Sustainability is a strategic initiative in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Below are the most current stories showcasing our college's sustainability efforts.
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Climate-related projects awarded seed grant funding through RISE support
03/30/2023
03/30/2023
Two climate-related projects received seed grant funding through high-performance computing support and consultation.
Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23
03/23/2023
03/23/2023
Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium on May 22 and 23 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
EarthTalks: Lauren McKeown to discuss formation of 'spiders' on Mars, Europa
03/22/2023
03/22/2023
Lauren McKeown, a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will discuss her experiments to test the formation of Martian “spiders” and present a new hypothesis for the formation of Europa’s Manannán spider, in her talk "Spiders on Mars, Europa and in the Laboratory: Insights for Icy Planetary Surface Processes through Analog Experiments” at 4 p.m., Monday, March 27.
New study finds early warning signs prior to 2002 Antarctic ice shelf collapse
03/13/2023
03/13/2023
A new study of the conditions that led to the Larsen B ice shelf collapse may reveal warning signs to watch for future Antarctic ice shelf retreat, according to a Penn State-led team of scientists.
Webinar to focus on Penn State’s assistance with local climate action planning
03/07/2023
03/07/2023
Climate change poses an existential threat to communities and people, according to organizers of an upcoming Penn State Extension land-use webinar, who noted that local governments leading by example is a key component of mitigating climate change in Pennsylvania.
Hotter and drier conditions limit forest recovery from wildfires
03/06/2023
03/06/2023
Warmer and drier climate conditions in western U.S. forests are making it less likely that trees can regenerate after wildfires, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which includes researchers from Penn State.
'Growing Impact' podcast examines converting waste heat into battery energy
03/02/2023
03/02/2023
The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast examines how energy from industrial waste heat could be harnessed to charge batteries.
Penn State launches statewide environmental monitoring network
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
Penn State has established a publicly available, environmental monitoring network to provide enhanced surveillance of atmospheric and soil conditions across Pennsylvania.
New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells
02/23/2023
02/23/2023
A Penn State-led team of scientists created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that is more cost- and time-effective than previously possible and that they said may accelerate future materials discovery.
Study reveals new clues about how 'Earth's thermostat' controls climate
02/03/2023
02/03/2023
Rocks, rain and carbon dioxide help control Earth’s climate over thousands of years — like a thermostat — through a process called weathering.