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Wireless technology to transform
campus life
A new $6.5 million project launched Sept. 30 on the University Park campus
promises to dramatically alter the way Penn State faculty, staff and students
communicate with each other. It is also expected to have an immediate impact
on education, research and public safety.
Spanier to chair national education
commission
University President Graham B. Spanier has been named chair of the
Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities, effective
Jan. 1. He currently serves as a member of the commission, which is composed
of 30 presidents and former presidents of state and land-grant universities.
Compliance office keeps research
wheels turning
Tucked neatly away at the end of the hall on the second floor of the Kern
Building, the mere name of the Office of Regulatory Compliance sounds a
bit ominous. Staffed by five women, the office is responsible for coordinating
the review process for research projects that run the gamut from simple
surveys to projects focusing on recombinant DNA. In the past year alone,
the office has handled more than 3,500 research proposals involving human
subjects.
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