The 17th Erie Conference at Penn State Behrend explored the risks that small businesses face from cybersecurity hacks, including malware, ransomware and phishing.
A $385,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the purchase of a drop tower impact-testing system at Penn State Behrend, where faculty members are developing new approaches to polymer recycling and the formulation of new composites.
The Penn State Behrend men’s soccer team lost to Rutgers-Newark in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship match. Three players – Blake Cooper, John Ziobro and Zak Schwarzel – were named to the all-tournament team.
The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team opened its season with wins over Bethany and Thiel. Tommy DiRienzo, a junior from Pittsburgh, scored 21 points against Bethany and 18 against Thiel.
Martina Edwards was the first Black woman to hold a seat at the New York Stock Exchange. “I had to prove that I belonged there,” she said during a Nov. 10 visit to Penn State Behrend. “And performance was my currency.”
A new mobile Penn State id+ card is anticipated to launch in January 2023, allowing students to use their mobile devices to conveniently, safely and securely access campus housing facilities, purchase meals, and more.
Penn State Behrend swimmer Tim Compton, a sophomore from Pittsburgh, set a pool record in the 400 IM at Pitt-Bradford on Nov. 5. He finished in 4:18.55. He also won the 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:50.14.
A team of Penn State Behrend students has developed multilingual safety signage for Port Erie Plastics, a Harborcreek Township injection-molding company that employs a diverse workforce, including new Americans.
Penn State students, faculty and staff with older versions of the id+ card are being asked to submit new photos ahead of re-carding events that will be held University-wide during the spring 2023 semester. There are multiple ways to submit a photo, and photos will be accepted from Nov. 7 through Nov. 23.
Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences will host an informational open house focused on how Penn State Behrend researchers can leverage the power of supercomputing. The event will be held in Room 236 in Burke Center on Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
