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2nd Annual Human Flourishing Summer Teaching Institute held via Zoom

Twenty-four colleagues from 10 Penn State campuses, the University of Virginia and University of Wisconsin-Madison convened via Zoom on June 16 and 17, 2020, to discuss teaching the "The Art and Science of Human Flourishing," a 3-credit course for Penn State undergraduates. Among the concepts explored was "how we can compassionately hold ourselves and each other more accountable to participate in social change and to be a force for good in the world."

 

A Symbiotic Short: Open-Source PPE Manufacturing and Sterilization
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A Symbiotic Short: Open-Source PPE Manufacturing and Sterilization

Penn State Mechanical and Industrial Engineering professor Tim Simpson discusses his work on the Manufacturing and Sterilization for the COVID-19 (MASC) Project. To hear the whole podcast conversation about this research, including the work of Moriah Szpara, associate professor of biology, biochemistry and molecular biology; and Melissa James, facilities coordinator at the Eva J. Pell Lab, visit www.thesymbioticpodcast.com.

David Meredith

David Meredith

David B. Meredith, associate professor of engineering at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has retired after 41 years of service.