Processing, like fermentation and roasting, doesn’t cut cocoa’s health benefits
| psu.edu
It is widely believed that when foods undergo processing, their health benefits are reduced. But that is not true for cocoa, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers, who conducted a new study using a mouse model.
Workers moving products in the U.S. food supply chain at high risk of injury
| psu.edu
Workers tasked with moving products in the immense U.S. food system are at a high risk of serious injury, according to a new Penn State-led study, and pandemic-caused, supply-chain problems have worsened the situation, researchers suggest.
Erratic temperatures pose pneumonia risk for livestock
| triblive.com
For some farmers, fluctuations between cold and warm temperatures can pose issues for livestock. This article mentions quotes a Penn State educator.
McGraw elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
| science.psu.edu
Beth McGraw has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Penn State launches statewide environmental monitoring network
| psu.edu
Penn State has established a publicly available environmental monitoring network to provide enhanced surveillance of atmospheric and soil conditions across Pennsylvania.
Applications open for City Semester Pittsburgh urban sustainability internships
| psu.edu
Penn State students interested in a career in sustainability are invited to apply for enrollment in City Semester Pittsburgh, an individualized internship program specializing in urban sustainability facilitated through the Penn State Center Pittsburgh.
University Libraries to offer workshop series on statistical data analysis in R
| psu.edu
Beginning March 14, Penn State University Libraries will offer a virtual series of five workshops on statistical data analysis and visualization using the programming language R. The workshops are free and open to Penn State undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff.
Geoscientist James Kasting named an inaugural Atherton Professor
| psu.edu
James Kasting, Evan Pugh University Professor Emeritus of Geosciences, has been named an Atherton Professor, one of three emeritus professors to receive the new title. The professorship was created to recognize emeritus Evan Pugh University Professors who continue to pursue scholarly or creative activity to the benefit of the University community.
Three Penn State emeritus faculty members named inaugural Atherton Professors
| psu.edu
Penn State has created a new professorship to recognize the continuing high level of scholarly or creative activity Evan Pugh University Professors may pursue after their retirement to the benefit of the University community. The inaugural Atherton Professors are George Andrews, Abhay Ashtekar and James Kasting.
New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells
| psu.edu
A Penn State-led team of scientists created a new process to fabricate large perovskite devices that is more cost- and time-effective than previously possible and that they said may accelerate future materials discovery.
Time in nature may help older adults with improved health, purpose in life
| psu.edu
Spending time in nature and then connecting socially about those experiences may support improved health and sense of purpose in life for older adults, according to new research from Penn State and two universities in Taiwan. The research team studied the attitudes, beliefs and actions of a group of older people who regularly spent time in nature.
In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power
| theconversation.com
Corporations restrict what farmers can do with their own seeds, as well as their farm equipment when it breaks down.
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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