New research suggests that dieting during pregnancy compromises children’s math abilities. Eric J. Connolly, associate professor at Penn State Abington, said the findings can impact important preventative interventions.
Penn State Abington students will benefit from the campus' share of a $1.7 million grant aimed at increasing the number and diversity of graduates from the engineering major.
Pradip Bandyopadhyay, professor of physics and head of science at Penn State Berks, is co-leading a new collaborative program to increase the number and diversity of graduating engineering students at Penn State.
Their friends slept late, worked and relaxed this summer ... but 11 incoming Penn State Abington freshmen willingly spent an intense six weeks on campus. The upside of reducing downtime? These students in math-intensive majors boosted their skills by enrolling in an innovative program developed at Abington.
Kathryn Jablokow, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design and coordinator of the Philadelphia regional engineering degree program.