An alumnus of Penn State Harrisburg’s American studies program has established a scholarship to honor the professors who impacted him and to benefit future graduate students in the program.
Penn State has announced the recipients of the inaugural Presidential Public Impact Research Awards, a new program designed to support faculty and students who are working on research projects that directly benefit communities.
Dawn Hamaty, human resources consultant at Penn State Harrisburg, received the 2024 Staff Morale Award from Penn State University Staff Advisory Council.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance's Academic Leadership Program in 2024-25 will include six new fellows from Penn State. The BTAA is the academic consortium of the Big Ten universities and the United States’ preeminent model for effective collaboration among research universities. The Academic Leadership Program focuses on addressing the challenges of academic administration at major research universities.
Anmol Garg, a Penn State Harrisburg computer science major, headed to the state Capitol in March to present research on how the automation of open data analysis could help improve the decision-making process for lawmakers.
Penn State Center for Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Industry (AIMI) fellow Jeremy Blum researches the use of generative artificial intelligence systems in contest programming. Blum, associate professor of computer science at Penn State Harrisburg, has worked in contest programming for 10-plus years and is now working with students to lowering barriers to increase participation by using ChatGPT and systems alike.
Dinesh Pai, associate professor of supply chain management in Penn State Harrisburg's School of Business Administration, has received an award from the Northeastern Decision Sciences Institute for his service as the organization’s president.
The Sustainable Labs Program provides educational support and networking opportunities to labs across Penn State, helping them implement changes to become more energy and resource efficient. Actions taken by participating labs are estimated to result in over $155,000 in savings for the University and reduce about 490 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.