The 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference gathered more than 400 attendees, including 63 startups, 40 investors and 16 sponsors, working together to drive the efforts of entrepreneurs, researchers and others into the next phase of their businesses.
Mary Richardson, a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Penn State York, participated in the Student Startup Showcase at the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference. Her company, Bindr, is an all-inclusive dating app that provides a safe online space for bisexual individuals.
Interim Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a fireside chat with recently appointed College of Medicine Dean Dr. Karen Kim at the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held in Hershey. They discussed new opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration across Penn State and the commonwealth to empower technological and medical advancement.
Noel Sloboda, associate professor of English at Penn State York, was the recipient of the 2022-23 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. Sloboda, center, is pictured with the Nittany Lion and Joan Smeltzer, associate teaching professor of mathematics and a 2021-22 winner. Nominations for faculty teaching in fall 2023 are now being accepted.
Noel Sloboda, associate professor of English at Penn State York, was the recipient of the 2022-23 James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. Sloboda, center, is pictured with the Nittany Lion and Joan Smeltzer, associate teaching professor of mathematics and a 2021-22 winner. Nominations for faculty teaching in fall 2023 are now being accepted.
Recently tenured and promoted faculty across the University were honored Oct. 2 through Penn State's 2023 Promotion and Tenure Recognition Program. Each newly tenured or promoted faculty member was asked to select a book title for the University Libraries’ permanent collection, which will be affixed with a bookplate recognizing the faculty member’s achievement.
