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Faculty Warming Midwest conditions may result in corn, soybean production moving north 05/04/2020 If warming continues unabated in the Midwest, in 50 years we can expect the best conditions for corn and soybean production to have shifted from Iowa and Illinois to Minnesota and the Dakotas, according to Penn State researchers. |
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Faculty Challenge met: Geography department transitions to remote teaching and learning 05/04/2020 Within days of the University's shift to remote learning, faculty, instructors and teaching assistants in the Department of Geography moved 35 resident instruction courses into remote delivery mode to teach 1,947 students. |
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Faculty 'Gargantuan' hail in Argentina may have smashed world record 04/29/2020 A supercell thunderstorm pelted a city center in Argentina a few years ago with hailstones so large scientists suggested a new category to describe them -- gargantuan hail. |
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Faculty Reducing greenhouse gas emissions using microwave plasma technology 04/29/2020 A multi-disciplinary collaborative relationship, developed between Penn State EMS Energy Institute researchers and a Pittsburgh-based start-up company, may hold the answer to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions while also paving the way to disrupt the chemical and material industries. |
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Alumni World Campus students help Pennsylvania boroughs make climate action plans 04/29/2020 Four Penn State World Campus students have spent the school year working with Pennsylvania boroughs to inventory greenhouse gas emissions and coming up with plans for reducing them. |
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Graduate Student Inaugural fellows reflect on experiences 04/28/2020 The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Graduate Fellows for Science Advocacy and Diversity (EMS-GFSAD) program is wrapping up its inaugural year and has already had an impact in promoting a diverse and inclusive scientific community. |
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Faculty Mann elected to National Academy of Sciences 04/28/2020 Michael Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences and director of Penn State's Earth System Science Center at Penn State, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, recognizing distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. |
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Faculty Dutton Institute pulls from decades of experience to aid students 04/28/2020 It was late spring and Annie Taylor was beginning to wonder if she would ever get to see the results of her team's work come to life. |
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Research Hurricanes twist evolution in island lizards 04/27/2020 A good grip can mean the difference between life and death for lizards in a hurricane, causing populations hit more frequently by hurricanes to have larger toepads, according to researchers from Washington University and Penn State. |
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Faculty Through teaching, leadership, research, Gary Messing leaves mark 04/27/2020 In retirement, Penn State Professor Gary Messing hasn't moved far at all from a material that's defined his 40-year career. He's just seeing it from a different point of view. |