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.
Advance your company through intrapreneurship: Learn how, at the Penn State Conference on Intrapreneurship
| happyvalleyindustry.com
Through initiatives, events, and organizations like Happy Valley LaunchBox and Startup Week, the university is encouraging students and community members alike to solve the world’s problems via entrepreneurialism. That said, not everyone’s cut out for the entrepreneurial life, which is where intrapreneurship comes in. Intrapreneurship poses the idea that smart, innovative changemakers don’t need to launch their own businesses in order to make a difference.
Research to better understand early Earth diversity supported by Ford Foundation
| psu.edu
Kayla Irizarry, doctoral candidate in geosciences at Penn State, is using her Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship to better understand what controlled diversity in Earth’s earliest complex ecosystems.
Making healthy food accessible: Student leads pay-what-you-can farmer’s market
| psu.edu
Driven by a personal commitment to a healthy, high-mobility lifestyle, junior Jimmy Alamia has led a collaboration between the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm and the Lion's Pantry to make healthy eating easy and affordable for the campus community. Alamia spearheaded the launch of the Feed the People Market Stand at University Park, a pay-what-you-can farmers market offering fresh, campus-grown produce to students, faculty and staff.
Forum to highlight the power of connection, collaboration with HBCUs
| psu.edu
Penn State faculty and staff seeking to discover ways to build and improve partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as community members seeking to learn the importance of HBCUs, are invited to attend “The Power of HBCUs: Establishing and Strengthening Partnerships,” on Feb. 26.
How does Zika virus replicate and transmit from mother to fetus?
| psu.edu
In 2015, an outbreak of Zika virus, driven by a heavy rain season and subsequent boom in the virus’s host mosquito population, caused thousands of babies in Brazil to be born with severe birth defects. Zika virus is unique among flaviviruses, which also include West Nile, dengue and yellow fever viruses, in its ability to transmit from an infected mother to her unborn child. How do the components of Zika virus assemble during viral replication and how does the virus then pass from mother to fetus?
Black communities are using mapping to document and restore a sense of place
| theconversation.com
Black activists have long used maps to help illustrate their communities’ history and to document historical injustices. This article was co-written by Joshua Inwood, professor of geography and senior research associate in the Rock Ethics Institute.
The Earth’s tectonic plates made the Himalayas — and could rip them apart
| nbcnews.com
Researchers theorize that the Indian plate is plunging under the Eurasian plate, but as that process plays out, part of it is splitting apart under Tibet. This article mentions Penn State research.
13 countries that may be too hot for people by 2050
| msn.com
Depending on where you live, winter might be a time of year when you wonder why global warming is a bad thing! But in the countries we’re about to show you, a combination of high heat and humidity will unquestionably be a life-threatening danger. So here are, quite literally, some of the projected “hot spots” of climate change-induced warming by 2050. This article mentions Penn State research.
Microplastics have been found in breast milk. Will that hurt my baby?
| washingtonpost.com
As a breastfeeding mom of two, I wondered: Should I be worried? Is breast milk still really best? This article quotes Sherri Mason, associate research professor and director of sustainability at Penn State Behrend.
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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