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Emily Peacock rope

Internship takes 'hands-on' to a whole different level

7/18/18

Penn State alumna Emily Peacock embraced her post-graduate public affairs internship and tackled physical challenges side by side with ROTC trainees while providing leadership in her second year with the program.

From left to right: Sarah Zappe, Joseph Tise and Kristen Hochstedt in front of Old Main

Graduate student paper on research experience for undergraduates wins ASEE award

7/17/18

A group of Penn State faculty and graduate student authors recently was awarded the 2018 Best Student Paper Award from the Graduate Studies Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. The paper on the Department of Chemical Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program is titled “Lessons Learned from a Chemical Engineering REU: The Importance of Training Graduate Students Who Are Supervising REU Students.”

Ellie Milewski

Fine arts acting student produces staged reading of her own full-length play

7/17/18

Ellie Milewski, a junior in Penn State’s bachelor of fine arts acting program, made waves this past February when she, in collaboration with the Penn State School of Theatre, produced a staged reading of her first full-length play. The play, titled "27," tells the story of an unlikely friendship between an elderly man dying of Alzheimer’s and a 10-year-old girl struggling with dyslexia.

Elise Bingaman, Atlantic Records intern

Speaking for the music

7/12/18

A summer internship as video intern with Atlantic Records allows Penn State senior Elise Bingaman to utilize her musical and production interest and skills as she prepares for a career in public relations.

data sciences

Data sciences program blends interdisciplinary training for a growing industry

7/12/18

Penn State’s data sciences program was established to position graduates to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. As an increasing number of companies begin to produce larger data sets, there is a growing demand for skilled data scientists to analyze the information and present solutions.

Bethany Coldren

Penn State Fayette PaSSS student graduates early

7/11/18

Bethany Coldren, a former student in the inaugural cohort of the Pathway to Success Summer Start (PaSSS) program at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has completed a bachelor of science degree in just three years.

IST in health care

IST alumni, students working behind the scenes to impact patient care

7/6/18

When one thinks of health care practitioners, doctors and nurses most likely come to mind. But there are teams of people — including those in information technology — working behind the scenes in ways that directly impact patients, from securing medical records to studying hospital analytics.

Stephanie Keyaka

Penn State student fights for change in Charm City

7/5/18

Stephanie Keyaka is working for Baltimore City Councilman Zeke Cohen this summer as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Nevins Fellows program. She also is the incoming editor-in-chief of The Underground

GabbyBarone-airandspaceintern

A bookworm takes flight

7/5/18

A summer internship at the National Air and Space Museum provides ample opportunities for a journalism major who loves to tell stories.

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