This week we had 178 employers on campus and nearly 1200 students in attendance at the Fall Career Fair at @PSBehrend. Not only do our students find full-time jobs and internships, our students learn so much. https://t.co/jJx7WtQdpM
It was an honor to present the Behrend Medallion to the Honorable Tom Ridge, former PA governor and the first director of @DHSgov . He is in a class of his own in terms of character, honor, and civility. @PSBehrend@penn_State@RidgePolicy
https://t.co/HjUe857Ygs
On the new episode of the “Behrend Talks” podcast, Chancellor Ralph Ford talks with Emily Dobry, a graduate student who discovered a tree fungus that had not previously been seen in North America. https://t.co/wJUsvq6ma9
A $385,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the purchase of a drop tower impact-testing system at #Behrend, where faculty members are developing new approaches to polymer recycling and the formulation of new composites. https://t.co/Wz1S6yymV2
Join us next week for a state-wide virtual discussion on how to jump-start PA's drifting innovation economy
@RobMaxim and I will discuss our new acceleration agenda:
https://t.co/UCTiokJkOx
Register here:
https://t.co/GQuEqR1S1L
#PA status as electoral bellwether is tied up with dire economic / innovation challenges that are also representative of many issues across country
Tech, innovation is slumping there; action is needed and on the ballot
My new post @BrookingsMetro with @robmaxim@YangYoungYou
Tomorrow’s #Behrend career fair will feature more than 160 companies, including Toyota, ExxonMobil and Bausch & Lomb. Have you practiced your elevator pitch? https://t.co/YT6b4fbFbx
More than 60 vision-impaired athletes visited #Behrend last week for the Envision Blind Sports summer camp. “They learn they can play sports that maybe they thought were closed off to them,” said Wendy Fagan, the program’s founder. https://t.co/Mqh2WlRpkN
A new biomedical research lab at @PSBehrend is accelerating the study of ERK, a cellular signaling pathway that is hyperactivated in 90% of all human cancers.
https://t.co/aInuf3bNpI
My conversation with Tom Hagen, Chairman of @erie_insurance, on the restoration of the historic Federal House at @PSBehrend, and the Susan Hirt Hagen CORE. @penn_state
https://t.co/cdswZA3hxV
Senior Director of Administration and Student Affairs Ken Miller and Director of Athletics Brian Streeter proudly pose with the 2021-22 AMCC Presidents Cup Award, captured by the Behrend Lions for winning eight conference championships for a .906 win percentage.
AMCC Champs!
The @BehrendSoftball team captured their second straight and 10th overall @AMCCsports championship with a 5-2 win over Penn State Altoona!