Architecture professor co-edits book on reducing carbon emissions of buildings
| psu.edu
Rahman Azari, associate professor of architecture in the Stuckeman School and founding director of the Resource and Energy Efficiency Lab in the school’s Hamer Center for Community Design, co-edited “The Routledge Handbook of Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment,” a handbook exploring the materials and greenhouse gas emissions associated with material manufacturing, construction, maintenance and demolition of a building.
9-year-old Arkansas girl catches rare pink grasshopper, names it Millie
| yahoo.com
Madeline Landecker was walking to her family barn in Benton, Arkansas, on Thursday when the 9-year-old aspiring veterinarian spotted a rare find — the elusive pink grasshopper. This article, originally published by NBC News, quotes Michael Skvarla, assistant research professor of arthropod identification.
Virtual reality better than video for evoking fear, spurring climate action
| psu.edu
Experiencing worst-case climate scenarios in virtual reality may better motivate people to support environmental policies, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
Penn State Radiation Science & Engineering Center receives new neutron science device
| onwardstate.com
The device was a donation from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, a research institution in Germany.
Environmentalists renew fight to limit use of neonicotinoids in CT
| ctinsider.com
It would take more that a decade before environmentalists such as Rachel Carson sounded the alarm on the damage that DDT was doing to the natural world and more years until the U.S. banned it in 1972. This article quotes John Tooker, professor of entomology.
Calling researchers: Join Penn State's NSF I-Corps April cohort
| psu.edu
Penn State’s U.S. National Science Foundation I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual April cohort. Participants must apply and complete a self-guided I-Corps prep mini-course by Friday, April 12.
Penn State advancing Implementation Science through education and research
| psu.edu
The next Implementation Science Seminar will be held on Thursday, March 28, 1–3 p.m. in the Smeal Business Building, Room 217, and on Zoom. As part of the two-part, interactive seminar, Erika Crable will provide a 1-hour presentation describing the foundations of implementation science.
Energy manager attends Penn State to propel career with NASA
| psu.edu
Wes Norton, networking expert, is using skills he’s acquiring through Penn State’s energy and sustainability policy program offered in the John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence through Penn State World Campus, to learn the skills he needs to make the shifts he seeks in his career, with the eventual goal of helping to solve climate change.
Improved life satisfaction may decrease illegal forest use in protected areas
| psu.edu
Improved life satisfaction reduces livelihood-based illegal forest use whereas traditional cultural practices increase illegal forest use for livelihood needs, according to research led by Edwin Sabuhoro, assistant professor of recreation, park and tourism management at Penn State.
Survey Research Center adds MetricWire to TRACE Portfolio
| psu.edu
Penn State's Survey Research Center recently acquired an enterprise-level MetricWire license to enhance its research capabilities and remain at the forefront of mobile data collection methodologies.
New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors
| psu.edu
The Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC) recently received a small angle neutron scattering (SANS) device, a $9.8 million equipment donation from Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin in Germany. The arrival of the SANS equipment makes Penn State the first and only U.S. university research reactor to have SANS capability, according to RSEC researchers.
Presidential Public Impact Research Awards program holding informational webinar
| psu.edu
The Presidential Public Impact Research Awards (PPIRA) program at Penn State will hold an informational webinar and Q&A from 9-10 a.m. on Friday, March 15, via Zoom. PPIRA will recognize and support teams of two to four faculty members and their students across Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses who are interested in or are already conducting research that benefits their communities in pursuit of public impact.
Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and infrastructure. Researchers are investigating how these changes will transform rivers, with potential consequences for erosion, sediment transport, and the entire Arctic landscape. Additionally, their project incorporates art to communicate these critical findings in an engaging way. Listen to the podcast.
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