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Student EMS Program helps develop scholarship, experiential learning and global literacy 12/08/2022 At a large school like Penn State, it can sometimes be hard to find your niche — however, the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Academy for Global Experience, or EMSAGE, encouraged senior Mufaddal Gheewala to discover his place on campus. |
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Faculty Linked by love of kolams, duo creates puzzle game that explores patterns 12/07/2022 Venkatraman Gopalan, professor of materials science and engineering and physics at Penn State, remembers fondly the tidy, patterned shapes called "kolams" that adorned the entrances of homes in Southern India. |
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Student Taylor Rosen selected as Earth and Mineral Sciences' fall 2022 student marshal 12/07/2022 Taylor Rosen has been selected as the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' student marshal for the University’s fall 2022 commencement ceremony. |
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Alumni Campus Weather Service celebrates 50 years 12/06/2022 For fledgling forecasters and budding broadcasters, the Campus Weather Service at Penn State has a reputation for real-world readiness. |
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Faculty GeoPEERS aims to make research experiences in the geosciences more accessible 12/06/2022 The geosciences fields are at a turning point, where the jobs of the next 50 years are likely to be quite different from the jobs of the last 50 years. As the world’s dependence on energy increases, it is becoming increasingly clear that the ways in which those energy needs must be met are changing. |
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Faculty Contributions to research, students shaped legacy of geochemist Hu Barnes 12/05/2022 In the late 1940s, a budding electrical engineer named Hu Barnes spent the summer working with General Radio Company. In a time before the widespread use of computers, he watched as doctoral students toiled over drafting tables. |
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Alumni Penn State alumni make mark on NASA Mars missions 11/30/2022 This fall, NASA’s Curiosity rover reached new heights. |
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Faculty Stretchable rubber diode opens possibilities for medical, electronic devices 11/30/2022 Electronic devices, such as robotics or medical devices, are becoming more flexible as technology advances, so Penn State researchers have developed a fully rubbery stretchable diode that maintains performance. |
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Faculty EarthTalks: Cody Two Bears to discuss renewable energy use in tribal communities 11/29/2022 Cody Two Bears will discuss his work — and his focus on youth empowerment — in his talk "Empowering Native Communities with Renewable Energy" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5. |
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Faculty Small percentage of globe provides critical natural benefits to most of humanity 11/29/2022 A small percentage of land and coastal waters provides most of the global population with the ecosystem services needed to support human well-being, and maintaining these areas can advance the United Nations’ development, climate and biodiversity conservation goals, according to an international team of researchers. |