Sixteen faculty members representing various campuses, colleges, and General Education areas at Penn State, have been named General Education Faculty Fellows. The General Education Faculty Fellows Program is a new initiative of the recently created Office for General Education.
An Inc. magazine editorial encourages companies to implement policies based on research by a Penn State Abington labor economist. The study suggests flexibility to balance work with personal needs makes employees happier, ultimately boosting productivity and retention.
A Penn State Abington faculty member recently published an illustrated history of 100 years of education at the campus, "Penn State Abington and the Ogontz School." The author will host a book signing on Oct. 21.
Memorable moments from the celebration of all that makes Penn State Abington home — the people, academics, research, the arts, and service and officially welcoming Chancellor Damian J. Fernandez to the family.
Nonverbal cues and body language help establish trust, which result in stronger relationships at home, work and school. A Penn State Abington professor of applied linguistics suggested several tactics in a recent article.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.2M in funding to three Penn State chemical engineering researchers for a proposal which aims to identify the key polymeric properties of conjugated polymers used to develop flexible electronics.
Enrique Gomez, Ralph Colby and Scott Milner are working to design the molecular structures of conducting polymers for applications in flexible electronics. The work is focused on predicting fundamental polymeric properties, such as the stiffness of the polymer chain and other physical and chemical properties.
