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EarthTalks explores global warming, heat waves, and ways to curb CO2 emissions
Jim Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the science and societal impacts of human-caused global warming and solutions to curb carbon dioxide emissions, at the EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, in 112 Walker Building.
Student and faculty researchers explore food-energy-water system at solar farm
From the edge of the farm, the completed solar arrays and those under construction seemed to never end.
Student energy, environmental research funding available
A student seed grant competition is now accepting proposals for funding that will support energy and environmental laboratory research.
NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting graduate research fellowship applications
The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium (PSGC) is currently accepting applications to its graduate research fellowship program.
Homeless female veterans: Out of sight, out of mind
Female veterans are the fastest growing demographic among the homeless population in the United States and face a double hurdle of distance and invisibility in getting the health services they need, according to research conducted by Penn State graduate student.
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences offering military professional portraits
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences is offering free professional portraits for military members, veterans and ROTC members for Military Appreciation Week.
Student startup Innovation Weather sold to WeatherOptics
Nathan Lis and Andrew Moffitt always knew they had an interest in the science of weather. It took a class at Penn State to convince them they could be entrepreneurs in the field.
Fengyuan Zhang receives 2019 Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship
Penn State doctoral student Fengyuan Zhang was awarded the Nico van Wingen Memorial Graduate Fellowship in petroleum engineering at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition held Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Calgary, Canada.
Professor-student partnership leads to medical testing startup
Two researchers at Penn State are hoping their accidental discovery could join the list of some of science’s most welcome surprises that revolutionized the way we approach medicine and medical testing.
EMS graduate poster competition and recognition event slated for Oct. 23
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is hosting a fall graduate poster competition and recognition event to showcase and reward the exemplary research happening within the college’s graduate community.