Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship
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Micah Haack, a doctoral student in electrical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, has been awarded the U.S. Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. During the summer months and after graduation for a minimum of two-and-a-half years, Haack will work at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania
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To better understand potential contamination of the groundwater feeding the 3.5 million people served by private well systems in Pennsylvania, a team of researchers from Penn State conducted a novel three-year citizen science study of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) — often referred to as forever chemicals — in 167 private wells across the commonwealth.
Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence
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Five faculty members were honored with awards at the end of the spring semester – three given by the University College for research, teaching and service, and two from the Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses in recognition of innovative teaching practices to enhance student learning.
Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows
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The Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officers program has gained five additional fellows from the Penn State ranks.
Scientists discover bizarre signals coming from ice in Antarctica
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Some strange radio signals are broadcasting out of Antarctica's ice, and the researchers who found them don't know why.
Federal science cuts threaten our natural resources
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What if I told you the friendships you’ve built on the lake, river or trail could help protect Pennsylvania fisheries — would you believe me? How does science funding matter for our stewardship of our natural resources? This opinion column was written by Anne Pisor, assistant professor of anthropology.
Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
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A cosmic particle detector in Antarctica has emitted a series of bizarre signals that defy the current understanding of particle physics, according to an international research group that includes scientists from Penn State.
Annual substance use conference examines psychiatric and opioid use disorders
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The Social Science Research Institute’s (SSRI) Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) recently hosted the sixth annual conference in the Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub at Penn State University Park.
Human microbiome pioneer to deliver World Microbiome Day lecture
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Curtis Huttenhower, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics at the Harvard School of Public Health, will deliver a lecture to the Penn State community in honor of World Microbiome Day. The lecture is open to all and will be held virtually over Zoom at 10 a.m. on June 27. Advanced registration is required.
Heard on Campus: College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott at Timber 2025
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Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and the Pennsylvania Forest Products Association co-hosted the 2025 Forest Products Equipment and Technology Exposition, June 6-7 at Penn State's Ag Progress Days site at Rock Springs. The college's dean, Troy Ott, was on hand to support the partnership among Penn State, the state's forest products industry, forest landowners and government agencies.
Q&A: Has nature always been strange? The ‘eco-weird’ unmakes the familiar
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The eco-weird, an emerging genre pioneered by Penn State philosopher Brian Onishi, focuses on the strange feelings familiar places in nature can cause. In this Q&A, Onishi discussed the concept, which is detailed in his recently published book on the topic.
Bellisario College Dean Marie Hardin named Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year
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Dean Marie Hardin of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State was named as the 2024 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year.