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Faculty Shedding light on the rules that govern the U.S. power grid 02/11/2020 A Penn State researcher is a part of a multi-university team that received a $513,000 grant to study the decision-making process that governs how people in the U.S. receive electricity. |
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Faculty Controlled burn: EarthTalks examines fire as management tool in mid-Atlantic 02/10/2020 Erica Smithwick, E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Professor of Geography at Penn State, will discuss "burning" land management decisions and fire-related solutions at the next EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, in 112 Walker Building at University Park. |
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Faculty College of EMS research team receives Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grant 02/10/2020 The Penn State College of Engineering awarded the 2020 Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants to five faculty research teams, including one from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
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Faculty New WPSU podcast highlights Penn State researchers' work, community impact 02/10/2020 A new podcast that highlights the work of Penn State researchers and how their findings impact communities near and far is now available through central Pennsylvania's public media station. |
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Faculty Open, affordable textbook efforts save students $4.8 million in potential costs 02/07/2020 Strategic efforts by Penn State University Libraries faculty and staff over the past three years to lower or eliminate the cost of textbooks and other course materials has paid off -- nearly 20 times over -- in potential savings for Penn State students. |
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Faculty Penn State receives five-year $3.7 million grant to study virus evolution 02/07/2020 The evolution of viruses will be the focus of a five-year $3.7 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation's new program on convergence research, to an interdisciplinary team led by Penn State. |
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Faculty Sediment loading key to predicting post-wildfire debris flows 59 02/05/2020 The mudslides that follow wildfires in Southern California can be deadly and difficult to predict. New research can help officials identify areas prone to these mudslides and respond before disaster occurs, according to scientists. |
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Student Maker Ambassador program sponsored by Lockheed Martin aims to increase diversity 02/04/2020 A $20,000 gift from Lockheed Martin has helped to establish and support the continued advancement of the Maker Ambassador program, an initiative designed to engage women and minority engineers interested in making and leading. |
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Faculty Shelter, safest air intake locations during urban pollution events identified 02/04/2020 Roofs and the downwind sides of buildings in street canyons have the lowest levels of particulate matter during a single-source pollution event, according to Penn State researchers. |
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Faculty Department of Energy grant powers research on natural-gas vehicle storage tanks 02/03/2020 Penn State researchers seek to overcome hurdles in natural-gas vehicle storage by creating a less expensive and more efficient storage system with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. |