WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * Alumnus' gift leads to new student opportunities at Penn College With a $300,000 gift from alumnus Larry A. Ward, Pennsylvania College of Technology is creating an innovative lab on its main campus to bridge the gap between the design and manufacturability of products. The Larry A. Ward '66 Engineering Design Pilot Plant will be a dedicated space that provides hands-on access to ma  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Brandywine professor, University Park undergrad use AI to assess drumming * MEDIA, Pa. -- Does exact timing or imprecise emotion make for better music? Artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to help answer the question, according to Michael Yatauro, associate professor of mathematics at Penn State Brandywine, and Arnav Pandey, a second-year mathematics major who has transitioned to U  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Electric space heating, appliances reduce US residential energy consumption * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Electric space heating systems and appliances like water heaters can help American homeowners reduce their energy use, and possibly their utility bills, according to a team led by researchers at Penn State. The researchers set out to identify the most important factors driving U.S. on-  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Fiber optic cables could act as early warning system for geohazards, study finds * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Simple fiber-optic cables that are essential for powering the internet can be a useful tool in spotting geohazards such as sinkholes, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. Using existing communications cables buried just a few feet below the ground under Penn   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New clues in how plant microbiomes protect against bacterial speck disease * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Bacterial speck is a common disease affecting tomatoes that can result in lower yields for growers. A new study led by researchers at Penn State gives new clues on how a plant's microbiome can be used to combat the pathogen. The research -- published in the journal Environmental Microbi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * An Out of This World Opportunity For the first time, two undergraduate Pitt engineering students develop and deploy applications on a satellite in geosynchronous orbit * For many college students, satellites are faint dots crossing the sky on clear nights. These objects are background details from science fiction to reality, like GPS, satellite radio, and WiFi.   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Population bottlenecks cause decline of mammals' immunity, researchers find * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Population bottlenecks caused by stark population loss due to illness or habitat destruction caused mammals' disease immunity to decline, according to a new study led by computational biologists in the Penn State School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The finding comes fr  more