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Three people standing in front of a wall with the NSF logo. Kathryn Jablokow is in the middle, holding an award.

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Left to right: Sethuraman Panchanathan, NSF Director; Kathryn Jablokow (center), professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering; and Karen Marrongelle, NSF Chief Operating Officer. Jablokow was one of nearly a dozen program directors and other key NSF staff to receive a prestigious National Science Foundation Director’s Award for the creation of the Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program.

Three people standing in front of a wall with the NSF logo. Kathryn Jablokow is in the middle, holding an award.

20220615_Directors_Awards_GER_0280 (1).jpg

Left to right: Sethuraman Panchanathan, NSF Director; Kathryn Jablokow (center), professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering; and Karen Marrongelle, NSF Chief Operating Officer. Jablokow was one of nearly a dozen program directors and other key NSF staff to receive a prestigious National Science Foundation Director’s Award for the creation of the Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program.

University Health Services urges precautions against monkeypox

Penn State University Health Services (UHS) is encouraging students to protect themselves against monkeypox in light of cases in Pennsylvania and nationally. Monkeypox is a viral infection primarily spread through prolonged close contact. It is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI), and anybody can be at risk, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.