Earth and Mineral Sciences creates scholarship in honor of Juan Garcia
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences recently created the Juan Garcia Educational Equity Scholarship in honor of Penn State student Juan Garcia, who died June 30 of respiratory failure and COVID-19.
Global Alumni Profile: Jacob R. Hidrowoh
Jacob Hidrowoh didn’t plan on his career journey turning out the way it did. A young man from Quito, Ecuador, Hidrowoh came to Penn State in 2014 on a national Ecuadorian scholarship to study Earth science and policy, a new major at the time.
Seminar to examine Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative amid state energy policy
Daniel Mallinson, assistant professor of public policy and administration at Penn State Harrisburg, and graduate student Andrew Bell will discuss how RGGI might interact with Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard and Act 129 at noon on Friday, Dec. 4.
Virtual seminar offers inside view of challenges to diversifying geoscience
Geoscientists tell the story of what happens every day under our feet. The Earth science community, however, lacks diverse voices who can tell this story.
Novel cellulose finding may lead to new chemicals, biofuels
A multi-institutional research group led by two Penn State faculty members has identified, for the first time, how cellulose crystals orient themselves relative to the cell wall in plants, with potential implications for chemical and energy development.
Air quality data during COVID-19 may help improve models, guide interventions
The measures instituted in April to help curb the spread of COVID-19 across the United States may hold clues for improving air quality, according to researchers.
Virtual reality forests could help understanding of climate change
The effects of climate change are sometimes difficult to grasp, but now a virtual reality forest, created by geographers, can let people walk through a simulated forest of today and see what various futures may hold for the trees.
Historian Ibram X. Kendi to discuss how to be an antiracist at virtual event
Ibram X. Kendi, one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices, will discuss his book “How to Be an Antiracist” from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Nov. 12 Data Science talks to focus on tourism, climate modeling research
Two Penn State researchers from different disciplines will give brief talks about their work at the next Penn State Data Science Community meeting scheduled at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Penn State, Colorado School of Mines will support US need for critical minerals
Penn State has entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Colorado School of Mines to establish a collaboration designed to be responsive in supporting the United States’ need for critical minerals.