Five student-athletes from Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball were selected to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s All-Conference team, which was announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
A national research team led by two Penn State Altoona faculty members has been awarded a $6.87 million grant through the 2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
This funding will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST), a forward-thinking initiative aimed at developing and deploying affordable technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of short line and regional railroads.
Under the leadership of Dr. Hai Huang, center director and professor of engineering at Penn State Altoona, and Dr. Shihui Shen, associate center director and professor of rail transportation engineering (RTE) at Penn State Altoona, Rail CREST will bring together faculty and researchers from six partnering institutions: Kansas State University, University of Texas at Austin, Auburn University, University of South Carolina, and University of New Mexico. This collaboration will facilitate10 targeted research projects to provide practical, cost-effective solutions tailored to the unique needs of short line rail operators.
A national research team led by two Penn State Altoona faculty members has been awarded a $6.87 million grant through the 2024 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
This funding will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST), a forward-thinking initiative aimed at developing and deploying affordable technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of short line and regional railroads.
Under the leadership of Dr. Hai Huang, center director and professor of engineering at Penn State Altoona, and Dr. Shihui Shen, associate center director and professor of rail transportation engineering (RTE) at Penn State Altoona, Rail CREST will bring together faculty and researchers from six partnering institutions: Kansas State University, University of Texas at Austin, Auburn University, University of South Carolina, and University of New Mexico. This collaboration will facilitate10 targeted research projects to provide practical, cost-effective solutions tailored to the unique needs of short line rail operators.
Five student-athletes from Penn State Altoona women’s volleyball were selected to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s All-Conference team, which was announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
A total of five Penn State Altoona soccer student-athletes were recognized by the College Sports Communicators for their academics, when the CSC announced its 2024 NCAA Division III Academic All-District teams on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Pride choral group will offer its fall performance, “Joy,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6 in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The concert features classical, gospel, folk and contemporary selections, as well as African American spirituals.
Penn State Altoona faculty members Jeff Stoyanoff, assistant professor of English and women's, gender, and sexuality studies, and Brian Onishi, associate professor of philosophy, released a new episode of their podcast, “Horror Joy,” titled “’Alien’ (1979): An Uncanny Political Fable.”
Libero Anna Batrus was voted to the first team, middle blocker Makenna Port and outside hitter Lia Simanski were both second-team selections, and middle blocker Taylor Myers and outside hitter Ella Hadley were picked to the third team.
Penn State Altoona forward Dwayne Jones, of Philadelphia, was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s basketball on Monday, Nov. 18.
