EarthTalks: Solar geoengineering as potential offset to climate change
| news.psu.edu
David Keith, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and professor of public policy at Harvard University, will discuss the possibility of using solar geoengineering to offset some of the impacts of climate change at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast via Zoom.
Localizing the green energy revolution
| thehill.com
Rather than dividing communities, a federal energy policy focused more centrally on localized energy would place power directly in the hands of residents.
Student funding available for laboratory research
| news.psu.edu
The Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL) announced its 2020-21 funding opportunity for Penn State students. The program, called EESL Green, is now accepting proposals for funding that will support energy and environment, materials and fermentation laboratory research.
Growing Impact: Climate change on the Hudson
| Featuring Kirk French
Kirk French talks about his newest project, "Climate Change on the Hudson: A Century After Nanook." In the discussion, Kirk talks about the importance of documenting climate change through film and how revisiting "Nanook of the North" empowered the Inuit to tell their story, even in the face of COVID.
Ecology Institute to hold pitch slam for funding competition
| news.psu.edu
The Ecology Institute announced a funding competition for its annual Flower Grant that will take place as virtual pitch slams on March 9 and 10. The competition is open to tenured, tenure-track and fixed-term faculty members who hold an appointment of half-time or more at any Penn State campus.
Picture a Scientist Week to highlight diversity, equity in STEM beginning Feb. 6
| psu.edu
Picture a Scientist Week, jointly sponsored by the Eberly College of Science and College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will feature events focused on celebrating diversity and equity in the STEM fields in conjunction with Black History Month. Virtual events will begin on Feb. 6 and will continue through Feb. 16.
How we talk about energy
| news.psu.edu
Penn State engineers wrote a letter, recently published in ACS Energy Letters, that proposed new ways to improve global energy literacy to help combat climate change.
EarthTalks seminar discusses human heat stress, politics of climate change
| news.psu.edu
James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the dangers of human heat stress and the politics of climate change at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1. The talk, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast via Zoom.
Climate dynamics seminar examines intersection of climate and social justice
| news.psu.edu
Gregory Jenkins, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, geography, and African studies at Penn State, will discuss the intersection of climate science and environmental and social justice in a Zoom talk on Feb. 3.
Virtual EarthTalks series focuses on policies, technology to slow global warming
| news.psu.edu
The spring 2021 EESI EarthTalks series, “Energy and climate policy: How to avoid a global hothouse,” will focus on policies and technologies that could help slow global warming. The seminars, which are free and open to the public, take place 4–5 p.m. on Mondays via Zoom.
Climate dynamics seminar examines possible sea-level rise from Thwaites Glacier
| news.psu.edu
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, professor of geosciences at Penn State, will give an overview of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier and discuss the prospects for sea-level rise from this and similar glaciers at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27. The talk will be broadcast via Zoom.
NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting graduate research fellowship applications
| news.psu.edu
The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is currently accepting applications to its graduate research fellowship program. The program offers funding to outstanding students in the STEM, education and humanities fields who are conducting research related to NASA’s science and outreach missions.
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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