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Faculty Undergraduates map subsurface at Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory 08/01/2019 The processes that happen in the first few feet of soil can have large impacts on agriculture and water resources. To better understand these processes, a team of graduating Penn State geoscience majors mapped the subsurface at a research site in Rothrock State Forest. |
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Faculty Travel course offers first-hand look at natural hazards facing Thailand 07/31/2019 From its gorgeous beaches to energetic cities, Thailand is known for its iconic tourist attractions. But Penn State students who recently toured the Southeast Asian nation as part of a Maymester study course had a different experience |
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Faculty Faculty mentors sought for the Penn State EnvironMentors program 07/31/2019 EnvironMentors at Penn State, a local chapter of a national program focused on engaging and preparing underrepresented high school students for careers in STEM fields, is looking for faculty mentors as it expands into its second year. |
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Faculty King added to Student Engagement Network's Faculty Academy 07/30/2019 Five faculty, including Beth King, were added to the Faculty Academy program through the Student Engagement Network at Penn State. |
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Faculty Penn State celebrates Apollo 11 anniversary with STEM events 07/26/2019 Neil Armstrong took "one giant step" 50 years ago when he became the first human to walk on the moon. To mark the Apollo 11 mission's anniversary and promote STEM education, Penn State held family events last week to honor the historic launch and lunar landing.
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Faculty Careful analysis of volcano's plumbing system may give tips on pending eruptions 07/25/2019 A volcano will not send out an official invitation when it's ready to erupt, but a team of researchers suggest that scientists who listen and watch carefully may be able to pick up signs that an eruption is about to happen. |
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Research Penn State partners with University of Freiburg on center for living materials 07/24/2019 A new strategic partnership between Penn State and the University of Freiburg in Germany will propel the development of a new class of engineered living materials with potential applications in sustainable infrastructure, robotics technologies, and next-generation medical care. |
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Graduate Student First-of-its-kind graduate course tackles legal issues in additive manufacturing 07/24/2019 Through a newly introduced course, AMD 597 Legal Issues in Additive Manufacturing, students will be prepared to navigate the legal issues arising in additive manufacturing, emboldening them to become both technical experts and emerging thought leaders in the industry |
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Faculty Clues on how soils may respond to climate change found 07/24/2019 Rock core samples from a period of warming millions of years ago indicate soils contributed to a rapid rise in atmospheric greenhouse gas and suggest modern climate models may overestimate Earth's ability to mitigate future warming, according to an international team of scientists. |
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Faculty College of Earth and Mineral Sciences mourns death of Fuqing Zhang 07/23/2019 Fuqing Zhang, distinguished professor of meteorology in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, died Friday, July 19, not long after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 49. |