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Faculty Ecology Institute announces grant recipients 07/15/2020 The Ecology Institute has awarded 11 proposals from across the University as part of its Flower Grant program, including five projects submitted by faculty at Commonwealth Campuses. |
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Graduate Student Penn State launches master's degree in spatial data science 07/14/2020 More and more companies are using location data from devices like smartphones and tablets to gain insights into choices consumers make. |
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Student Penn State student dies of COVID-19 complications in Allentown 07/02/2020 Penn State has learned through family and friends that Juan Garcia, a 21-year-old College of Earth and Mineral Sciences student from Allentown, died June 30 of respiratory failure and COVID-19. His death is the first known Penn State student death related to the coronavirus. |
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Faculty Center for Security Research and Education announces seed grant awardees 06/30/2020 The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) has selected 13 interdisciplinary projects through its spring 2020 seed grant program. |
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Faculty Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on scientific field work 06/29/2020 Penn State researcher Jon Nese provides informed commentary on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on postponing or delaying scientific field campaigns, some involving Penn State meteorology and atmospheric science faculty members. |
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Faculty Knowledge of severe storm patterns may improve tornado warnings 06/29/2020 A radar signature may help distinguish which severe storms are likely to produce dangerous tornadoes, potentially leading to more accurate warnings, according to scientists. |
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Faculty Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances 06/29/2020 A new fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to advances in flexible electronics, actuators and transducers, energy storage, piezoelectric sensors and electrocaloric cooling, according to a team of researchers at Penn State and North Carolina State. |
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Faculty Coral researchers recognized for significant contributions to field 06/29/2020 A Penn State research team was recognized as one of the top 15 coral reef research contributors by members of the coral reef community. |
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Faculty Project to study pandemic impacts on Alaskan salmon season 06/26/2020 Bristol Bay, Alaska is home to the world's largest commercial sockeye salmon fishery, attracting thousands of fishermen, crews, and seasonal workers and tripling the region's population. |
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Student World Campus graduate, reservist wins award for geospatial intelligence 06/25/2020 When Lauren Maloney trained in military intelligence with the U.S. Air Force, she was impressed by how much information could be conveyed by geospatial intelligence, which uses images and data to analyze activity in specific locations. |