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Faculty Professor-student partnership leads to medical testing startup 10/17/2019 Two researchers at Penn State are hoping their accidental discovery could join the list of some of science's most welcome surprises that revolutionized the way we approach medicine and medical testing. |
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Graduate Student EMS graduate poster competition and recognition event slated for Oct. 23 10/16/2019 The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is hosting a fall graduate poster competition and recognition event to showcase and reward the exemplary research happening within the college's graduate community. |
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Faculty Event explores geographic information systems Nov. 12 at University Libraries 10/16/2019 Penn State University Libraries will observe GIS Day -- an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) -- on Tuesday, Nov. 12. |
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Alumni Lattman Lecture to focus on ways improve our social and political discourse 10/15/2019 Alex McKiernan will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' 2019 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in 22 Deike Building. |
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Alumni Two EMS alumni receive Alumni Fellow Award 10/15/2019 The Penn State Alumni Association will honor 16 Penn Staters, including two graduates of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, on Oct. 23 with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association. |
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Faculty Improving mine ventilation focus of $1.25 million grant 10/14/2019 Improving ventilation in underground mines with large openings is the focus of a new project funded by the Center for Disease Control's Office of Mine Safety and Health Research. |
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Faculty Esri ArcGIS software now more easily accessible to faculty, staff, students 10/14/2019 For a project in a geographic information systems (GIS) class in Penn State's Department of Geography, Alexis Fisher sought to spotlight the wage gap in the United States. She had familiarity with the topic, but when she began plotting a story map using Esri's ArcGIS online tools, the data really came to life. |
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Faculty EarthTalks series brings experts to Penn State to discuss decarbonization 10/11/2019 The fall 2019 EarthTalks series, "The Dynamics of Deep Decarbonization," brings prominent researchers to the Penn State University Park campus to discuss issues around reducing carbon emissions. |
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Student Penn State students, citizen scientists take snapshot of Shaver’s Creek 10/11/2019 Carrying a water bottle and a pH meter, Kelly Asselin climbed over a guardrail and headed downslope through burr bushes and high brush to the stream running under the roadway. With these simple tools, the Penn State student is helping scientists develop a clearer picture of water quality in the local watershed. |
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Faculty Costs of natural disasters are increasing at the high end 10/07/2019 While the economic cost of natural disasters has not increased much on average, averages can be deceptive. |