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EarthTalks lecture to discuss solar and agriculture land use competition
Kaitlyn Spangler, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Geography at Penn State, will deliver the talk "Towards solar justice in Pennsylvania: tensions of land, farming, and power" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 10.
Student art exhibit draws from beauty found in Earth’s mantle
While examining thin sections of rocks in a microscope, Angelina Santamaria saw both research and art.
EarthTalks: Rob Altenburg to discuss solar policy and politics in Pa.
Rob Altenburg, director of the PennFuture Energy Center, will deliver the talk "Solar Policy and Politics in Pennsylvania" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3.
EarthTalks: Allen Landis to provide snapshot of Pennsylvania’s solar sector
Allen Landis, executive director of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Energy Department Authority, will deliver the talk "Snapshot of Pennsylvania’s Solar Sector — and Programs and Policies to Grow It" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26.
Research links shale gas, legacy energy development to groundwater contamination
Fracking for natural gas in parts of Pennsylvania with a legacy of energy extraction may increase the risk of groundwater contamination, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
EarthTalks series returns Sept. 19 with exploration of solar energy development
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's Fall 2022 EarthTalks series will explore the development of solar energy through multiple, and intersecting, lenses.
‘Coffee Hour’ to examine multi-pathway approach to societal transitions
Antonia Hadjimichael, assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the research vision of the MSD Community of Practice as well as planned activities and ways for researchers to interact with the community at a talk at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16.
'Coffee Hour' to discuss youth movements and the politics of climate change
Mark Ortiz, President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography at Penn State, will discuss the work of transnational youth movements across the physical and digital spheres and the movements’ distinct visions of climate justice at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 in 112 Walker Building and via Zoom.
Geography student awarded NASA funding to study harmful algal blooms
Shuyu Chang, a doctoral candidate in Penn State’s Department of Geography, received a Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) award to study harmful algal blooms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Geography graduate receives NSF fellowship to study trust in thematic maps
Tim Prestby, an incoming doctoral student in the Department of Geography, received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to study trust in thematic maps.