to develop a comprehensive and sustainable model for abuse prevention that can be adopted not just across Pennsylvania counties, but across the nation.
Penn State professor lends expertise to revise national poultry publication
8/22/18
Robert Elkin, professor of avian nutritional biochemistry in the Department of Animal Science, recently was appointed as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee that will prepare the 10th revised edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Poultry publication.