Happy Valley infrastructure: investing in Penn State
By Gracie Mullan Are there 5½ square miles anywhere else in the country enjoying more investment dollars than Happy Valley? With Penn State bucking the national trend of declining enrollment—University Park enrollment grew 2.7% in 2022, boasting higher numbers than fall 2019 pre-covid enrollment—the university is investing heavily in campus renovations. Want an overview of […]
The U.S. only produces 12% of semiconductors produced globally. A Penn State-led consortium is poised to change that.
By Cara Aungst The CHIPS and Science Act provides $52.7 billion for American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development. Semiconductor use is skyrocketing, used in everything from military equipment to mobile phones to climate-friendly lighting and is the lifeblood to the new boom in artificial intelligence. They are projected to become a trillion-dollar industry […]
Penn State research supports Pennsylvania’s nation-leading mushroom industry
By Sean Yoder Pennsylvania is the #1 mushroom producing state in the country and Penn State’s one-of-a-kind mushroom science program is unlike any other in North America. Pennsylvania’s mushroom cultivators produced 446.58 million pounds of white button mushrooms and accounted for 66 percent of the total volume of sales during the 2021-2022 growing season, according […]
spotLess Materials readying product launch with leadership of startup-experienced VP
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Tim Hurley doesn’t shy away from sticky situations. After starting out as a mentor to the spotLESS Materials team, he took on the role of Vice President of Business Development in November, 2022. In bringing Hurley on board, the company’s goal is to attract more customers in the both residential and commercial […]
AI wrote this week’s content. Here’s how it went
by Cara Aungst Opening ChatGPT for the first time reminded me of my first memory of the world wide web (yes, I’m that old). I was in the Audio-Visual department at my small liberal arts college, and the AV director showed me how to find, and buy, a font to use in the yearbook design. […]
ChatGPT says these are 5 key facts about Penn State’s AI innovation
This story is part of our “AI wrote this newsletter” series and was completely written by ChatGPT. It has not been fact-checked and has been shown to include some inaccuracies and outdated information. For reactions from Penn State’s AI Hub to other ChatGPT stories, see this accompanying article. For more about the tools used to create […]
ChatGPT takes on Penn State AI – here’s what Penn State has to say about it
We asked ChatGPT to write an article about Penn State’s capabilities in AI, from materials science to ethics and sustainability. And then, we asked David Hunter, who was recently appointed as director for a cross-functional Penn State AI Hub, for his reaction to what artificial intelligence said about the University. “I accept your challenge!” he […]
Mission to eradicate bed bugs wins notice, awards in entomology world
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger As the saying goes, “Not all heroes wear capes” and in a nation that is divided, there is one thing on which we can all agree: the world would be better without shudder-inducing bed bugs. Dr. Nina Jenkins, affiliate professor in the Department of Entomology at Penn State, has made it her […]
Unbaked Flour Company restores the joy of food to those with digestive disorders
By Stephanie Kalina-Metzger Hannah Carney with her donut holes at the Happy Valley Venture Capitalist Competition. Photo: Provided. Sometimes, necessity is the mother of invention. At least that’s the case with Hannah Carney, whose medical condition inspired her to take dietary matters into her own hands. Carney’s issues with her health originated in 2020, right […]
