Ramsey invented the concept for one of the largest and most powerful telescopes in the world, the William P. Hobby-Robert E. Eberly Telescope, along with Daniel W. Weedman, also a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State. Located in a remote area in west Texas, the Hobby-Eberly Telescope saw its first starlight in 1996 and is expected to begin working full time in 1999. In June 1998 the government of South Africa approved the construction of the first clone of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, which will be the largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. Accounting colloquium set The Department of Accounting at University Park will present an Accounting Research Colloquium. Biography Series coordinated by the Institute for the Arts and Humanistic Studies.
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McCloud, an associate professor of religious studies at DePaul University, has written extensively on Islam's role in U.S. society. She also has published numerous articles and scholarly papers. She has received a research grant from the Harvard University Pluralism Project, a Fulbright scholarship to teach and research in Morocco, and several grants from DePaul University. D.C. McCloud received her doctorate in Islamic studies from Temple University in 1987 while teaching at DePaul University. Back to news index Back to Intercom home page Digital Intercom is produced in the Office of University Relations at The Pennsylvania State University .