Engineering associate dean for equity and inclusion featured on NSF podcast
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Tonya Peeples, associate dean for equity and inclusion and professor of chemical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, was featured in the third episode of “Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Change,” the official podcast of the National Science Foundation INCLUDES Coordination Hub.
Preparing for potential pandemics is focus of new federal grant to Penn State
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Researchers at Penn State have received a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study H7N9 with a goal of developing new and fundamental knowledge of virus mutations that could indicate the potential for transmissibility in humans.
Penn State receives $25 million to enhance medical research, human health
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The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences has awarded Penn State more than $25 million to provide critical clinical and translational research infrastructure and continue building collaborations across the University's campuses and with communities around the state.
Grant to fund research on biological approach to manage soil pathogens and pests
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In an effort to boost the profitability and sustainability of organic specialty crop production systems, a team of scientists is improving and optimizing anaerobic soil disinfestation as a management approach to control soilborne pests and pathogens and promote soil health.
Fulbright award recipient in College of Ag Sciences conducting research in Ghana
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Kaitlin Fischer, a doctoral degree candidate in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is supporting research designed to help women farmers in Ghana. She is the recipient of a Fulbright Research Award and Africana Research Center grant.
Eberly College's undergraduate research exhibition a success
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On Oct. 7, the Penn State Eberly College of Science hosted the fall 2021 Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition as part of its new Diversity in STEM Corporate Partners Program and in conjunction with the college’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The exhibition featured approximately 40 student participants, from whom 10 winners were chosen in three categories, and was adjudicated by 20 Penn State faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and staff.
Interactions with unreliable infrastructures could be key to smart city design
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Research from the College of Information Sciences and Technology found that smart city designs should consider the daily experiences of citizens or allow them to adapt their own solutions, particularly in areas with historically unreliable infrastructures.
YES introduces engineering to elementary and middle school youth
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Christine Cunningham believes today’s young learners can become tomorrow’s problem-solvers and engineers, if their natural creativity and curiosity about how things work is nurtured through their K-12 curriculum. She has launched Youth Engineering Solutions and has received more than $5 million in grants to help develop curricula and disseminate it nationally.
Viewing memes online increases positive emotions, helps cope with pandemic
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According to new Penn State research by IEE cofund Jessica Myrick, viewing memes online may increase positive emotions which can help improve one’s confidence in the ability to cope with life during a pandemic.
Call for Rock Ethics Institute Faculty Fellowship applications
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The Rock Ethics Institute is now accepting applications for its 2022-23 Faculty Fellowship program, which provides up to $10,000 for a two-course release from teaching to support ethics-related projects.
New podcast tracks the evolution of diverse human traits
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Tracking Traits, a new podcast launched by the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity, explores the current work of researchers who are forging new pathways to understanding the evolution of human diversity, featuring interviews conducted by undergraduate students.
Getting a head start on a materials research career
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Faced with a growing workload in its research labs, the Materials Research Institute (MRI) met the challenge by offering Penn State students an opportunity that most materials science and engineering undergraduates never receive — the chance to work with high-end equipment on state-of-the-art research.