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Faculty Particle size is key factor in coal mining-related respiratory disease 05/17/2023 One of the major occupational health hazards for coal workers in the U.S. is coal mine dust-related respiratory diseases. New findings by Penn State researchers shed light on the causes of respiratory diseases related to coal mine dust. |
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Penn State and onsemi partner to boost silicon carbide research in the U.S. 05/16/2023 Penn State and onsemi, a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding toward an $8 million strategic collaboration that includes the establishment of the onsemi Silicon Carbide Crystal Center (SiC3) at Penn State’s Materials Research Institute. |
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Student Engineering graduate students named finalists at Microsoft Imagine Cup 05/12/2023 A group of Penn State computer science graduate students were declared world finalists in March at the Microsoft Imagine Cup, where students across the globe compete to create software applications to solve technical challenges. |
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Research More research is needed to spread the benefits of electric vehicles equitably 05/12/2023 Electric vehicles, or EVs, promise to reduce carbon emissions and serve as a tool to help mitigate climate change, but a team of Penn State researchers report there has been little research to determine how equitable the benefits of EVs are and, in fact, whether the technology may unfairly harm some areas and populations. |
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Faculty Mining PA Conference offers outlooks from leaders in mining 05/11/2023 Pennsylvania mining industry leaders, government representatives and faculty will speak at the inaugural Mining PA Conference, to be held Aug. 14-16 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College. |
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Faculty EMS student program recognizes outstanding academic, professional development 05/11/2023 Isabella Ferreira arrived at Penn State several years ago as a social and outgoing student eager to get involved. |
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Alumni DEP Secretary Negrin to give keynote address at Shale Network Workshop on May 18 05/11/2023 Penn State is hosting the annual Shale Network Workshop on May 18 and 19 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College. |
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Graduate Student Penn State geosciences doctoral student wins P.E.O. Scholar Award 05/11/2023 Sierra Melton, a doctoral student in the Penn State Department of Geosciences, was selected as one of 110 doctoral students in the United States and Canada to receive the prestigious $20,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award. |
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Faculty Annual substance use conference examines stigma, opioid crisis 05/10/2023 The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) recently hosted its fourth annual conference in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus. |
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Faculty Materials society pays tribute to Zi-Kui Lui with honorary symposium 05/03/2023 The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) celebrated the career of Zi-Kiu Liu, the Dorothy Pate Enright Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State, with an honorary symposium recognizing his impact on the fields of computational materials science and materials design. |