Huntingdon environmental center welcomes newest addition
| wtaj.com
Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center recently welcomed its newest animal: Jane the crane. This article and broadcast TV segment features Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.
Enrique Gomez selected as fellow for polymeric materials division of chemical society
| news.engr.psu.edu
Enrique Gomez, interim associate dean for equity and inclusion and professor of chemical engineering, was selected as a 2024 fellow by The American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE).
Reflecting on COP28 — and humanity’s progress toward meeting global climate goals
| news.mit.edu
Students, faculty, and staff from MIT attended the COP28 U.N. climate change conference in Dubai. At a forum hosted by the MIT Center for International Studies in January, MIT community members shared their experiences and insights from the conference. This article mentions Penn State.
Penn State biology department remembers assistant professor Yifei Huang
| psu.edu
Penn State Eberly College of Science faculty, staff and students are mourning the loss of Assistant Professor of Biology Yifei Huang, who died on Oct. 16, 2023.
Penn State's 'Stories from the Field' returns with spring 2024 lineup
| psu.edu
Penn State’s “Stories from the Field” conversation series is returning this spring with two new sessions. Topics will include community and economic development work in the changing and diversifying city of Hazelton, as well as helping Pennsylvania’s communities reduce emissions with the Local Climate Action Program.
No place like Antarctica: Students take study abroad trip of a lifetime
| psu.edu
For the first time, Penn State students could experience Antarctica’s wonders through an embedded course, “Antarctica: Human Impacts on a Fragile Environment,” offered this past fall.
Search launched for new dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences
| psu.edu
Penn State is seeking nominations and candidates for the next dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences.
Penn State Global announces faculty and staff Travel Awards Program for 2024
| psu.edu
Penn State Global is announcing Faculty and Staff Travel Awards for 2024. These awards are given on a rolling basis and are meant to support faculty and staff travel related to developing or expanding collaboration with select Penn State global partner universities and organizations.
Series to raise awareness of characterization resources available at Penn State
| psu.edu
Event series offers Penn State researchers a look at characterization resources available to them.
DEIB agile teams move student support, faculty and staff hiring efforts forward
| psu.edu
Four DEIB agile service teams continue to move forward on efforts to bring greater equity to Penn State’s faculty, staff and students.
Meet the six Maine dogs training to detect the dangerous spotted lanternfly
| pressherald.com
With the help of Kennebunk dog trainer Melissa McCue-McGrath, six local dogs and their owners are training to sniff out the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest currently plaguing plants and trees in 17 states. This article mentions Penn State.
Penn State’s Materials Research Institute Open House will showcase space and equipment to potential partners
| happyvalleyindustry.com
Penn State’s Materials Research Institute and the Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) are hosting a free happy-hour-style industry open house for corporate, academic and government prospective partners.
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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