Faculty Achievement

Penn State faculty members edited and contributed to the newly published book, “Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas,” which focuses on global evidence that shows parks and other protected areas contribute to a healthy society and therefore increases the importance of cultural and nature-based tourism.

The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.

A Penn State faculty filmmaker will offer Philadelphia and Baltimore audiences a rare opportunity to provide input on a work-in-progress — his latest documentary, “Cojot.”

The book from Penn State Abington's C. Pierce Salguero is intended for mainstream and academic readers.

Salar Ghahramani will be available to conduct lectures and research at academic institutions in more than 150 countries.

IBM has awarded $5,000 to Joseph Oakes, senior instructor and program chair in Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State Abington.

U.S. News & World Report recently interviewed Meghan Gillen, a Penn State Abington eating and body-image researcher, about the feared "Freshman 15," or weight gain in first-year college students.

Penn State Abington Assistant Professor of English Thomas Heise's teaching, writing and scholarly work intersect on contemporary American literature, creative writing, city life and culture, and crime narratives.

The Print Center in Philadelphia has selected Bonnie Levinthal as a finalist in its 91st annual International Competition. View the Penn State Abington professor's award-winning work through a special online exhibition.

The following is a list of Penn State fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1.