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Faculty Science communication panel to discuss climate change 10/12/2020 A panel discussion on climate change and science communication will feature four Penn State researchers: Iliana Baums, Kristina Douglass, Michael Mann and Jessica Myrick. |
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Faculty Climate impacts could put major fishery, food security at risk in East Africa 10/09/2020 Climate change could put a major fishery -- and the millions of people who depend on it -- at risk in one of the world's most vulnerable regions, according to researchers. |
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Faculty Ice melt projections may underestimate Antarctic contribution to sea level rise 10/08/2020 Fluctuations in the weather can have a significant impact on melting Antarctic ice, and models that do not include this factor can underestimate the global impact of sea level rise, according to Penn State scientists. |
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Faculty Virtual seminar to address initiative’s effects on air quality, health outcomes 10/08/2020 Wei Peng, assistant professor of international affairs and civil and environmental engineering, will discuss the potential health-related benefits of RGGI for Pennsylvania and the region at noon Friday, Oct. 16. |
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Faculty Undergraduate students conduct climate research with Penn State scientists 10/06/2020 During a summer research experience, something stood out as Alisha Wellington began contrasting forecasts with field observations for Hurricane Fred, which hit the African island nation of Cape Verde in 2015. |
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Faculty Virtual seminars to address the science and values in climate risk management 10/05/2020 The Science and Values in Climate Risk Management virtual seminar series will address the scientific and ethical sides of climate change research, policy analysis and the management of climate risks. |
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Student NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting undergraduate research internship applications 10/02/2020 The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) is currently accepting applications to its undergraduate research internship programs. |
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Faculty Fossil carbon burned by asteroid impact contributed to dinosaur extinction 10/01/2020 An asteroid impact 66 million years ago may have released trillions of pounds of partially burned fossil carbon into Earth's upper atmosphere as a cloud of black soot, significantly contributing to the ensuing global darkness, cooling and mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to an international team of scientists. |
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Graduate Student Oct. 5 researcher panel to discuss AI for predictive science 09/29/2020 Artificial intelligence is affecting society worldwide, from improving medical diagnostic tools, to bolstering supply chains and refining weather forecasting, along with many more applications. Closer to home, Penn State researchers are also leveraging AI techniques in their work to advance their science. |
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Faculty Seminar to examine initiative’s effects on energy costs, power grid 09/29/2020 Pennsylvania is set to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a multi-state compact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electric power grid. |