15 named distinguished faculty at Penn State
Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 15 distinguished faculty.
Secretary of energy spotlights Penn State-industry rare-earth-elements project
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry highlighted the national importance of a new Penn State–industry collaboration during a recent visit to a Jeddo Coal Company mine in Ebervale, Pennsylvania. Along with Rep. Lou Barletta, of Pennsylvania's 11th district, Perry spoke at a press conference about the collaboration, which aims to extract rare resources from coal. The project is funded by the Department of Energy through the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).