Faculty, staff, community invited to judge at 2023 Graduate Exhibition
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Members of the Penn State and local communities are invited to serve as judges at the 2023 Graduate Exhibition, held March 20-24 on the University Park campus and online. Judges can choose to evaluate posters in person, performances in person, videos remotely or a combination of categories.
Lecture on using smart devices to track health habits, deliver interventions
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David Conroy, professor of kinesiology, will present the 2023 Pattishall Research Lecture, “Can a Smart Device Help You Improve Your Health?” on Wednesday, March 29, at 3:30 p.m.
Penn State, University of Auckland connect at Sustainable Tech Conference
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Penn State Global sponsored two Penn State professors, Anne Hoag, associate professor, Department of Telecommunications and director of the Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship, and Esther Obonyo, associate professor of Architectural Engineering and director of Global Building Network, to attend the December 2022 Blue and Green Technology Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. The visit underscored the strong partnership that connects the University of Auckland and Penn State.
Innovating, inventing and passing it all on
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Dr. Justin Schwartz is interim executive vice president and provost for Penn State, as well as CEO of Lupine Technologies. His most recent achievement? He’s been honored with the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors. Here’s his take on bringing up the next generation of innovators and inventors at Penn State.
SIA takes career exposure trip to New York City
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Students and staff of the Penn State School of International Affairs traveled to New York City on Feb. 16-17 for another career exposure trip, allowing students multiple opportunities to meet potential employers, speak with alumni, and learn more about the various career paths they can take with a Master of International Affairs degree.
Graduate students author textbook on global agriculture and food security
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"Everyone Needs to Eat: An Introduction to Food Security and Global Agriculture” is an online textbook written by graduate students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The book is an in-depth examination of the ecological, economic, social, political and technological factors that influence whether a person, community or nation is considered food secure.
Institute assistant director concludes term as executive committee chair
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Wayne Figurelle, assistant director of Institute for Computational Data Sciences, recently concluded his two-year term as chair of the executive committee of Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation.
Intelligence expert Cardillo to speak at University Park on March 27
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The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education is hosting Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and current chairman of the board at Planet Federal, for a discussion on the ubiquity of data and sensors in the modern world on March 27.
NASA program extends research opportunities for underrepresented in STEM
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The Undergraduate Research Program, which is funded by NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium, Penn State and the National Science Foundation, is an exciting opportunity for underrepresented students to get hands-on research experience early at Penn State.
New predictive models developed for bacterial diversity of soils
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A new set of quantitative models that incorporates pH into the metabolic theory of ecology has been developed by an international team that includes Penn State Assistant Professor of Plant Science Francisco Dini-Andreote. The work is included in a new paper published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, prompts mystery
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A Polystoechotes punctata, or giant lacewing, plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart by Penn State faculty member Michael Skvarla, is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over 50 years — and the first record of the species ever in the state.
Purpose, agility, opportunity: President Bendapudi shares vision for Penn State
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Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi shares her vision for the future of the University — with key goals centered around enhancing student success; research excellence; land-grant impact; diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging; and internal operations.
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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