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From students who travel to present their original research to faculty members who publish their findings regularly, these scholars make headlines. Check out some of our latest research news:</p> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/17196/2023/03/13/schuylkill-students-present-research-event-harrisburg">Schuylkill students present research at event in Harrisburg</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="47da045c-e211-4a88-b456-1ac36fc29961" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/17201/2023/03/13/researchcapitolfinaljpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/researchcapitolfinal_3.jpg?itok=P9ykJLMg" width="700" height="525" alt="Three undergraduate research students on the Capitol steps" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Three Penn State Schuylkill students presented two of eight total research posters representing Penn State at the prestigious Undergraduate Research at the Capitol – Pennsylvania event in Harrisburg on March 7.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/16581/2022/12/06/innovation-showcased-schuylkill-student-research-and-scholarship-conference">Innovation showcased at Schuylkill Student Research and Scholarship Conference</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4fc29c60-c6bd-48f4-8d0a-d4bc6a0079c1" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/16576/2022/12/06/schuylkill-student-research-and-scholarship-conference-fa22" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/dsc-383320news.jpg?itok=X0zvqmDT" width="700" height="525" alt="Female student presents research at conference" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Penn State Schuylkill students presented original research at the campus's biannual Student Research and Scholarship Conference on Nov. 30. Sixteen students from a variety of disciplines presented topics that ranged from a virtual reality experience to improve understanding of electric fields, to synthesis of chemical compounds to discover novel treatments for disease, and examination of important cultural and societal issues.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/17371/2023/04/17/penn-state-schuylkill-students-present-research-projects-eca-usc-conference">Penn State Schuylkill students present research projects at ECA-USC conference</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="2ede35c2-c803-475d-8f50-6cef1c7211df" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/17366/2023/04/14/ecauscjpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/ecausc.jpg?itok=sH9Lo01N" width="700" height="525" alt="Group photo of students participating in the ECA-USC" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Thirteen Penn State Schuylkill students presented 20 research projects at the Eastern Communication Association's James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference (ECA-USC) in April in Baltimore, Maryland.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/15521/2022/05/27/schuylkill-students-present-research-schrader-named-teaching-fellow-eca-usc" rel="bookmark">Schuylkill students present research, Schrader named teaching fellow at ECA-USC</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d0735d2f-b540-468e-9b1e-d69190e36d0b" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/15516/2022/05/27/20220408-092237jpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/20220408-092237_0.jpg?itok=jn3oAKAv" width="700" height="525" alt="Group of students in front of beige background" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>This spring, 10 Penn State Schuylkill students had 11 projects accepted to the Eastern Communication Association's James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference (ECA-USC). This year, Valerie Schrader, associate professor of communication arts and sciences, was also named an ECA Distinguished Teaching Fellow — a prestigious award limited to only 1% of the association’s membership.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/15031/2022/05/02/dozens-students-participate-regional-research-symposium-held-schuylkill" rel="bookmark">Dozens of students participate in regional research symposium held at Schuylkill</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="eb0114be-9802-4228-8a9a-bb7a3e1dde7c" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/14971/2022/04/29/eastern-regional-symposium-sp22-37jpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/eastern20regional20symposium20sp22-37.jpg?itok=qSd_UmE6" width="700" height="467" alt="A dozen Penn State students pose for a photo on stage in front of a projector screen" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Penn State Schuylkill hosted the 2022 Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium on Saturday, April 23. The event featured research from dozens of students across seven campuses: Penn State Abington, Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill, Scranton and York. </p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/14716/2022/04/01/biology-professor-sarah-princiotta-conducts-aquatic-microbe-research-sweden" rel="bookmark">Biology Professor Sarah Princiotta conducts aquatic microbe research in Sweden</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3754b1cd-c00f-4dd8-bda0-6d909de61883" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/14701/2022/04/01/princiotta-research-picjpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/princiotta20research20pic.jpg?itok=mwbUT9K6" width="700" height="525" alt="Two women wear winter weather gear and sunglasses while using a micropipette while walking on a frozen lake" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Sarah Princiotta, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Schuylkill, has recently returned from a trip to Sweden where she conducted research at a specialized facility to examine the role of aquatic microbes under ice.