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Faculty Penn State partners with two universities for diversity in materials research 09/08/2021 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named Penn State the lead partner to both Florida International University (FIU) and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) as part of the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program. |
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Faculty Task force created to significantly reduce Penn State's carbon emissions 09/03/2021 President Eric Barron has created the Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force to reconsider Penn State's greenhouse gas emissions goal of reducing greenhouse gas outputs to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 with a view toward setting a more aggressive target as well as a revised timeframe. |
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Research Dual grants totaling $2.25 million help students take a byte out of data science 09/02/2021 All of the data produced or used in 2020 was estimated to be about 59 zettabytes, each of which equals a billion terabytes. If each terabyte represents a mile, 59 zettabytes would allow for almost 10 full round trips from Earth to Pluto. |
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Research Graphene made with lasers for wearable health devices 09/02/2021 Graphene, hexagonally arranged carbon atoms in a single layer with superior pliability and high conductivity, could advance flexible electronics according to a Penn State-led international research team. |
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Faculty Call for researchers to participate in health, built environment workshop series 09/02/2021 The Institutes of Energy and the Environment, through its Health and the Environment thematic area, is inviting members of the Penn State research community to participate in a series of four workshops on topics related to health and the built environment. |
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Faculty Ferroelectrics everywhere? 08/31/2021 A new family of materials that could result in improved digital information storage and uses less energy may be possible thanks to a team of Penn State researchers who demonstrated ferroelectricity in magnesium-substituted zinc oxide. |
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Faculty EESI EarthTalks seminar series to focus on 'fire in the earth system' 08/31/2021 The Fall 2021 EESI EarthTalks series, "Fire in the Earth System," will address humanity's long relationship with fire, how humans and climate create conditions conducive to megafires, and how policy makers and land managers can address the fire problem. |
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Faculty EMS Museum will use grant to improve geology, technology, art collection storage 08/30/2021 The Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Museum & Art Gallery has secured the fourth in a series of grants totaling $450,000 from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, which will be used to continue the effort to securely store some of the museum's collections. |
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Faculty Climate dynamics seminar series examines science, sociology of climate change 08/26/2021 The Earth System Science Center has announced the lineup for its fall 2021 climate dynamics seminar series. The series will focus on the science and sociology of climate change. The seminars take place from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays in 529 Walker Building. |
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Faculty Online master’s program meets need for sustainability in professional spaces 08/25/2021 As climate change continues to cause higher temperatures, rising sea levels and more, humans will be subjected to a harsher environment and worsening natural disasters. |