Faculty Penn State to lead critical minerals consortium powered by $1.2 million from DOE 05/06/2021 A region famous for the coal that once fueled a growing nation is now the focus of a $1.2 million project, led by Penn State researchers, aimed at establishing domestic supplies of critical minerals needed to produce modern technology from cell phones to fighter jets. |
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Faculty Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2021-22 05/06/2021 Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography, was selected to the Administrative Fellows Program, which Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community. |
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Alumni Titilayo Shodiya awarded Alumni Achievement Award, named commencement speaker 05/05/2021 Titilayo Shodiya, a graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was one 16 recipients selected to receive the Alumni Achievement Award from the Penn State Alumni Association. |
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Faculty Landscape shows earliest effects of modern humans using fire to shape ecosystem 05/05/2021 New archaeological and paleoenvironmental evidence from Lake Malawi, Africa, shows that the effects on the landscape of humans' use of fire is tens of thousands of years older than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers. |
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Student EMSAGE laureates make mark at Penn State, look to continue in careers 05/05/2021 Eleven students were named College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Academy for Global Experience, or EMSAGE laureates this spring semester. The honor shows these students excelled in broad categories of scholarship, experiential learning and global literacy, and service. |
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Faculty Faculty and student excellence celebrated at EMS virtual awards celebration 05/04/2021 Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held virtually on Sunday, April 11. The Wilson Awards are named in honor of Matthew and Anne Wilson, major benefactors of the college. |
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Faculty Penn State, University of Freiburg partner to form Virtual Classroom Project 05/03/2021 In 2020, Penn State and the University of Freiburg launched a pilot program to create collaborative, integrated virtual classroom courses by providing development and implementation money to faculty teams. |
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Student Chen, Vailhe named marshals for College of Earth and Mineral Sciences 05/03/2021 Two students have been selected to represent the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as marshals for the college's spring 2021 commencement: Mingsong Chen will represent the college as the student marshal, the top graduate overall, and Madeline Vailhe will represent the college as the engineering honor marshal, the top graduate from an engineering discipline. |
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Penn State students recognized for leadership and service awards 04/29/2021 Penn State recognized its recipients for Student Organization and Involvement Awards and Student Service and Leadership Awards during the week of April 26. |
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Graduate Student Five Earth and Mineral Sciences students awarded at Graduate Research Exhibition 04/29/2021 Amy Farley grew up in a small Texas town around a farming family, and she's seen the increasing presence of technology in the agriculture industry yield a new crop -- data. |