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Faculty member appointed to U.S. government advisory council

Renee Flasher, assistant professor of accounting in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration, was appointed as an academic representative to the Comptroller General’s Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards by the Comptroller General of the United States.
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Penn State Harrisburg student wins IEEE Capstone Award

A Penn State Harrisburg engineering student won the 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Susquehanna Section Capstone Award for his work to design "smart" shoes that can track the wearer’s weight, steps and distance.
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Global Alumni Spotlight: Tawfiq Alashoor

Holding a bachelor's degree from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, Tawfiq Alashoor was seeking more academically. While researching the best schools to pursue a master’s degree, he constantly found Penn State highly ranked on the lists. This was enough for Alashoor to make Penn State his school of choice, especially as it was a well-known institution back in his home country of Saudi Arabia.  
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Professor awarded NSF grant for research on mercury in the Arctic

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.