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Alumni Couple establishes fund to support student research in interdisciplinary science 04/13/2021 Marilyn Fogel, who graduated in 1973 with a degree in biology, may have come to Penn State for the football games, but she left with an appreciation for the interdisciplinary research that would define her career. |
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Faculty Seminar to discuss role of social memory in climate change adaptation 04/13/2021 Kristina Douglass, Joyce and Doug Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute and assistant professor of anthropology and African studies at Penn State, will discuss the importance of local, Indigenous and descendant knowledge to climate change adaptation and sustainable practices during a seminar at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 14. The talk will be broadcast via Zoom. |
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Faculty GIS technology helps map out how America's mafia networks were 'connected' 04/12/2021 At its height in the mid-20th century, American organized crime groups, often called the mafia, grossed approximately $40 billion each year, typically raising that money through illegal or untaxed activities, such as extortion and gambling. |
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Alumni Penn State mourns the loss of Della Roy 04/12/2021 The Penn State and materials research communities are mourning the loss of Della M. Roy, emeritus professor of materials science and a founding member of the Penn State Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), now the Materials Research Institute (MRI). Della died on March 27 at age 94. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: Head of nuclear engineering looks to stars for clean energy 04/11/2021 Jean Paul Allain, professor of nuclear engineering and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, will discuss the recent progress made in nuclear fusion, emerging technologies and the remaining challenges to realizing energy generation from a star here on Earth at a talk at 4 p.m. Monday, April 12. |
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Student Campus Weather Service president transitions club to remote forecasting 04/11/2021 Christopher Tate's first word may well have been "weather." |
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Alumni Fund honors legacy of geoscientist who started Wallops Island course 04/06/2021 There's an old adage that goes if you can instill in someone a piece of advice, a bit of knowledge, then through them that lives forever. What you started passes on through generations. |
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Faculty Virtual symposium to reflect on past and future of polymer science 04/06/2021 A two-day virtual symposium featuring speakers from academia and industry will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, April 14-15, and will discuss the past and future of polymer sciences. The symposium is free and open to the public via Zoom. |
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Faculty Webinar: 'Planning for the Unplanned: Designing Resilience in Energy Systems' 04/06/2021 A panel of energy experts from Penn State and industry will discuss how energy systems are currently designed to be resilient to extreme weather events, and how they may need to be designed in the future. The panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 12 via Zoom. |
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Faculty Additive Manufacturing and Design Program names new director 04/05/2021 The additive manufacturing and design (AMD) program at Penn State has named Allison Beese, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering, as its next director. |