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Institute awards seed grants for computational, data science projects

Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences has awarded eight seed grants to bolster computational and data science research projects throughout the University. The support will benefit researchers from five Penn State campuses studying topics ranging from weather prediction to forecasting mortgage loan closures to exploring engineering approaches for battery materials.
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Board of Trustees committee discusses diversity initiatives 

Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Dean Hardin and Greater Allegheny Chancellor Edmondson shared information on their work to raise awareness of diversity and human rights during a discussion with the Board of Trustees Committee on Outreach, Development and Community Relations on May 5.  
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Trustees talk advancing inclusion, equity and diversity across University 

At its meeting on May 5, the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Equity and Human Resources held a discussion on one of the University’s six Strategic Plan foundations — “Advancing Inclusion, Equity and Diversity” — as part of the board’s continued commitment to creating a more diverse and inclusive University. 
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GA_Bendapudi on tour

Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Jacqueline Edmondson, Pan African Student Union President Aundre Robinson, Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi, and Student Government Association President-elect Aayushi Gandhi, left to right, pose for a photo prior to taking a tour of the Greater Allegheny campus. 

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GA_Bendapudi in SECURE lab

Kristal Tucker, associate teaching professor of biology, shows President-elect Neeli Bendapudi and Penn State Trustee Alvin F. de Levie real-time digital imaging of tardigrades and their eggs via light microscopy.

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Bendapudi with GA alumni

Kelley M. Lynch, president of the Penn State Alumni Association and Greater Allegheny Chancellor’s Advisory Council member, meets Penn State President-elect Neeli Bendapudi as Rich Bundy, vice president for Development and Alumni Relations, looks on.