Faculty Sustainability Institute and GreenGov Council partner on sustainability series 03/05/2021 In 2021, Penn State's Sustainability Institute (SI) and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council are co-hosting a monthly webinar series to educate employees in state agencies and municipal governments about how they can incorporate sustainability into their work. |
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Research Apparent Atlantic warming cycle likely an artifact of climate forcing 03/04/2021 Volcanic eruptions, not natural variability, were the cause of an apparent "Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation" according to a team of climate scientists who looked at a large array of climate modeling experiments. |
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EarthTalks series discusses future of nuclear fission for electricity generation 03/04/2021 What role does nuclear energy have in the future of electricity generation? Webinar will discuss the future of nuclear fission for the electric grid on Monday, March 8. |
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Faculty NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite reveals shape, depth of Antarctic ice shelf fractures 03/04/2021 Satellite data can help scientists measure the depth and shape of ice shelf fractures to better predict when and where calving events will occur. |
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Faculty Materials Research Institute announces seed grant recipients 03/04/2021 The Penn State Materials Research Institute (MRI) has announced the 2021 recipients of seed grants that will enable University faculty to establish new collaborations with partners outside their own units for exploration of transformative ideas for high-impact materials science and engineering. |
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Research Lead up to volcanic eruption in Galapagos captured in rare detail 03/02/2021 Scientists are using networks of ground-based seismic and GPS monitoring stations and satellite observations to observe the Sierra Negra. |
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Webinar: 'What Messed with Texas, and Could it Happen Here?' 03/02/2021 A panel of energy experts from Penn State and industry will review the causes of the Texas energy crisis and discuss lessons learned for the U.S. northeast on Monday, March 8. |
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Climate dynamics seminar examines data, disasters and urban supply chains 03/02/2021 Alfonso Mejia will discuss using data-driven frameworks to keep cities supplied after droughts and heat waves affect agricultural production on March 10 |
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Student Penn State announces 16 Fulbright Student semi-finalists for 2021-22 award year 02/26/2021 16 students will represent Penn State during the final round of selections for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program's 2021-22 award year, including Ruchi Patel, human dimensions of natural resources and the environment, geography. |
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Research Capstone project improves disease mapping tool for Penn State Cancer Institute 02/26/2021 Recent Master of Geographic Information Systems graduate Nate Geyer has always been interested in epidemiology and geography. As a research support assistant in the Department of Public Health Sciences in the College of Medicine, he was able to put those interests together by creating a new version of the LionVu cancer mapping tool. |