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The Botstiber Scholars Program at Penn State University is proud to announce the graduation of three of our scholars: Flavia Kung’u, Belinda Mativenga, and Joseph Tumwebaze. All three students frequently received term honors and made Dean’s List. Congratulations to our graduating scholars on all their hard work and accomplishments. The Bostiber Foundation looks forward to […]
An international team led by Edward Amoah, a Botstiber Scholar and graduate student in Penn State’s intercollegiate ecology program PlantVillage, was selected as one of 23 teams to receive a $100,000 XPRIZE Carbon Removal Student Award. PlantVillage has also most recently been awarded an additional $1m XPRIZE for carbon capture work in Africa. The prize, funded by […]
Congratulations to James Lee of Cumberland County, New Jersey, winner of the 2022 Botstiber Foundation Award at Delaware Valley Science Fairs! James’ project, entitled “How Does the Wheel Orientation of a Holonomic Drive Affect a Robot’s Speed”, has potential applications in many areas including aviation and aeronautics. The Botstiber Foundation annually awards a student with […]
The Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies is delighted to support the forthcoming April 20, 2022, virtual conference of the UC Berkeley Austrian Studies Program, “Far-Right Politics in Austria, Europe, and the United States: Recent Trends and Transatlantic Connections.” Our co-sponsor is the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation. The conference is free and open to anyone interested […]
The 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control hosted by the Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) will take place from from May 23 – 25, 2022 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. To learn more, visit the BIWFC website.
The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) is proud to announce that our film “An Overview of Wildlife Fertility Control” has won an Award of Recognition in the Impact Docs Awards competition. Impact awards are judged on the quality, creativity, and technical aspects of each piece. They believe documentary filmmakers are often on the […]
The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control’s (BIWFC’s) pre-conference workshop titled Planning a project on wildlife fertility control: what could possibly go wrong? Tips, ideas and warnings from the field will be hosted by Dr. Giovanna Massei, Dr. Jens Jacob, and Dr. Douglas Eckery on May 22, 2022, from 3:30 – 5:30pm. This course will […]
9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility ControlThe BIWFC is pleased to announce Bestselling Author Mary Roach, will serve as a Guest Speaker for the 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control. Roach’s newest book, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law, is a New York Times Bestseller, #1 Los Angeles Times Bestseller, #1 Indie Hardcover Nonfiction […]
The Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control (BIWFC) is proud to host the 9th International Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control, May 23 -25, 2022 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This conference is a continuation of the international forum on the development of wildlife fertility control methods and the role that fertility […]
BIAAS is excited to announce Volume 4 of the Journal of Austrian-American History, which includes “Austrian Children and Youth Fleeing Nazi Austria,” a special series guest-edited by Jacqueline Vansant. Articles by Thomas Riegler, Günter Bischof, João Fábio Bertonha, Kirsten Krick-Aigner, Swen Steinberg, and Tim Corbett demonstrate the tremendous scope and depth that academic research can attain […]