Cover crops project provides fertile ground for USDA graduate fellows
| psu.edu
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences graduate students received more predoctoral fellowships from the U.S. Department of Agriculture than any other institution over the last five years. This year, five of the 11 recipients worked in the college’s long-term cover crop cocktails experiment.
Penn State Berks engineering students receive LION STEM scholarship
| psu.edu
Seven incoming Penn State Berks students were awarded a scholarship to study engineering through the campus' Leveraging Innovation and Optimizing Nurturing (LION) STEM Scholars Program. The program, funded through a National Science Foundation grant, is in its second year and provides support in the form of a four-year, renewable $6,250 scholarship to talented engineering students with demonstrated financial need.
Researchers identify one-of-a-kind fish in lower Susquehanna
| scitechdaily.com
Researchers emphasize the heightened urgency to save and restore the river's population. A Penn State research team, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, has embarked on a mission to save a unique darter from the lower Susquehanna River. This article quotes Jay Stauffer, Distinguished Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management.
Video: Take a virtual tour of the new Engineering Design and Innovation Building
| psu.edu
Take a virtual tour of Penn State's new Engineering Design and Innovation Building, home to the School of Engineering Design and Innovation, the expanded Learning Factory and the Factory for Advanced Manufacturing Education Lab.
Texas’ environmental agency enables companies to increase oilfield wastewater disposal in rivers
| msn.com
When a team of researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi combed through Railroad Commission records several years ago, they found more than 50 permits allowing conventional oil and gas drillers to discharge oil field wastewater, known as produced water, into creeks and streams near the Eagle Ford shale basin in South Texas. This article quotes William Burgos, professor of civil and environmental engineering.
Intersections sustainability film program kicks off with 'The Grapes of Wrath'
| psu.edu
Penn State's Sustainability Institute is offering “a night under the stars” to kick off the new academic year for students, faculty and staff and the public at the first film in its 2023-24 Intersections sustainability film program. This year’s program opens with the film version of John Steinback’s "The Grapes of Wrath" on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m., screening outdoors on the main lawn of the Arboretum at Penn State.
Experts share tips on dealing with home-based allergies and sensitivities
| forbes.com
Many of the 50 million Americans who suffer from allergies don’t realize that changes to their home environment can ease their discomfort. Most of the messaging they see – especially the countless advertisements – focuses on medication. There are other options, and they generally don’t come with potential health-related side effects. This article quotes a Penn State researcher.
Study: Water bottle filling stations could impact children’s health, weight
| deseret.com
Having more access to drinking water in schools yielded noticeable results. This story quotes Asher Rosinger, Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health.
Sustainable fertilizer pioneer Phospholutions announces $10.15M investment to accelerate commercialization
| happyvalleyindustry.com
Phospholutions Inc., a pioneer in sustainable fertilizer technology, just announced an additional $10.15M investment from leading global fertilizer companies and investors to accelerate the commercialization of RhizoSorb® in the US row crop market.
No-cost, virtual short course helps researchers test startup ideas
| psu.edu
Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is now accepting applications for its Sept. 29–Oct. 13 cohort. The no-cost virtual program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer discovery and lean startup methodology. Apply by Sept. 15.
Diverse teams can improve engineering outcomes − but recent affirmative action decision may hinder efforts to create diverse teams
| theconversation.com
Diverse teams can not only solve engineering problems more effectively, but the outcomes tend to be more inclusive, as a geographer and feminist scholar explains.
The legal and social complexities of solving climate change
| by Hannah Wiseman
As the United States and other countries around the world wrestle with climate change and its impacts, there is also a lot of debate related to the technology, finances, regulations, and social acceptance of potential solutions to climate change.
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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