Architecture head and Arts and Architecture dean to discuss AI
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Frank Jacobus, professor and head of the Penn State Department of Architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture’s Stuckeman School, will discuss his new book with B. Stephen Carpenter II, Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture, at 4:15 p.m. April 15 at the Woskob Family Gallery, located at 146 South Allen St. in State College.
EarthTalks: Michael Waring to discuss indoor air quality on April 15
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Michael Waring, professor and department head of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Drexel University, will give the talk, “Exposure to indoor PM2.5 and impact of outdoor-to-indoor temperature and humidity gradients,” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
Some Pa. municipalities are turning to fees to cover rising stormwater costs, but pushback and a lawsuit threaten that revenue
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This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. This article, originally published by Spotlight PA, quotes Andy Yencha and Jennifer Fetter, educators with Penn State Extension.
Penn State Harrisburg to host Research and Discovery Day on April 10
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Penn State Harrisburg’s Office of Research and Outreach will host Research and Discovery Day on Wednesday, April 10. This event intends to showcase current areas of research and scholarly activities at the college.
Stuckeman architecture doctoral candidate recognized for refugee camp research
| psu.edu
A native of Jordan, Dima Abu-Aridah focused her architecture doctoral thesis in the Stuckeman School on examining how Syrian refugees in Jordan live in the Zaatari camp — a settlement for more than 80,000 Syrian refugees. She was named the recipient of the 2024 Alumni Association Dissertation Award for her efforts.
Duke ecologist Emily Bernhardt to talk coastal impacts of climate at 'Coffee Hour'
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Emily Bernhardt, ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist at Duke University, will present "Resist, adapt or retreat? The consequences of rapid climate change for coastal landscapes and communities," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
‘Gamechangers’ series highlights two women making a difference with Penn State
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Two Penn State leaders, Tracy Langkilde and Karen Thole, were selected for the GameDay Couture “Gamechangers” series. The series highlights women who are breaking down barriers and making history in their fields.
Stuckeman School lab to hold pop-up exhibition on embodied cognition
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Researchers in the Stuckeman School’s Immersive Environments Lab within the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing are holding a hybrid public pop-up exhibition on embodied cognition April 9-10. Titled “XRe-Cognition,” the exhibit will feature work by artists and designers, faculty and students in the College of Arts and Architecture who are using extended reality technology to design and experience creating things, space and place.
Learning Factory to host engineering showcase in person and virtually
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The Penn State College of Engineering’s Learning Factory will host its end-of-semester showcase for senior engineering students to present their capstone design projects and first-year engineering students to present their cornerstone design projects with both in-person and virtual formats.
Two Stuckeman architecture graduate students recognized for research theses
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Chowdhury Imam and Arjun Kizhakkemarakkattil Janardhanan, both master of architecture students in the Stuckeman School, are working to improve different facets of the architecture industry and the built environment. As such, they were both honored in recognition of their work with the 2024 Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award from the Graduate School.
Taipei Tech and Penn State expand on multidimensional partnership
| psu.edu
Penn State hosted a delegation from the National Taipei University of Technology on March 25-26.
Student team developing EV charging stations receives awards and recognition
| psu.edu
Streamline Charging LLC has received national and University-wide awards and recognition for its flexible and affordable electric vehicle charging solution. Most recently, VentureWell Accelerator’s E-Teams Program awarded the team a $20k grant. The team also received a $10k award at the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition.
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