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Earlier this year Nathan Keim, associate professor of physics, studied how tape can hold memories. #PennStatePhysics
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In a new study, him and his research team, which includes Surendra Padamata, a graduate student in physics, showed that two different types of material memory can coexist in a simple mixture of small particles suspended in a viscous liquid. Read more at buff.ly/gKb0ZrP
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Shout out to Viviana Anahí Cáceres Barbosa, doctoral student in physics and Jennifer Mott, doctoral student in biology, for being among 32 selected students to receive scholarships of up to $10,000 from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Endowment.
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Read more about these scholarships at buff.ly/WFQy3oL. #PennStatePhysics #PennStateBio
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Congrats to Wenrui Hao, professor of mathematics, for being named the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in AI Mathematical Modeling!
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He is one of three Penn State faculty to be named Huck chairs by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences in recognition of their research endeavors and track records of service to key Huck units. buff.ly/OlOeiJi
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Celebrating community and connection in the college. 💙🤍 Eberly partnered with other colleges at the University to present “Pride in Every Field: A STEM Mixer" and hosted a first-gen mixer to celebrate the college's first generation students.
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For 22 years, @NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has made impactful scientific discoveries, despite its original mission timeframe being two years. 🛰️
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With mission control being based on Penn State's University Park campus, researchers at the University and the college were involved in some of the major discoveries to come from Swift. Read about some of them at buff.ly/hVGRGUa
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Congrats to the members of our college who celebrated 25 years at Penn State this summer! 👏 • Mary Beth Williams, James and Alvina Balog Faculty Fellow in Science, and professor of chemistry • Aissa Wade, professor of mathematics
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• Denise Woodward, teaching professor of biology • Ludmil Zikatanov, professor of mathematics #PennStateScience #PennStateChemistry #PennStateMath #PennStateBio
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Please join us in congratulating Adrianne Vasey, associate teaching professor of biology, for receiving a "We Are!" shoutout!
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Adrianne's nominator wrote: "I came to her in a rough, unsupported space and she provided valuable advice and resources, following up the next day to let me know my presence was missed..” buff.ly/w6xZiiw #PennStateBio
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Congrats to Carly Schissel, assistant professor of chemistry, who is on a multi-institutional team that has been selected to receive funding from the Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories initiative!
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The grant will support Schissel's work, which includes using AI methods to help identify synthetic molecules called peptides that are useful for drug development. Read about the grant at buff.ly/pqvEgse #PennStateChemistry
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While there are studies that focus on the impact of PFAS on the body's tissues, there is less research about how these chemicals affect the bacteria and microbes that make up the gut microbiome.
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To help address this need, the NIH awarded a a four-year, $2.8 million grant to a research team partially led by Jordan Bisanz, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology. Read more about this grant at buff.ly/fQw4gu4 #PennStateBMB
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It's time for another Penn State Today photo contest! 📸 Send your best fall photograph from a Penn State campus or location, or a picture that incorporates a University element in the season. Submit your photo at buff.ly/1xiIAWJ
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Anne Pallozzi, a second-year student majoring in biology, participated in the Summer Undergraduate Internship Program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she conducted research in the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. #PennStateBio 📸: Anne Pallozzi
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Congrats to six Eberly students who earned Discovery Grants to help fund their summer research and projects this year! Read about the grant recipients at buff.ly/aZLrncc
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