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/14671/2022/03/25/schuylkill-students-embrace-discovery-undergraduate-research-ambassadors" rel="bookmark">Schuylkill students embrace discovery as Undergraduate Research Ambassadors</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="4d5d4249-869d-42a9-be78-8e01aab9438f" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/14666/2022/03/25/undergrad-research-ambassadors-graphicjpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/undergrad20research20ambassadors20graphic.jpg?itok=iHY4tIPw" width="700" height="525" alt="Graphic with dark blue into light blue gradient with lines and black and white cutouts of one students Sophia Bates and Michael Russell" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Penn State Schuylkill third-year corporate communication student Sophia Bates and fourth-year biology student Michael Russell have been serving in Penn State’s Undergraduate Research Ambassadors Program, designed to encourage undergraduate research and creative activity throughout the University. The pair are two of three students representing Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/14366/2022/01/17/biology-fieldwork-produces-faculty-and-student-authored-research-schuylkill" rel="bookmark">Biology fieldwork produces faculty- and student-authored research at Schuylkill</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e1c5ef52-dec9-4f76-b426-56cad6efb57e" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/14326/2022/01/14/redmond-princiotta2png" class="node node-image embed clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/redmond-princiotta2.png?itok=QyL8EH0O" width="700" height="481" alt="A grid of photos showing student and faculty researchers conducting fieldwork" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> <div class="field caption-container"> <div class="caption-wrap node-image-caption"> <div class="caption"> <div class="field field--name-field-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Credit: Penn State</div> <span></span> </div> <div class="caption-button-wrap"><button class="caption-button" role="button" aria-pressed="false">Expand</button></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Sarah Princiotta, assistant professor of biology, and Lucas Redmond, assistant professor of biology, use robust summer fieldwork programs to develop original research and opportunities for undergraduate students to get hands-on experience.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/14151/2021/12/13/schuylkill-students-and-professor-present-national-communication-conference" rel="bookmark">Schuylkill students and professor present at national communication conference</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="eaac8e84-b3ca-498d-a503-a4401a5adee7" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/14156/2021/12/10/valerie-courtney-sophia8jpg" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/valerie-courtney-sophia8_0.jpg?itok=-WgM2wT5" width="700" height="467" alt="An image of two female students and professor with campus mall walk behind them." typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Valerie Schrader, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Schuylkill, and two of her undergraduate research students — Sophia Bates and Courtney Weikel — earned top paper honors at the National Communication Association fall conference.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/story/13581/2021/10/25/schuylkill-chemistry-professor-creates-novel-compounds-shown-manage" rel="bookmark">Schuylkill chemistry professor creates novel compounds shown to manage parasites</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="921358ea-0988-4065-9d41-94ce53fafc2e" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/13686/2021/10/22/lee-silverberg-conducts-organic-chemistry-research" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/lee20silverberg20conducts20research_1.jpg?itok=dYvHGKf6" width="700" height="394" alt="Man wearing lab coat, latex gloves, mask, and protective goggles pours a liquid into another canister in an organic chemistry lab" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Lee Silverberg, associate professor of chemistry at Penn State Schuylkill, has recently reported findings of research that examines the chemistry and bioactivity of some organic heterocycles containing sulfur and nitrogen. Through collaboration with biological scientists, these compounds have been shown to effectively inhibit the growth of disease-causing parasites in humans.</p> <hr> <h2><a href="https://schuylkill.psu.edu/feature/bridging-gap">Bridging communication gaps in underserved communities</a></h2> <div data-embed-button="node" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:node.embed_no_caption" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="21c5fcbc-a6a2-405e-830b-784c3c61ae99" data-langcode="en" class="align-center embedded-entity image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]"><div about="/photo/7346/2019/07/17/jeanne-elberfeld-and-melissa-ramirez" class="node node-image embed-no-caption clearfix"> <div class="content entity-embed"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/schuylkill/files/styles/node_embed/public/dsc_1501-sm.jpg?itok=rxEKuGB9" width="700" height="467" alt="Jeanne Eberfeld and Melissa Ramirez" 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