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Students at a networking event in 2019

2019 Adult Learners Networking Event

A variety of events have been held in the past to celebrate during National Adult Learner/Nontraditional Learner Week, such as the networking event in 2019 pictured here, but this year’s virtual format offered organizers the opportunity to to collate all the events to better support each other and their students. 

Ron Forbes poses with the ProDomeSeal, which he designed to prevent birds from nesting on propane tanks.

Ron Forbes with the ProDomeSeal

Erie County resident Ron Forbes invented the ProDomeSeal to stop birds from nesting in the cap on his propane tank. Students in Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons helped refine the design.

Three images of the ProDomeSeal, a flexible insert for propane tank covers.

ProDomeSeal

Students in Penn State Behrend's Innovation Commons helped design the ProDomeSeal, a flexible rubber insert that blocks birds from nesting in propane tank covers.

Behrend researcher Jason Williams designed COVID-19 face shields, teamed up with partners to mass-produce and ship them to health-care workers

FaceShield

Behrend researcher Jason Williams designed COVID-19 face shields, teamed up with partners to mass-produce and ship them to health-care workers