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Dr. Omid Ansary

Interim senior associate dean named

Dr. Omid Ansary, director of Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has been named interim senior associate dean for academic affairs, effective July 1. He replaces Dr. Mukund Kulkarni, who takes over July 1 as interim chancellor.

Fifth ‘Boobies Ball’ continues assault on cancer

Penn State Harrisburg’s Lion Ambassadors continue to assist a local assault on breast cancer.

The student organization’s fifth annual Boobies Ball recently netted $1,800 for the Middletown-based Feel Your Boobies Foundation which focuses breast cancer awareness efforts on women under the age of 40.

Heard on campus – acid attack and labor history

In 1956, syndicated labor columnist Victor Riesel was blinded in an organized crime-orchestrated acid attack on a New York City street.

The impact of that ambush on one of America’s most popular crusading journalists who was a foe of union graft is now the centerpiece of a Penn State Harrisburg faculty member’s research and forthcoming book.

Engineering review courses offered in preparation for exams

Penn State Harrisburg is offering instruction to professionals and students planning to take the April 2011 Professional Engineering or Fundamentals of Engineering exam.

The college’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology and its Office of Continuing Education are partnering to offer the review courses in advance of the April exams.

Heard on campus – alcohol and the adolescent brain

Research over the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in scientific evidence of the effect of drugs and alcohol on the adolescent brain.

“Neuroscience research has been able to utilize imaging to view an active brain and gain valuable information on the impact of drugs and alcohol on youth,” says Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of Health Education Sam Monismith.

Week–long study tour to focus on art of Philadelphia

Experience the historic art and architecture of Philadelphia by taking part in a week-long study tour offered this summer by Penn State Harrisburg Continuing Education.

In cooperation with its School of Humanities, the college is offering the tour of the City of Brotherly Love which can be taken either for three academic credits or for personal enrichment.

Students to benefit from faculty member’s award

True to her commitment to learning, Associate Professor of Finance Oranee Tawatnuntachai will share the funding she earned through a University award with her students.

Tawatnuntachai is one of only three faculty members University-wide to receive the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and be named a 2010 Penn State Teaching Fellow.