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Seven scholars selected for 2019 summer research travel awards

6/18/19

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.

mindfulness

Bringing mindfulness to the masses

6/17/19

Penn State researchers will share mindfulness tips and techniques with community members July 12 at the Art of Discovery booth, part of the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

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Inaugural Drawdown Scholars class arrives at Penn State

6/6/19

Fifty-five undergraduate students from across the country have arrived at Penn State to take part in the first-ever Drawdown Scholars Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. Dubbed Drawdown Scholars, the students will spend eight weeks embedded in research programs across the University, with the aim of investigating positive solutions-orientated paths to take action on climate change.

Opioid Addiction Lecture

Penn State Berks and Caron hold lecture on opioid crisis

6/6/19

Doug Tieman, president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers, and Dr. Joseph Garbely, medical director of Caron Treatment Centers, led an insightful discussion that touched on the scope of the opioid epidemic and the science of addiction.

Asteroid Impact

Researcher to discuss how life recovered after ancient asteroid impact

5/30/19

Tim Bralower, professor of geosciences at Penn State, will discuss on June 1 his research on how ecosystems recovered after the asteroid that hit Chicxulub 66 million years ago, vastly altering the earth’s climate and causing the extinction of over 70 percent of species on earth, including most dinosaurs.

Mushrooms

Getting back to our PA roots: Mushrooms, their genes and our health

5/17/19

At this month’s Science on Tap event, Penn State researchers Margherita Cantorna and David Geiser will discuss their research on mushrooms and health with the public. The event will be held at 7 p.m. on May 21 at Federal Tap House in downtown State College.

Research Carnival presented by Teaching and Learning with Technology

Inaugural Teaching and Learning with Technology Research Carnival on June 19

5/16/19

Come for the fun games and prizes; stay for the informative discussions with faculty who have engaged in teaching and learning research. The Teaching and Learning with Technology Research Carnival will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 19, at The Dreamery, on the ground floor of the Shields Building on the University Park campus of Penn State.

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Libraries’ Special Collections to offer genealogy-themed Research Coffee Hour

5/16/19

Join us in Special Collections for an overview of the library's family history and genealogy resources, as well as a lively discussion between researchers who use our collections and those who are just getting started on genealogy research. Share your research challenges and gain ideas from others at an interactive gathering at 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29 in 103 Paterno Library.

Libraries' Research Awards recognize 105 students across 19 campuses

5/6/19

Penn State University Libraries awarded its Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy to students at nearly all undergraduate Penn State campuses in April, honoring 97 undergraduate students as well as eight graduate students participating in their respective campus-wide research exhibition events.

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