Over 140 students from various disciplines and degree programs showcased their research projects earlier this month at Penn State Scranton's annual Undergraduate Research Fair and Exhibition. And, on April 22, 10 students whose projects won awards at the campus event, will participate in the University's Eastern Regional Research Symposium at Penn State York.
Undergraduate Research Committee and IT department members worked to convert this year's Undergraduate Research Fair and Exhibition to an all-virtual format so that the event could still take place despite the COVID-19 outbreak and the "stay-at-home" restrictions currently in place across the state.
Last spring, Penn State awarded a record-breaking 83 Erickson Discovery Grants to undergraduate students engaged in original research projects after receiving another record-breaking 219 applicants
Dr. Renee Bishop-Pierce has received seed money from Penn State and the University of Split, in Croatia, to create a long-term, self-supporting sustainable research collaboration on the impact of subterranean groundwater discharge on coastal ecosystems in Croatia. She leaves in May to continue the research she began in 2012.
