Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. The faculty and staff awards ceremony is Wednesday, April 19.
The Penn State Behrend track and field teams opened their outdoor seasons March 25 at the Cal U Early Bird Invitational. The men’s team won the shot put and the 110- and 400-meter hurdles; the women won the 800-meter relay. The campus' volleyball, tennis, water polo, baseball and softball teams also were in action last week. Here are the highlights.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant to Alicyn Rhoades, an assistant professor of engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, to study how friction and cooling rates during the manufacturing process affect the strength, flexibility and biodegradation of plastic materials.
Technology continues to change and influence our lives. That theme will be emphasized during Penn State Behrend’s second-annual Digital Media Festival later this month.
The Penn State Behrend women’s water polo team lost in overtime against Washington and Jefferson. The men’s volleyball team also was in action last week. Here are the highlights.
A Penn State Behrend team won the initial round of the CFA Institute Research Challenge, the "investment Olympics" for university students. The team advances to the Americas Regional final, set for April 6-7 in Seattle.
Penn State Behrend will hold its annual spring admissions open house for prospective students on April 1. A Student Information Fair, admissions and financial aid information session, walking tour of campus, lab demonstrations, a complimentary lunch, and more will be offered.
