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Faculty Improving mine ventilation focus of $1.25 million grant 10/14/2019 Improving ventilation in underground mines with large openings is the focus of a new project funded by the Center for Disease Control's Office of Mine Safety and Health Research. |
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Faculty Esri ArcGIS software now more easily accessible to faculty, staff, students 10/14/2019 For a project in a geographic information systems (GIS) class in Penn State's Department of Geography, Alexis Fisher sought to spotlight the wage gap in the United States. She had familiarity with the topic, but when she began plotting a story map using Esri's ArcGIS online tools, the data really came to life. |
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Faculty EarthTalks series brings experts to Penn State to discuss decarbonization 10/11/2019 The fall 2019 EarthTalks series, "The Dynamics of Deep Decarbonization," brings prominent researchers to the Penn State University Park campus to discuss issues around reducing carbon emissions. |
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Student Penn State students, citizen scientists take snapshot of Shaver’s Creek 10/11/2019 Carrying a water bottle and a pH meter, Kelly Asselin climbed over a guardrail and headed downslope through burr bushes and high brush to the stream running under the roadway. With these simple tools, the Penn State student is helping scientists develop a clearer picture of water quality in the local watershed. |
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Faculty Costs of natural disasters are increasing at the high end 10/07/2019 While the economic cost of natural disasters has not increased much on average, averages can be deceptive. |
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Student 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference shines light on tech innovations 10/07/2019 Penn State student and faculty research innovations and discoveries with potential to have a significant impact on the world might begin in the lab or a classroom, but they don't stay there. |
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Faculty Nanoporous Antireflection Coatings secures $75,000 in tech tournament 10/07/2019 As 12 early-stage startups and inventors took the stage for the 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference Tech Tournament to make their pitch for up to $75,000 in cash to help their organizations take the next step to commercialization. |
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Alumni For the love of maps and hoops: Geography alumnus excels in basketball analytics 10/04/2019 As a geography student, Kirk Goldsberry never needed an excuse to make maps. The trick was finding ways to combine cartography with his other love -- basketball. |
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Student NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting undergraduate research internship applications 10/01/2019 The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) is currently accepting applications to its undergraduate research internship programs. |
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EMS museum extends hours for football games, offers new exhibits 09/30/2019 The Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Museum and Art Gallery on the ground floor of Deike Building at University Park will extend its hours to be open prior to Penn State home football games. |