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Faculty Knowledge of severe storm patterns may improve tornado warnings 06/29/2020 A radar signature may help distinguish which severe storms are likely to produce dangerous tornadoes, potentially leading to more accurate warnings, according to scientists. |
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Faculty Understanding of relaxor ferroelectric properties could lead to many advances 06/29/2020 A new fundamental understanding of polymeric relaxor ferroelectric behavior could lead to advances in flexible electronics, actuators and transducers, energy storage, piezoelectric sensors and electrocaloric cooling, according to a team of researchers at Penn State and North Carolina State. |
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Faculty Coral researchers recognized for significant contributions to field 06/29/2020 A Penn State research team was recognized as one of the top 15 coral reef research contributors by members of the coral reef community. |
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Faculty Project to study pandemic impacts on Alaskan salmon season 06/26/2020 Bristol Bay, Alaska is home to the world's largest commercial sockeye salmon fishery, attracting thousands of fishermen, crews, and seasonal workers and tripling the region's population. |
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Student World Campus graduate, reservist wins award for geospatial intelligence 06/25/2020 When Lauren Maloney trained in military intelligence with the U.S. Air Force, she was impressed by how much information could be conveyed by geospatial intelligence, which uses images and data to analyze activity in specific locations. |
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Faculty Here but still 'there': Using virtual-reality field trips to enrich education 06/25/2020 Classes may have been held remotely during the previous spring semester, but Penn State faculty members found creative ways to bring field trips to their students, even when they couldn't necessarily bring students out into the field. |
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Faculty Device turns wasted heat into clean electricity, scientists say 06/23/2020 New matchbook-sized devices could convert wasted heat in our homes, offices and vehicles into an environmentally friendly source of electricity, according to a team of scientists. |
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Faculty Marching for change: 2017 Women's March met with mostly positive support online 06/23/2020 Large protest events can be divisive, spurring an outpouring of both support and opposition. |
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Faculty From research to community, EnvironMentors program continues to grow 06/19/2020 Although Penn State's EnvironMentors chapter is relatively new, it has grown quickly and has made numerous positive impacts. |
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Faculty Penn State and University of Auckland announce 2020 joint collaboration projects 06/19/2020 In late 2019, Penn State and the University of Auckland launched the Joint Collaboration Development Program, a jointly financed seed-fund program with the aim to foster collaborative research and educational projects. |