Penn College ready to empower at the Pennsylvania Farm Show
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“Powering Pennsylvania” is the theme for the 109th Pennsylvania Farm Show, set for Jan. 4-11 at the Farm Show Complex & Expo Center in Harrisburg, and Pennsylvania College of Technology will be in attendance, sharing its empowering possibilities.
Opportunity: 2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Application
Pennsylvania Sea Grant is excited to announce that the application period for the 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship is now open. Graduate students are encouraged to consider the opportunity which provides a one-year, paid experience for highly qualified early career professionals to work on issues related to coastal, marine and Great Lakes science and policy in offices within the executive or legislative branch of government in Washington, D.C.
New Kensington faculty and staff honored for publications, awards
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Penn State New Kensington honored campus faculty and staff at the 22nd Faculty Research Reception held in the Elizabeth S. Blissell Library on Dec. 4. In addition to recognizing faculty and staff publication and awards, this year’s event also featured a panel of faculty researchers who offered remarks and answered questions from attendees.
WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering
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Due to its massive scale of production, concrete’s environmental impact is significant: It accounts for 8% of the globe’s total annual carbon dioxide emissions. In the Penn State College of Engineering, researchers are working to reduce that number through innovations in manufacturing and carbon capture and storage.
IST recognizes faculty and staff at annual awards ceremony
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The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology held its annual holiday party and award ceremony on Dec. 18. Faculty and staff were honored for excellence in teaching, research and service.
2025 BTAA Love Data Week events and Data Visualization Championship, Feb. 10-14
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The "2025 Love Data Week” and the BTAA Data Visualization Championship will be held from Feb. 10 to 14, alongside the Penn State Data Summit on Feb. 12 and 13. The championship offers monetary awards: $300 for first place and $200 for second place in both student and faculty categories. Submissions are due by Jan. 17.
Physicists find particle that only has mass when moving in one direction
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Scientists have made a satisfying and intriguing physics discovery some 16 years after it was first predicted to be a possibility. This article quotes Yinming Shao, assistant professor of physics.
Huanyu “Larry” Cheng’s research featured via artwork selection in journal
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Art developed for a Penn State research project was chosen as the inside back cover for an upcoming issue of Advanced Functional Materials. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, is a co-corresponding author on the selected research. This feature comes after Cheng’s recent acknowledgement on the Web of Science Group’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers List.
Propelling forward: Mechanical engineering grad student awarded NASA fellowship
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Matthew Krull, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Penn State, was recently awarded a four-year fellowship with NASA’s Advanced Air Vehicles Program.
Gina Noh named first holder of Michael and Nikki Griffin Early Career Professorship
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Gina Noh, associate professor of chemical engineering, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Michael and Nikki Griffin Early Career Professorship. The professorship was established in 2022 by Penn State chemical engineering alumnus Michael Griffin and his wife, Nikki, to support a faculty member in the first years of their academic career.
Crowdsourcing hope: Book on community building shows impact of local action
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A new book by Penn State Professor Lisa Silvestri offers a blueprint for taking small steps to build community in the modern world.
Mentorship Matters workshops continue in spring for faculty and postdocs
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The spring Mentorship Matters series will begin in early January, giving Penn State faculty the opportunity to develop essential skills and tools that foster effective mentorship of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and colleagues.
Smallholder farmers, despite facing enormous challenges, produce a significant portion of the world's food, especially in regions like Africa and Asia. PlantVillage, a project aimed at empowering these farmers through smartphone technology and machine learning, has grown into a global initiative with ambitious plans to expand its impact and address the growing threat of climate change. Listen to the podcast.
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