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Faculty College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty member named 2024 Packard Fellow 10/15/2024 Tushar Mittal, assistant professor of geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) at Penn State, was named a 2024 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. |
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Research NIH grant for new tool development to help assess obesity-related behaviors 10/14/2024 The NIH has awarded Zhenlong Li a two-year, $399,391 grant to study how environmental factors contribute to obesity, particularly in racial and ethnic minority communities. |
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Faculty EMS associate dean named distinguished member by Society of Petroleum Engineers 10/14/2024 Zuleima Karpyn, Donohue Family Professor of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, and associate dean for graduate education and research in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was recently named a distinguished member by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. |
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Faculty Penn State hosts International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering 10/11/2024 This fall, the Penn State Mining Engineering program invited engineers worldwide to Pittsburgh for the 7th International Symposium on Mine Safety Science and Engineering. |
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Graduate Student University fellowships awarded to 110 graduate students 10/10/2024 The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State named 110 graduate students as recipients of the 2024-25 University Graduate Fellowships and Distinguished Graduate Fellowships. |
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Faculty Two-part celebration to honor career of EMS professor Alan Taylor 10/09/2024 Alan Taylor's career will be honored with a two-part celebration a symposium, “Forests of Change: Looking to the Past to Understand the Future - Reflections on a Career" and a "Celebration of Achievements." |
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Faculty Penn State professor Susan Brantley named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania 10/09/2024 Penn State professor Susan Brantley is one of 11 inductees named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania for 2024. |
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Research A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts 10/09/2024 A recently developed electronic tongue is capable of identifying differences in similar liquids, such as milk with varying water content. |
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Faculty Ask an expert: Voter rolls and the fear of voter fraud 10/08/2024 With voter registration deadlines fast approaching around the country, Penn State News spoke with Chris Fowler, associate professor of geography and demography at Penn State, about his research into the nation’s voter rolls. |
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Geography 'Coffee Hour' lecture series continues with Oct. 11 talk by Anne Bonds 10/07/2024 The Penn State Department of Geography will continue its fall 2024 "Coffee Hour" lecture series with a talk by Anne Bonds, professor of geography and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. |
