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Faculty Coffee Hour speaker to focus on migration, motherhood as infrastructures of care 02/28/2022 When political infrastructures like social safety nets fail, the women and mothers who rely on state-supported programs use migration as a means of taking care of their families. |
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Faculty New screening system may point the way to clean, renewable hydrogen power 02/28/2022 A new, highly sensitive system for detecting the production of hydrogen gas may play an important role in the quest to develop hydrogen as an environmentally friendly and economical alternative to fossil fuels, according to Penn State scientists. |
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Faculty Women’s History Month seminar: 'How is the electric grid like an octopus?' 02/23/2022 Few creatures are more amazing than the octopus: jet propulsion, RNA-powered camouflage, and magic ink that helps it disappear faster than David Blaine. But did you know that its neural network is a great model for how to modernize our electric system? |
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Faculty Researchers to study possible links between fracking, water contaminants 02/23/2022 Unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD), commonly known as fracking, has helped Pennsylvania retain its status as a leading energy exporter, but UOGD processes come with a host of environmental and public health concerns. |
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Faculty Mining engineering faculty member Mohammad Rezaee named a Henry Krumb Lecturer 02/21/2022 Mohammad Rezaee, assistant professor of mining engineering in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering at Penn State, has been named a 2021-22 Henry Krumb Lecturer by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). |
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Student Funding still available for new second-year student programs 02/18/2022 Penn State colleges, campuses and units can still apply for Second-Year Enrichment Grants. Provided by the University, the grants are intended to fund programs that will support current second-year students in transitioning to a full on-campus experience. |
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Development Brune fund dedicated to improving science communication, education, research 02/17/2022 William Brune, distinguished professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, is a physicist whose research career has been spent understanding atmospheric chemistry, particularly how atmospheric pollutants are created and can be mitigated. |
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Faculty Walters to discuss advanced nuclear reactors’ role in combating climate change 02/16/2022 William Walters, assistant professor of nuclear engineering at Penn State, will discuss advanced nuclear reactors and their role in combatting climate change during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21. The talk will take place via Zoom. |
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Faculty Grant to reduce, eliminate toxicity of coal mine dust 02/15/2022 Penn State has been awarded $327,849 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to fund research targeting ways to reduce or eliminate the toxicity of respirable coal mine dust. |
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Faculty Penn State names new distinguished professors for 2022 02/15/2022 Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 21 distinguished professors for 2022, including two from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. |