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Stephen Mainzer, assistant teaching professor at Penn State, meets with community members from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

Team earns seed grant to develop solutions to river flooding 03/15/2019

Klaus Keller, professor in the Department of Geosciences, and Robert Nicholas, associate research professor with the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, are among a team that has received funding to develop community-based solutions to river flooding in Pennsylvania.

Briana Bennett heats glass in Penn State's fully-equipped glassblowing shop.

A Heart of Glass 03/14/2019

Briana Bennett, a senior studying materials science and engineering, combines her training as a materials scientist and her passion as an artist.

John Mauro, a glass expert and professor at Penn State, stands with his undergraduate adviser Arun Varshneya

Mentorship that began in college continues for glass scientist 03/14/2019

Sometimes it’s the most casual of occurrences that have the most impact on the trajectory of our lives.

Maureen L. Mulvihill, president and CEO of Actuated Medical, Inc. (AMI), will deliver the Tressler Lecture

Penn State alumna Mulvihill to present R.E. Tressler Lecture 03/13/2019

The 2019 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in 26 Hosler Building at University Park. Maureen L. Mulvihill, president and CEO of Actuated Medical Inc. (AMI), will deliver the lecture and receive the 2019 R.E. Tressler Award.

Jon Benesch (second from right) and his wife, Deborah (third from right), created an Open Doors Scholarship in EMS

EMS alumnus establishes $500K Open Doors Scholarship 03/13/2019

Penn State alumnus Jon Benesch and his wife, Deborah created the Jon and Deborah Family Open Doors Scholarship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.