Chancellor Charles Davis has announced the addition of new faculty and campus advisory board members to Penn State Wilkes-Barre for the 2016-17 academic year.
Enrique Gomez, Ralph Colby and Scott Milner are working to design the molecular structures of conducting polymers for applications in flexible electronics. The work is focused on predicting fundamental polymeric properties, such as the stiffness of the polymer chain and other physical and chemical properties.
Penn State student-athletes have shined during the opening week of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Eleven Nittany Lions across seven teams have competed thus far, with four more set to begin action next week, as well as one former student-athlete who is coaching. Former Nittany Lion fencing All-American Miles Chamley-Watson earned the 30th Olympic medal by a Penn State student-athlete, as he helped the United States men’s foil team win the bronze medal Friday (Aug. 12).
Penn State student-athletes earned two medals during the opening week of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, and nine Nittany Lions will be seeking similar success during the final week of competition.
Students who are new to Penn State and all students living in University housing are reminded that they must submit their immunization records using myUHS through a new three-step process. As part of this process, students who do not submit their immunization records prior to Sept. 15 will be unable to register for spring 2017 classes.
The annual Penn State Wilkes-Barre alumni TV tailgate party will take place Sept. 24 at River Grille in Wilkes-Barre when Penn State takes on Michigan.
