Office of Research and Outreach

Undergrads' theses examine topics from body image to recycled tires

Fri, 05/10/2013

Marques Paige said he was a terrible student in high school, and he soon discovered that the nursing program he tried at a community college was not for him.

But when Marques started at Penn State Harrisburg, with a tentative major in communications, he began to thrive. He graduated on May 4, one of 130 students in Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital College Honors Program out of the school’s more than 4,200-member student body.

Doctoral candidate releases book on regional folklore

Fri, 03/15/2013

David J. Puglia, of Middletown, Penn State Harrisburg American studies instructor and doctoral candidate, tracks through the hills, houses, and hollows of Pennsylvania in his book “South Central Pennsylvania Legends and Lore.” Released by History Press, the book offers a full history of the region, from the folkways of the Pennsylvania Dutch to the rocky relations between German and English settlers and local tribes.

Publishing celebration honors college faculty, staff, and students March 18

Wed, 03/13/2013

Penn State Harrisburg students, staff, and faculty will discuss and autograph their works published during the past year at the college’s annual Creativity, Publishing, and Book Signing Celebration on March 18. The event will honor 18 college community members whose recent works include musical recordings, award winning designs, and publications. Open to the public, the celebration will be held at 3:00 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge. Featured publications will be available for purchase.

The event is hosted by the Office of Research and Outreach.

Research improves high-speed digital signals

Thu, 02/14/2013

Our digitized world of instant communication is enabled by the transfer of high-speed signals across many systems within a device. As modern signal speeds are pushed to quickly accommodate gigabytes of data, disturbances that were once considered minor, such as weather changes, now become more serious, with the potential to stop systems and corrupt data.

Dr. Sedig Agili, associate professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, and Dr. Aldo Morales, professor of electrical engineering, have developed a formula to help understand the effects of humidity and temperature on electronic signals.

Foxx receives national psychology award

Thu, 01/10/2013

Dr. Richard Foxx, Penn State Harrisburg professor of psychology and adjunct professor of pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association’s (APA) Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.

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Basic Information

The mission of the Office of Research and Outreach is to provide support, training and resources for faculty and student research and scholarly activities.

E-mail:

kss17@psu.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 948 6303

Staff listing

Hours

Office of Research and Outreach - Hours of Operation
	Opens	Closes
Monday through Friday	8:00 a.m.	5:00 p.m.

Location

Room: C114

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