Ralph Ford
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Chancellor of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
Erie, PA
Joined June 2009
This week we had 178 employers on campus and nearly 1200 students in attendance at the Fall Career Fair at @PSBehrend. Not only do our students find full-time jobs and internships, our students learn so much.
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It was an honor to present the Behrend Medallion to the Honorable Tom Ridge, former PA governor and the first director of @DHSgov . He is in a class of his own in terms of character, honor, and civility. @PSBehrend @penn_State @RidgePolicy
https://t.co/HjUe857Ygs
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A great conversation with our graduate student researcher Emily Dobry. L
On the new episode of the “Behrend Talks” podcast, Chancellor Ralph Ford talks with Emily Dobry, a graduate student who discovered a tree fungus that had not previously been seen in North America. https://t.co/wJUsvq6ma9
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A $385,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund the purchase of a drop tower impact-testing system at #Behrend, where faculty members are developing new approaches to polymer recycling and the formulation of new composites. https://t.co/Wz1S6yymV2
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#PA status as electoral bellwether is tied up with dire economic / innovation challenges that are also representative of many issues across country Tech, innovation is slumping there; action is needed and on the ballot My new post @BrookingsMetro with @robmaxim @YangYoungYou
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Tomorrow’s #Behrend career fair will feature more than 160 companies, including Toyota, ExxonMobil and Bausch & Lomb. Have you practiced your elevator pitch? https://t.co/YT6b4fbFbx
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More than 60 vision-impaired athletes visited #Behrend last week for the Envision Blind Sports summer camp. “They learn they can play sports that maybe they thought were closed off to them,” said Wendy Fagan, the program’s founder. https://t.co/Mqh2WlRpkN
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Would food composting and glass recycling work in Erie? Open Lab research going on at @PSBehrend. @penn_state
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Through late July, Penn State Behrend professor Sherri "Sam" Mason and four student interns are collecting glass/food compost in west Erie.
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Leading-edge research and economic development going on at @PSBehrend.
A new biomedical research lab at @PSBehrend is accelerating the study of ERK, a cellular signaling pathway that is hyperactivated in 90% of all human cancers. https://t.co/aInuf3bNpI
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My conversation with Tom Hagen, Chairman of @erie_insurance, on the restoration of the historic Federal House at @PSBehrend, and the Susan Hirt Hagen CORE. @penn_state
https://t.co/cdswZA3hxV
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Congratulations to our student-athletes, coaches, and staff for receiving the AMCC Presidents Cup Award. @AMCCsports @PSBehrend @PSBAthletics @penn_state
Senior Director of Administration and Student Affairs Ken Miller and Director of Athletics Brian Streeter proudly pose with the 2021-22 AMCC Presidents Cup Award, captured by the Behrend Lions for winning eight conference championships for a .906 win percentage.
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Men's Track and Field Claims Sixth-Consecutive CSAC Title
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The Penn State Behrend men’s track and field team won their sixth-straight Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Championship on Sunday, finishing with 302 team points.
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Congratulations @BehrendSoftball on the second straight AMCC championship. @PSBehrend @PSBAthletics @AMCCsports
AMCC Champs! The @BehrendSoftball team captured their second straight and 10th overall @AMCCsports championship with a 5-2 win over Penn State Altoona!
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Tonight’s commencement program will be livestreamed from Erie Insurance Arena beginning at 6:30 p.m. Details: https://t.co/8oTKTwkwQa
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A new $2.13 million endowment will expand #Behrend’s Innovation Commons, a product design and prototyping lab and part of the Invent Penn State network. https://t.co/OE1jUITXZl
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#Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford will discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Lena Surzhko Harned, assistant teaching professor of political science, during a special episode of “Behrend Talks.” The program will air today on WPSE radio at 5 p.m. at AM 1450 and FM 107.1.
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Congratulations to Sarah Rajala and John McDonald on their election into the US National Academy of Engineering @theNAEng @IEEEFoundation @IEEEorg
The @theNAEng has just elected IEEE Foundation Directors Sarah Rajala, Vice President, Development, and John McDonald, 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee Chair to become members. Join us in congratulating them for this incredible achievement! #IEEE
https://t.co/FgCDIzK0Go
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New rankings by U.S. News & World Report place Penn State’s online programs – including programs developed and taught at #Behrend – among the best in the nation. https://t.co/SrDBgARa2l
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#Behrend’s basketball teams are rolling right now: 11 straight wins for the men, and six for the women! https://t.co/sIWYRcazt2
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