Faculty Professor of Geosciences Jennifer Macalady named Ecology Institute director 07/19/2021 Jennifer Macalady, professor of geosciences, has been appointed director of Penn State's Ecology Institute, effective July 1. |
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Faculty Horizontal winds become major movers of CO2 during cold fronts 07/19/2021 Trees, crops and other vegetation in the midwestern United States act as large carbon sinks during summer, taking in carbon dioxide (CO2) and limiting the amount of the greenhouse gas that enters the atmosphere. |
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Faculty Fire operations-prescribed burning combo reduces wildfire severity up to 72% 07/14/2021 Firefighters battling wildfires in the western United States use a variety of suppression tactics to get the flames under control. |
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Penn State Security Center announces Fall 2021 Grant Program 07/14/2021 The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) is announcing its Fall 2021 Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. |
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Faculty Taylor to serve as interim director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute 07/09/2021 Alan Taylor, professor of geography and ecology, will serve as interim director of the Penn State Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) while director Susan Brantley is on sabbatical. His appointment began July 1. |
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Faculty Penn State partner Monash University honors Jenni Evans with fellowship 07/08/2021 Jenni L. Evans, director of Penn State's Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, and faculty associate of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, has been recognized as a university fellow by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. |
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Faculty Brian King named head of the Department of Geography 07/02/2021 Brian King, professor of geography and associate head for the department's resident graduate programs, has been appointed head of the Department of Geography. |
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Student Presidential Leadership Academy announces new class 06/29/2021 Each year, the Presidential Leadership Academy (PLA) at Penn State chooses 30 exemplary first-year students and the academy is excited to celebrate the next round of standout members. |
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Faculty Paleonursery offers rare, detailed glimpse at life 518 million years ago 06/28/2021 A newly discovered fossil deposit near Kunming, China, may hold the keys to understanding howv organisms laid the foundations for life on land and at sea today, according to an international team of researchers. |
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Faculty Underground fiber optic sensors record sounds of COVID lockdown, reopening 06/28/2021 New research reveals how residents in one community returned to their routines as COVID-19 restrictions lifted, according to a team of Penn State scientists. |