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Alumni Energy 'crisis' provides engineering students leadership experience 06/15/2021 The subpoena arrived at 9:45 p.m. on Friday, ordering the fictitious Wolfhelm Mining Ltd. executive team to appear in court. |
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USAC recognizes outstanding staff with awards and celebration 06/15/2021 Each year, the University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) selects three outstanding staff for their accomplishments and contributions to the University and honors them at a celebratory event. |
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Faculty New flooding risk tool developed for the state of Pennsylvania 06/14/2021 In partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), Penn State developed a new flood risk tool for the state of Pennsylvania |
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Research New tissue-closure model may aid in promotion of faster wound healing 06/11/2021 The observation of a previously undetected biological mechanism for closing gaps in living tissue improves basic understanding of the wound-healing process and may one day inform strategies to speed healing after surgery, according to a team of Penn State and Singapore researchers. |
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Graduate Student University award fuels graduate student's love for teaching 06/10/2021 Saumya Vaishnava, a doctoral student in the Penn State Department of Geography, has received a 2021 Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award, which is sponsored jointly by the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education. |
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Student Student prepares for national championship and international internship 06/09/2021 Most college students with summer internships prepare for those opportunities by, at a minimum, packing their bags and securing housing but Melissa Manno rarely settles for the minimum. |
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Faculty Innovative batteries put flying cars on the horizon 06/07/2021 A team of Penn State researchers are exploring the requirements for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles and designing and testing potential battery power sources. |
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Graduate Student Graduate student finalists show their work during research pitch competition 06/07/2021 Six Penn State graduate students involved in materials or engineering research presented a concise rundown of their research, in two minutes or less, for judges from companies including PPG, Corning, Dow and Murata at the finals of the Millennium Cafe PPG Elevator Pitch Competition on May 18. |
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Faculty Climate change a bigger threat to landscape biodiversity than emerald ash borer 06/07/2021 Despite the devastating impact the emrald ash borer has had on forests in the eastern and midwestern parts of the U.S., climate change will have a much larger and widespread impact on these landscapes through the end of the century, according to researchers. |
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University Libraries honors 2021 employee award recipients 06/03/2021 Penn State University Libraries have recognized seven outstanding faculty and staff, including Aaron Procious, a staff member at the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library. |