The COVID-19 pandemic challenged students and instructors alike to adapt to remote teaching and learning. The challenges of the online learning environment range from rethinking group work to combating Zoom fatigue.
Praveen Veerabhadrappa, associate professor of kinesiology at Penn State Berks, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Hypertension.
Jessica Schocker and Justin De Senso were recently awarded a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources grant. The grant, "Teaching Critical Race Theory with Primary Sources," will fund Schocker and De Senso’s co-teaching of SOC 205.
David L. Sanford, associate professor of ornamental horticulture at Penn State Berks, was recognized with the National Perennial Plant Association's Outstanding Service Award on July 30, at their annual symposium held in Chicago, Illinois.
A research paper co-authored by Sadan Kulturel-Konak and Abdullah Konak titled, "Assessment of Progressive Learning of Ethics in Engineering Students Based on the Model of Domain Learning," has been recognized as the American Society for Engineering Education Best All-Zones Paper.
Lorena Tribe, professor of chemistry at Penn State Berks, was named chair of the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry (COLL) on Jan. 1.
Robert Forrey, distinguished professor of physics at Penn State Berks, has been awarded the American Physical Society (APS) 2019 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution.
Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women’s studies at Penn State Berks, was recently honored with the 2018 NCTE Richard C. Ohmann Outstanding Article in College English Award.
