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Research Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate 11/07/2024 New research led by Penn State scientists reveals that microplastics in the atmosphere could be affecting weather and climate. |
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Faculty Penn State delegation will head to Azerbaijan for UN's annual climate meeting 11/05/2024 Penn State will be sending its second delegation of students and faculty to the United Nations’ annual climate meeting. This year’s conference, COP29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov. 11–22. |
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Student Local Climate Action Program and World Campus alum honored in Orange County 11/01/2024 Penn State’s Local Climate Action Program (LCAP) is making a valuable impact beyond Pennsylvania’s borders, thanks in part to recent World Campus Energy and Sustainability Policy graduate, Joe Thompson. |
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Research Scientists examine how wastewater practices in Florida Keys impact water quality 10/31/2024 A new study by researchers tracked how nutrients from wastewater migrate from disposal sites in the Florida Keys and may help inform wastewater management in the region. |
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Sustainability 'EMS Reads' speaker to discuss influence of politics, racism on climate change 10/31/2024 Laura Pulido, Collins Chair and professor of Indigenous, race, and ethnic studies and geography at the University of Oregon, will give the keynote lecture for EMS Reads at 6 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 13, in Paterno Library's Foster Auditorium. |
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Faculty Penn State mining expert testifies before Congress on critical minerals needs 10/31/2024 Penn State mining engineering expert Barbara Arnold informs a U.S. congressional committee about the state of the nation's mining workforce. |
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Faculty Eco-friendly 'LionGlass' developed at Penn State to be showcased at Nov. 8 event 10/31/2024 “LionGlass” will be the subject of PSAA Presents: EMS Showcase, an event hosted by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences in partnership with the Penn State Alumni Association. |
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Research $1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems 10/31/2024 Ida Djenontin, assistant professor of geography at Penn State, was recently awarded a $1.3 million grant from the NSF to investigate the socioecological outcomes of restoration in degraded woodlands ecosystems. |
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Sending a 'We Are!' Karen Marosi — Oct. 30 10/30/2024 Karen Marosi, director of student engagement and associate teaching professor, was recognized for her exceptional leadership and organization of TEEMS 2024 |
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Research EarthTalks: Klass to discuss potential for ‘repurposed energy’ on Nov. 4 10/30/2024 Alexandra Klass, the James G. Degnan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, will give the talk, “Repurposed Energy,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus. |
