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Rakshith Badarinath works in the Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) Lab, at Penn State.

Additive manufacturing and design master's program awards first degree 09/25/2018

Introduced in 2017, the AMD program is educating students and working engineers to become technical experts in additive manufacturing and design.

Professor expands scope of data science techniques in new book 09/21/2018

For some, publishing a book is a lifetime achievement. For John Harlim, professor of mathematics and meteorology at Penn State and an Institute for CyberScience (ICS) co-hire, it is similar to reviewing his last decade of research.

A rendering of the new solar array shows its location along Orchard Road, near the Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Project to provide reliable and affordable solar-generated energy to Penn State 09/20/2018

A new project will provide 2,500 megawatt-hours of clean, reliable and affordable solar-generated energy annually to the University as part of its diversified energy portfolio. The Penn State Office of Physical Plant and Alternative Energy Development Group (AEDG) announced Sept. 19 the development of a 2 megawatt Advanced Utility-Scale Solar photovoltaic system.

Paleontologist Ellen Currano removes a faux beard from her face for "The Bearded Lady Project: Challenging the Face of Science.”

'The Bearded Lady Project,' documentary screening, discussion on Sept. 23 09/19/2018

"The Bearded Lady Project: Challenging the Face of Science" is a documentary and photographic project about women working in the male-dominated field of paleontology. It celebrates the contributions of women scientists and highlights the challenges and obstacles they face. Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences will host a screening of the 22-minute documentary and presentation, followed by a panel discussion, question-and-answer session and reception from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in 22 Deike Building on the University Park campus. The events are free and open to the public.

Students sampling food at the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences International Culture Night.

Public invited to fourth annual International Cultures Night on Sept. 17 09/14/2018

International cultures will be on display from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, on the ground floor of Deike Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The fourth annual International Cultures Night celebrates cultures from around the world through food, music, performances and cultural exhibitions.