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	Faculty Century of data shows sea-level rise shifting tides in Delaware, Chesapeake bays 01/24/2018 The warming climate is expected to affect coastal regions worldwide as glaciers and ice sheets melt, raising sea level globally. For the first time, an international team has found evidence of how sea-level rise already is affecting high and low tides in both the Chesapeake and Delaware bays, two large estuaries of the eastern United States.
	Research Petroleum and natural gas student among elite leaders at global conference 01/22/2018 Being an elite student in an elite program at Penn State affords some elite opportunities. For Andrew Vislosky, a senior majoring in petroleum and natural gas engineering at Penn State, it meant being one of eight students worldwide granted an all-expenses-paid trip to the Oil & Money Conference recently held in London.
	Student Rome wins poster contest for Alaska research; library adds to prizes 01/22/2018 During a 2017 educational-based trip to Alaska that was focused on glacial systems, Courtney Rome began studying something that wasn't on the syllabus. Her curiosity resulted in an award-winning poster at the annual EMS Undergraduate Poster Exhibition.
	Faculty Elsworth, Liu among 15 named distinguished faculty at Penn State 01/22/2018 Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 15 distinguished faculty.
	Faculty Wilf named Paleontological Society Fellow for commitment to research, students 01/18/2018 In graduate school Peter Wilf published his first paper in the journal Paleobiology. So, the geosciences professor said being named a Fellow of the Paleontological Society, which publishes the journal, was an extra special honor.
	Faculty GEOlab researchers shaping future of energy, disaster forecasting 01/17/2018 Never has the world been better positioned to predict and respond to natural disasters. The stream of data at our fingertips is seemingly endless. But the size of this mounting trove of information in itself poses a problem. For example, running flood calculations for a city facing heavy rains using a century of data is highly accurate. But the calculation is useless if it takes days or weeks to compute.
	Faculty Tickets for EMS Gala highlights close-knit feel of the college 01/15/2018 There's still time to purchase tickets for the EMS Gala, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' (EMS) formal event for students, faculty and staff.
	Faculty Drones let researchers monitor changes in volcanoes, plan virtual field trip 01/12/2018 Penn State geosciences researchers are investigating an active volcano that could pose a hazard to millions of people in Nicaragua. Masaya volcano is located in an active volcanic and seismic zone and is nearby Managua, Nicaragua's capital. The researchers are using many methods, including drones, to study how the volcano and surrounding earth are changing over time. The drones are able to capture high-quality video footage and travel to places inaccessible to humans.
	Faculty Titley to chair new advisory committee for National Academies 01/11/2018 David W. Titley, professor of practice in meteorology, professor of international affairs, founding director of the Center for Solutions to Weather and Climate Risk, Penn State and retired rear admiral, U.S. Navy, was appointed chairman of the advisory committee for the National Academies' new Climate Communications Initiative.
	Faculty Institute for CyberScience names spring 2018 distinguished visiting researchers 01/11/2018 The Institute for CyberScience will bring two acclaimed researchers to Penn State in spring 2018 through the ICS Distinguished Visiting Researcher Program. The program provides funding for accomplished scholars in computational science fields to visit, deliver seminars, meet students, and discuss potential collaborations with Penn State faculty.