Achievements across University
in spotlight
The importance, range and impact of Penn State
research continue to be on the upswing, and Penn State's incoming vice president
for research -- Eva J. Pell -- wants to maintain and further the University's
pre-eminence in research.
Board chair looks at issues affecting
future
The University must continue to respond quickly
to the needs of society, while keeping its eye on quality as it transitions
into the next century, otherwise it will become irrelevant or obsolete, advised
Edward P. Junker III, chairman of Penn State's Board of Trustees, who spoke
about the University's future during a Jan. 20 talk at University Park.
Web surfers need to use caution before
catching the wave
Deborah Hurley, director of the Harvard Information
Infrastructure Project, a Harvard University research program involved in
defining national and international Internet policy, notes that while there's
a lot of good news about information and communications technologies, intrinsic
security is generally growing worse.
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