Six receive Faculty Scholar Medals
Six Penn State faculty members have received 2021 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement, including John Mauro and Joshua Robinson in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Climate dynamics seminar to discuss university role in combating climate change
Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography at Penn State, will discuss a vision for a university-wide climate consortium and Penn State’s role in combating climate change during a seminar at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21.
Four projects receive research computing support through institute's seed grants
The Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) has awarded the first round of RISE seed grants, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Penn State undergraduate digs into the past through fossil leaves
As a child, Edward Spagnuolo dreamed of dinosaurs and hunting for fossils buried in the ground. He never outgrew the phase, and he eventually chased his dream to Penn State. Now a junior majoring in geobiology, Spagnuolo has found a new avenue for pursuing his passion – fossil leaves.
Wind Energy Club prepares to compete in Collegiate Wind Competition
Each year since 2014, the Penn State Wind Energy Club has competed in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition, taking home more first place wins than any other team. With hard work, flexibility and new, creative designs, they plan to do the same this year.