On Saturday, November 13, Penn State Wilkes-Barre held its first high-altitude balloon launch. A team of faculty and students led by Penn State Wilkes-Barre faculty members Dr. Albert Lozano-Nieto, professor of engineering, and Dr. Jon Carson, associate professor of engineering, assembled the payloads, launched the balloon, tracked, and recovered the balloon and cameras sent with it.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre men's basketball team raced out to a 47-31 halftime lead against Baptist Bible College, then finished strong to grab a 77-58 victory Monday, November 15.
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As the healthcare industry begins a widespread shift to digital record-keeping and electronic information transfer, a growing need has emerged among employees of this industry to be more knowledgeable and skilled in information technology skills and practices.
Dr. Albert Lozano-Nieto, professor of engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, recently published his first book, RFID Design Fundamentals and Applications, through CRC Press.
Dr. Charles D. Ghilani, Professor of Engineering at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, recently became the inaugural president of the newly formed Surveying and Geomatics Educators Society (SAGES).
Penn State Wilkes-Barre recently held its annual Scholarship Dinner at Appletree Terrace at Newberry Estates in Dallas, Pa.  This event recognizes donors who have endowed scholarships and awards at Penn State Wilkes-Barre and brings those donors together with their respective scholarship and award recipients. This year more than 200 students received scholarships and awards totaling more than $500,000.
Students are selected for scholarships primarily based on academic excellence, service to the campus and community, and outstanding leadership.
On Sunday, November 7, Arts at Hayfield will hold its 21st annual Homespun Holiday craft show at Penn State Wilkes-Barre in Lehman, Pa. from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Countless handcrafted items will be on sale at the event including foods, soaps, candles, pottery, furniture and wood creations, fabric creations, prints and paintings, jewelry, glassware, photographs, stained glass, gingerbread houses, and floral arrangements.
On Thursday, October 28, Penn State Wilkes-Barre will host a forum on the Luzerne County Home Rule Charter issue. Both sides of the Home Rule Charter debate will be represented, with each side receiving 30 minutes each to present their arguments followed by 10 minutes each for rebuttal. Questions from the audience will also be addressed.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre and its Continuing Education department are pleased to announce the addition of Georgia Egan to its staff as she assumes the position of Education Program Associate for Continuing Education.
Members of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Surveying Society recently volunteered their time lending a hand with the Wyoming Valley Habitat for Humanity, a community project that they have enjoyed for the past several years.