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Faculty New first-year seminar course examines geography of redistricting 10/03/2022 American elections are rooted in location, but politicians and political scientists largely determine the shape of legislative districts. A new course offered by Penn State’s Department of Geography brings the focus of the redistricting process back to the geographic basics. |
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Faculty Scientists improve process for turning hard-to-recycle plastic waste into fuel 09/28/2022 Turning plastic waste into useful products through chemical recycling is one strategy for addressing Earth's growing plastic pollution problem. A new study may improve the ability of one method, called pyrolysis, to process hard-to-recycle mixed plastics — like multilayer food packaging — and generate fuel as a byproduct, the scientists said. |
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Faculty Lack of naloxone led to increased overdose deaths in rural Pa., study finds 09/28/2022 Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one’s chances of surviving that overdose can depend on where the person lives. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: Rob Altenburg to discuss solar policy and politics in Pa. 09/22/2022 Rob Altenburg, director of the PennFuture Energy Center, will deliver the talk "Solar Policy and Politics in Pennsylvania" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3. The talk, which is free and open to the public, takes place in 112 Walker Building. |
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Student Three materials science graduate students earn elite NSF fellowships 09/22/2022 Three materials science and engineering doctoral students — representing six in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences — are among the 21 new National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients for the 2022-23 academic year. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: Allen Landis to provide snapshot of Pennsylvania’s solar sector 09/21/2022 Allen Landis, executive director of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Energy Department Authority, will deliver the talk "Snapshot of Pennsylvania’s Solar Sector — and Programs and Policies to Grow It" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26. |
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Research New grant continues Arctic research addressing climate change and communities 09/21/2022 Climate change in the Arctic is evident as temperatures rise and Alaskan coastal Indigenous communities face severe, urgent, and complex social and infrastructural challenges. A collection of Penn State research in the region, being driven by social sciences and in collaboration with engineering and natural sciences, will address these challenges. |
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Alumni Alumna creates business to share her love of travel 09/21/2022 Penn State alumna Imani Murray is 14 countries into her travel journey, and as she continues to grow her brand, she’s not stopping there. |
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Faculty Materials faculty part of two new DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers 09/20/2022 Five faculty in Penn State’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE) are members of research teams selected for two recently funded Energy Frontier Research Centers. |
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Faculty Research links shale gas, legacy energy development to groundwater contamination 09/20/2022 Fracking for natural gas in parts of Pennsylvania with a legacy of energy extraction may increase the risk of groundwater contamination, according to a team led by Penn State scientists. |