First 2023-24 'Soundings' film screening to focus on Appalachian region flooding
| psu.edu
Penn State Sustainability and Penn State’s Water Council will relaunch their "Soundings" water film series for 2023-24 at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 with an online screening of "Flood Bound," a film focused on community resilience in the face of flash flooding in the Appalachian region, followed by a post-film panel featuring Penn State faculty experts and emergency management experts from Vermont.
Using machine learning, existing fiber optic cables to track Pittsburgh hazards
| psu.edu
Existing fiber optic cables used for high-speed internet and telecommunications, in combination with machine learning, may be able to help scientists track ground hazards in Pittsburgh. The National Science Foundation awarded a $937,000 grant to a team of Penn State and Carnegie Mellon University researchers to further develop the low-cost monitoring approach.
Penn State community invited to celebrate GivingTuesday 2023
| psu.edu
In its annual nod to the year of the University’s founding, Penn State will kick off the institution’s ninth GivingTuesday event at 18:55 on the 24-hour clock — 6:55 p.m. EST — on Nov. 27, getting a jump-start on the international day of giving that concludes at midnight on Nov. 28.
Groundwater: Deep need, deep trouble
| by Christopher Scott
Groundwater is a hidden resource that many people have come to rely on. Large amounts of it are used to supply drinking water to communities and irrigation to farmlands. However, with groundwater being pumped faster than it is replenished and climate change exacerbating its decline, that commodity is in danger of disappearing.
Engineering student selected as 'future leader' by national building society
| psu.edu
Zahra Ghorbani, a doctoral candidate in architectural engineering at Penn State, was selected to receive the Future Leaders Award from the National Institute of Building Sciences.
Architecture lab’s computational textiles work featured in upcoming exhibition
| psu.edu
Work by Felecia Davis, associate professor of architecture in the Stuckeman School, and her team of Computational Textiles Lab (SOFTLAB) researchers in the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing at Penn State that explores Black culture, its relationship to technology and concepts of translation in architectural design will be featured in a new exhibition in downtown Montreal.
Collaborative landscape design approach may improve resiliency, human well-being
| psu.edu
A framework called regenerative landscape design may improve how complex, interconnected environmental and social challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, are addressed, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
Should busy cities start banning left-hand turns?
| radiohealthjournal.org
Experts dive into these road rules and offer solutions to simplify your daily errands. This public radio segment quotes Vikash Gayah, professor of civil and environmental engineering and interim director of the Larson Transportation Institute.
Can this team create ‘perfect’ reef?
| columbian.com
U.S. military is banking on it amid climate change. This article, originally published by the Miami Herald, quotes Michael Yukish, professor of aerospace engineering.
17 low-lift ways to actually reduce your environmental footprint as a renter
| elledecor.com
Little changes really do add up. This article quotes Lara Fowler, director of Penn State Sustainability and chief sustainability officer.
What living in a PA environmental justice area means
| spotlightpa.org
Pennsylvania’s updated environmental justice policy aims to provide at-risk communities with better communication on development projects. This article quotes Jennifer Baka, associate professor of geography.
Community STEAM night offers evening of family science adventures in Bellefonte
| psu.edu
This year’s Exploration-U event — a large-scale community science program focused on innovative, hands-on science activities led by collaborations between Penn State faculty and students, high school teachers and students, and community businesses and partners — will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at Bellefonte Area High School.
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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