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Student Field camp a rite of passage for undergraduate geosciences majors 12/13/2019 Geosciences field camp is a rite of passage for Penn State geosciences students. This past summer, 36 students made the trek out West to investigate the geology of the intermontane western United States. |
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Research Undergraduates showcase research, communication skills at symposium 12/12/2019 Students brought two semesters of work to life at the recent WISER/MURE/FURP undergraduate research symposium, where they presented their research and answered questions from other students, staff and faculty, many from outside of their fields. |
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Faculty Fiber-optic cables capture thunderquake rumbles 12/11/2019 Underground fiber-optic cables, like those that connect the world through phone and internet service, hold untapped potential for monitoring severe weather, according to scientists at Penn State. |
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Faculty Role of universities examined in disaster-preparedness, response and recovery 12/05/2019 Roughly 400 researchers and educators from more than 114 institutions across the nation recently explored how higher education can strengthen preparedness, response, and recovery in the face of growing threats posed by climate change and extreme weather. |
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Student EMS Millennium Scholar: Program shows Penn State's true diversity commitment 12/03/2019 Penn State sophomore Angelina "Angie" Santamaria, who plans on double majoring in Earth sciences and policy and women's studies, said the Millennium Scholars program put her on a path toward success that she once thought was unattainable. |
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Graduate Student NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting graduate research fellowship applications 12/02/2019 The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) is currently accepting applications to its graduate research fellowship program. |
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Alumni MatSE alum completes lifelong goal of biking across U.S. 12/02/2019 At age 65, Dan Hurwitz was facing a decision at a crossroads. Was he going to complete his dream of biking across the United States -- some 3,900 miles of mountains, deserts and plains over a stretch of four months -- or would he wait longer, perhaps missing his window for the feat? |
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Faculty Andrew Kleit receives USAEE Senior Fellow Award 12/02/2019 Andrew Kleit, professor of energy and environmental economics at Penn State recently received a United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) Senior Fellow Award at the USAEE annual conference in Denver, held in November. |
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Faculty Fourteen Penn State faculty recognized with lifetime honor 11/26/2019 Fourteen Penn State faculty members in areas ranging from physics and engineering to entomology and plant science have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. |
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Development Millennium Scholars pull from program, each other to grow in STEM 11/21/2019 For the first time, the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has Millennium Scholars in all class levels -- from graduating seniors to first-year students. |