Students and staff members from Penn State Harrisburg attended the Summer Leadership Conference in August. Pictured, back row (l-r): Noah Cruz, Julia Hoffmann, Erick Vetovich, Venus Talbot, and Salmaan Bhimji. Front row (l-r): Katherine Thear, Chelsy-Sippora Funebe, Michelle Weber-Colon (assistant director of student engagement), Britni Greenleaf (student engagement coordinator), Deresha Cooper and Tiffaney Simmers.
A group of Penn State Harrisburg students enhanced their leadership skills by joining nearly 250 of their peers from every Commonwealth Campus at the Summer Leadership Conference.
Abu Asaduzzaman, assistant professor of chemistry in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology, was awarded a nearly $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, to pursue research into the environmental interactions of mercury in the Arctic.
Award-winning journalist and author Amy Goodman will present “Democracy in Crisis: The Power of Independent Journalism,” on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre at Penn State Harrisburg.
