Andrew Read leads conversation with community on research enterprise
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Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read recently hosted a conversation with the community on the University’s research enterprise. It was an opportunity for Penn State faculty, staff and students to learn more about current initiatives to strengthen the University’s research enterprise and engage with Read about the challenges and opportunities Penn State faces in today’s research landscape.
Hemingway, after the hurricane
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In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway joined the relief efforts – and became enraged at government inaction.
$5 million gift endows directorship of Behrend’s School of Engineering
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A $5 million endowment and estate gift has created Penn State Behrend's first named school directorship: The James R. Meehl Director of the School of Engineering. The fund also will support Behrend's School of Science.
Penn State professor awarded UNESCO Janusz Korczak Jubilee Medal
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Mark Brennan, professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State, was recently awarded the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Janusz Korczak Jubilee Medal at a special ceremony in Poland.
Penn State named site for World Food Forum Youth Food Lab
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Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been selected to host a prestigious World Food Forum Youth Food Lab, a key initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to address global food security and climate change.
Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors
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The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects that look to put promising climate solutions into action through interdisciplinary partnerships.
Penn State engineering teams place in airport design competition
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Faculty earn Advancing Equity and Inclusion Grant for project-based learning
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A pair of multidisciplinary faculty members at Penn State Shenango received an Advancing Equity and Inclusion Grant from the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence to help fund a series of four online workshops focused on project-based learning.
Growing Impact: Visualizing flood risk (Preview)
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Episode release date: November 1, 2024. Flooding is the world's most devastating natural disaster, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Millions of Americans live in high-risk flood zones, with the threat amplified by climate change and aging infrastructure. This episode explores how innovative computer modeling and visualizations can help communities plan for future flood risks and develop effective response strategies.
Doctoral candidate to discuss high wildfire-risk zones effect on property values
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Sizhuo Chen, doctoral candidate in energy, environment, and food economics, will give the talk, “The Impact of Wildfire Hazard Information Disclosure on Property Prices,” at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in 157 Hosler Building on the University Park campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Materials science and engineering professor to receive 2025 John H. Dillon Medal
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Robert Hickey, associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will receive the American Physical Society’s 2025 John H. Dillon Medal.
Fungi Futures exhibition showcases work of Stuckeman architecture researchers
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Three projects from researchers in the Penn State Stuckeman School that focus on the use of mycelium, the root of fungus, as sustainable architectural components are featured in the “Fungi Futures: Exploring Mycelium in Product Design and Crafts” exhibition in the gallery of the (con)Temporary CRAFTS STUDIO in Bremen, Germany.