SNAP-Ed supports markets, healthy lifestyles for low-income Pennsylvanians
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In Western Pennsylvania, Adagio Health leverages funding from SNAP-Ed — administered by Penn State’s Department of Nutritional Sciences — to offer farm-fresh produce for sale in medical offices, Pennsylvania Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children clinics and senior centers across 11 counties. These farmers markets give people access to fresh food that would otherwise be hard for them to get and provide revenue for local farmers.
Penn State and Taipei Tech launch 2025 collaborative seed grant program
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The Materials Research Institute, Penn State Global and the National Taipei University of Technology have announced the 2025 Collaborative Seed Grant Program to support joint research projects in materials science and engineering.
Professor of statistics to retire after 26 years at Penn State
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David Hunter, professor and former department head of statistics in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State, will retire at the end of June 2025.
Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections
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Even though research supports the change, most cities have been slow to ban left turns at even the most congested intersections. This article was written by Vikash Gayah, associate professor of civil engineering.
Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope
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The Eberly College of Science Lab Bench to Commercialization seed grant program is shifting emphasis to earlier development of research, focusing on societal impact and career readiness.
Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find
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A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this “cold blob” has been linked to weakening ocean currents that help regulate global climate — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Penn State researchers have found a weakening AMOC impacts not just the ocean but also the atmosphere, and that these two factors may contribute equally to the cold anomaly.
Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite
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As a reconstructive microsurgeon by training and translational researcher by mission, Dino Ravnic is no stranger to building bridges: between disciplines, campuses and even tissue layers. He has spent the last decade helping shape a cross-campus ecosystem for regenerative medicine that reaches from Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to Penn State Harrisburg and to the heart of the University Park research community.
EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships
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Two faculty members in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences have been awarded the prestigious U.S.-Africa Frontiers Fellowships by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to build high-impact research collaboration and strengthen capacity building with African scientists. In addition, three African scientists will be visiting Penn State.
Penn State's BEST Program trains next generation of Extension professionals
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Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences hosted the fourth annual Broadening Extension through Student Training, or BEST, program in May, welcoming its largest group yet. For the first time, this year’s cohort included students and extension professionals from North Carolina State University.
Susan Stewart named assistant dean for academic support and global programs
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Susan Stewart, associate director of undergraduate studies and teaching professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State, has been named assistant dean for academic support and global programs, effective July 1. Stewart's promotion comes after 18 years of service to Penn State. She succeeds Christine Masters in the role, who recently retired after almost 30 years of service to the College of Engineering.
Penn State College of Ag Sciences names Harbaugh Scholars for 2025
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Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has awarded funding to six faculty members across three teams to support the development of innovative curricula through the college's Harbaugh Faculty Scholars program.
Outcomes of very preterm infants may vary across health systems
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The mortality and length of stay for very preterm infants in the U.S. may vary across health systems, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Health Policy and Administration.