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Faculty EESI EarthTalks: Climate scientist Kerry Emanuel to discuss policy options 01/13/2021 Renowned meteorologist and climate scientist Kerry Emanuel, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science at MIT, will discuss policy options to slow global warming at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25. |
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Faculty Virtual seminar series examines cutting-edge climate research at Penn State 01/13/2021 The Earth System Science Center has announced the lineup for its spring 2021 Climate Dynamics seminar series. |
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Faculty Engineers find antioxidants improve nanoscale visualization of polymers 01/08/2021 Reactive molecules, such as free radicals, can be produced in the body after exposure to certain environments or substances and go on to cause cell damage. |
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Faculty Cervone elected to lead AGU natural hazards section 01/07/2021 Penn State professor Guido Cervone was elected as president-elect of the Natural Hazards Section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). |
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Faculty Leaf fossils show severe end-Cretaceous plant extinction in southern Argentina 01/04/2021 Fossil leaf assemblages from Patagonia, Argentina, suggest that vegetation in South America suffered great losses following an astroid impact but rebounded quickly. |
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Faculty Putting on the pressure improves glass for fiber optics 12/22/2020 Researchers from Penn State and AGC Inc. in Japan suggest that the silica glass used for fiber optic cables would have less signal loss if it were manufactured under high pressure. |
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Faculty Deep, slow-slip action may direct largest earthquakes and their tsunamis 12/21/2020 A team of geoscientists thinks the key to understanding some destructive earthquakes may lie in the deep, gradual slow-slip behaviors beneath the subduction zones. |
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Faculty Online educator establishes scholarship for distance learners 12/18/2020 As one of the pioneers of online instruction at Penn State, David DiBiase watched for three decades as programs offered through the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute broadly expanded access to education. |
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Alumni Recurring ‘Weather World’ segment takes viewers to space, beyond 12/17/2020 Jon Nese, host of Penn State's "Weather World," says you can trace the roots of a longtime partnership with the astronomy and astrophysics department to the ancient Greek meaning of the word "meteorology." |
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Alumni Global Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Cui 12/16/2020 Kelly Cui is president of the PSAA Beijing Alumni Chapter. She graduated from Penn State in 2015 with a degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Most recently she participated as an alumni panelist on a panel titled "The Global Impact of Penn State Alumni." |