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Faculty New model that examines materials at mesoscale may be bridge to next-gen devices 08/30/2022 A newly developed model may serve as a bridge between quantum mechanical calculations at the atomic scale and devices that could enable next-generation quantum technologies, according to a team of Penn State researchers. |
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Alumni Penn State, Aramco commemorate gift in kind, continued partnership 08/25/2022 A recent gift of a Thermotron humidity chamber from energy company Aramco Americas will support numerous research projects in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |
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Faculty Researchers to develop scaffolding for nerve regeneration with $2.14M NIH grant 08/16/2022 Peripheral nerves are responsible for moving muscles, sensing temperatures and even inhaling and exhaling; yet they comprise fragile fibers vulnerable to disease and injury. |
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Alumni Education abroad helped Liberal Arts alumnus pursue love of classics and music 08/16/2022 Alumnus Jay Johnson’s latest folk-rock-indie album, “Four Quartets,” touches on travel, philosophy, love and the natural world. |
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Faculty Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060 08/15/2022 New research led by scientists at Penn State, Tsinghua University and the University of Texas at Austin projects that climate change, under a scenario of weak climate policy, will cause irreversible declines in freshwater storage, constituting a serious threat to the water supply for central Asia, Afghanistan, Northern India, Kashmir and Pakistan by the middle of the century. |
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Faculty Sara Andreoli receives EMS award for excellence in research 08/15/2022 Sara Andreoli, a postdoctoral researcher who recently completed her appointment with the Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute at Penn State, received the esteemed 2022 EMS Postdoctoral Excellence in Research Award. |
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Berkey Creamery flavor marks College of Earth and Mineral Sciences milestone 08/12/2022 Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Creamery have partnered to commemorate the college’s 125th anniversary by sponsoring the popular flavor, “Bittersweet Mint,” as “Earth and MINTeral Sciences Bittersweet Mint” from August to October. |
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Dutton launches learning tool to link educators to best research-based practices 08/11/2022 The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute has launched the Teaching and Learning Showcase, a web-based resource designed to help faculty members create inspiring educational materials and experiences. |
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Student City Semester students become architects of sustainability in Pittsburgh 08/05/2022 Penn State students Jackie Zheng and Sarah Fetter spent the summer in Pittsburgh, not to vacation, but to gain knowledge about a future in sustainability through the City Semester program facilitated by the Penn State Center Pittsburgh. |
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Research Geography student awarded NASA funding to study harmful algal blooms 08/04/2022 Shuyu Chang, a doctoral candidate in Penn State’s Department of Geography, received a Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) award to study harmful algal blooms in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. |