Forested areas can help communities that rely on wild foods to diversify their diets and meet their nutritional needs, according to researchers who found direct links between deforestation and reduced fruit and vegetable consumption in rural Tanzania.
Jennifer L. Fluri, professor and chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Penn State alumnus, will examine efforts in Afghanistan focused on increasing women's rights during a talk at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 18.
Chris Forest, professor of climate dynamics in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State, will discuss how the Earth goes from a planet with increasing temperature to one that starts to cool, as well as some of the high-risk issues facing both societal and Earth systems in a talk at 4 p.m. Monday, March 14.
Frank and Janet Glasgow Dudek, longtime supporters of Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Earth and Mineral Sciences, have expanded their prior support for graduate and undergraduate students.
Joan Redwing and Sukyoung Lee, professors in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, are two of the 21 faculty members named distinguished professors by Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.
The 14th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC14) is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is March 7.
Yvette Richardson, associate dean for undergraduate education in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has been elected to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Board of Trustees for a 3-year term, effective February 2022.
When Sue Powell walks across the University Park campus, from the landmark "The Pennsylvania State University" sign outside of Beaver Stadium to the named John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), she passes countless efforts that are the result, at least in small part, of her 38-year career of raising funds for the University.
City Semester offers introduction to urban sustainability, features variety of career options.
John Mauro, professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).