From safe road to exoplanet discovery, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seed grants are designed to help scientists use the latest computational technology and cutting-edge data science techniques to deepen understanding and develop innovation across fields and disciplines.
Marissa Nicosia, assistant professor of Renaissance literature at Penn State Abington, has received a highly competitive National Endowment for the Humanities grant for her research and writing toward a book examining the intertextual links among domestic writing, food culture and early modern English poetry.
The People’s Kitchen, led by Penn State Center Philadelphia and other Penn State partners, has received the 2021 Penn State Award for Community Engagement and Scholarship. The effort is led by Shivaani Selvaraj, director, and Carly Pourzand, community engagement specialist, both at Penn State Center Philadelphia.
Joseph Oakes, associate teaching professor of information sciences and technology and computer science program chair at Penn State Abington; is the recipient of Penn State's 2021 Undergraduate Program Leadership Award.
: Penn State Scranton Instructional Designer Griff Lewis, top screen, and Lecturer in Chemistry Theresa Black, second screen from top, give a presentation on the usefulness of Microsoft Teams at the Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day event on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Campuses from across the commonwealth came together at the all-day event to provide faculty with a host of innovative ways to use technology in the classroom.
The multi-campus research team of Ashkan Negahban, Omar Ashour and Sabahattin Gokhan Ozden received a three-year, $831,276 grant for research on immersive simulation-based learning models.
Pierce Salguero, associate professor of Asian history and religious studies at Penn State Abington, is the recipient of the 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award.
