Schuylkill celebrates faculty, staff with annual awards and service honors
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During an employee event held on Dec. 15, Penn State Schuylkill honored faculty and staff with years of service awards and announced winners of the campus' annual faculty and staff awards.
More vulnerable people live in Philadelphia neighborhoods that are less green and get hotter
| theconversation.com
An interdisciplinary group of researchers at Penn State ran computer models on two Philadelphia census tracts. The neighborhood with more vulnerable residents was also hotter.
Health data, faster: Wearable stretchy sensor can process, predict health data
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Engineering researchers created a machine learning platform that can more efficiently analyze and predict datapoints collected by wearables. They applied the platform to a new stretchy, wearable throat sensor that records vibrations and electrical muscle impulses from the neck area to monitor a user’s speech and swallowing patterns.
PhD candidate presents to National Academies meeting
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Maria Rozman, a PhD. Candidate in mechanical engineering and graduate research assistant in the Steady Thermal Aero Research Turbine (START) Lab at Penn State, presented to the National Academies’ Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Meeting held October 17-18. As a panelist, Rozman briefed the audience on her turbine efficiency research, enabled through NASA’s University Leadership Initiative, which funds student-led research that supports and complements the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate and its Strategic Implementation Plan.
Q&A: Enhancing defense readiness with renewable energy and sensor materials
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Penn State has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as a partner for two of the four newly created DoD research centers of excellence. The Penn State principal investigators discuss Penn State's role in the centers and the research they plan to conduct.
California wants farms to capture methane from cow manure. Neighbors say it's killing them
| arcamax.com
At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa. This article, originally published by the Los Angeles Times, quotes Tom Richard, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
New partnership provides access to education for energy-sector employees
| psu.edu
Penn State World Campus and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences are partnering with Global Energy Transition to help workers in the energy industry pivot into new roles and careers during the transition from oil and gas to renewable sources.
Faculty invited to two virtual discussions on new sustainability program
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As part of the process of establishing a university-wide program in sustainability, Lee Kump, John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Lara Fowler, chief sustainability officer and director of Penn State Sustainability, will be hosting two virtual discussions, on Dec. 18 and Jan. 5, for interested faculty to learn more about the opportunity.
Tonya L. Peeples: "I Engineer Community"
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Drawing on her personal journey as a student and faculty member, Tonya L. Peeples, the Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering, sheds light on the importa...
Applications open for clinical and translational science training programs
| psu.edu
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute is now accepting applications for its 2023-2024 Translational Research Training Program and summer 2024 Translational Science Fellowship Program.
Announcing Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members
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Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has introduced the inaugural Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for the 2023-24 academic year. The committee will play a pivotal role in guiding TLT and University IT in integrating technology into teaching and learning practices at Penn State.
Faculty complete Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program
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The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has recognized a select group of faculty members for completing the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders program. The current cohort also earned the first awarded Provost Endorsement in Leadership and Service.
Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and infrastructure. Researchers are investigating how these changes will transform rivers, with potential consequences for erosion, sediment transport, and the entire Arctic landscape. Additionally, their project incorporates art to communicate these critical findings in an engaging way. Listen to the podcast.
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