Spotted lanternflies, invasive plant diseases, robots in agriculture and education, and foreign animal diseases will be among the topics highlighted in displays and presentations at the College of Agricultural Sciences Exhibits Building and Theatre during Penn State's Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15.
This October, Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology and the College of Agricultural Sciences will team up for a one-day symposium on digital fluency. Registration for the event is open, and it is free to attend.
The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State will open its major special exhibition of the fall season, "Augusta Savage: Renaissance Woman," on Aug. 24. Featuring nearly 80 objects, including sculptures, paintings, works on paper, and archival materials, this exhibition is the first to reassess Harlem Renaissance artist Augusta Savage’s contributions to art and cultural history in light of her role as an artist-activist.
Penn State Behrend will host a free, two-day training summit on the impact of trauma and trauma-informed responses to emergency situations on Aug. 19 and 20 in Erie Hall.
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute announces its Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Research Methods Seminar Series schedule for the fall semester. The series features lectures on fundamental research methods in the fall semester, with more advanced topics in the spring semester.
The Penn State Postdoc Society has announced Molly Hanlon, a postdoc in the Department of Plant Science, as the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Postdoc Award, and Klaus Keller, professor of geosciences and director of Penn State's Center for Climate Risk Management, as the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award.
"Research to Action: The Science of Drawdown," which takes place from Sept. 16–18 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center, will feature climate solutions experts from around the globe, including 15 members of the conference's steering committee.
A seminar titled “Recruiting Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Trials” will be presented at the next installment of the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Bench to Bedside and Beyond Seminar Series from noon to 1 p.m. on Aug. 20.
This year's ERIE Conference at Penn State Behrend focused on automation and artificial intelligence in the workplace. "It's tempting to think that technological change is just something that happens to us," said Ethan Pollack, the keynote speaker. "But we choose the automated features we put in our workplaces, and in doing so, we build the future we want."
Applications are open for Innovations, a technology development training program of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and the Center for Medical Innovation. Innovations supports the translation of biomedical research by providing early-stage education and strategic guidance to faculty, staff and students during the ideation phase of technology development.
Penn State Lehigh Valley Continuing Education and Outreach provides the opportunity to community members to explore several areas of personal growth through no-stress and noncredit arts courses, lecture series and more. Topics include the History of Cinema, Medicare, the Ancient Civilizations of the Americas, and more.
Cecilio Ortiz Garcia and Marla Perez-Lugo, co-founders of the University of Puerto Rico’s National Institute of Energy and Island Sustainability, will speak about the effort to reform electricity access on the island following Hurricane Maria at this month’s Science on Tap event, which will take place at 7 p.m. July 16 at Federal Tap House in downtown State College.
Visitors at Penn State's annual Ag Progress Days expo — to be held this year Aug. 13-15 — will have an opportunity to get a closer view of the agricultural and conservation-related research conducted at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center by taking free bus tours covering portions of the more than 2,000-acre facility.
“DisemPOWERed: Puerto Rico's Perfect Storm,” a film that examines the reasons why Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, will premiere at Penn State. The screening will occur at 6:30 p.m. July 23 in Foster Auditorium in Pattee Library on Penn State's University Park campus. A panel discussion will follow the screening.
Summer and carnivals are a classic pairing, and a recent carnival at The Dreamery allowed Penn State faculty to learn about researching the process of teaching and learning.
The Eberly Family Special Collections Library recently announced the winners of the 2019 research travel awards program, which offers awards to researchers whose work would benefit from accessing the collections at the Penn State University Libraries. All seven winners will visit the Special Collections Library at University Park and give an informal one-hour lunchtime presentation about their research projects.
