Penn State celebrates Apollo 11 moon landing with speaker and film event
Neil Armstrong took “one small step” onto the moon 50 years ago. To celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, Penn State will host a speaker and film event at The State Theatre in downtown State College on Saturday, July 20.
Students, professor build specialized scanner to bring paintings to life
When Yi Yang, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Abington, was a doctoral student, he frequented art museums but grew frustrated with the inability of patrons to closely examine paintings and the artists’ techniques. After some thought, he realized that a laser imaging system like the one in his lab could be used to capture the 3D surface profiles of artwork.
New online master of engineering degree to be offered through World Campus
Today’s engineers need to be equipped to meet the ever-changing demands of a modern society and to understand how to innovate and better streamline processes. In order to meet these needs, Penn State will offer a new online degree beginning in fall 2019 to meet these requirements: master of engineering in industrial engineering.
How did a road trip shape American history? In this article for the The New York Times, Brian C. Black of Penn State Altoona writes about Dwight Eisenhower's 1919 drive across the country. http://ow.ly/gmJF50uWCKh
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There's nothing cuter than a puppy, is there? Some #PennState researchers help to explain why we find certain animals cuter than others (via @chicagotribune). ow.ly/Y9eq50uYEZx
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Atypical eating behaviors may be a sign a child should be screened for #autism, according to a new study from #PennState College of Medicine. ow.ly/KnIA50uXQzx