Materials can remember a sequence of events in an unexpected way
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Some materials can store a memory of previous deformations, much like how a combination lock opening depends on how the dial was moved. A team of researchers from Penn State has discovered specific conditions under which some materials can form this kind of memory, seemingly violating the underlying mathematics.
Rom honored with College of Ag Sciences’ Community of Advising Excellence Award
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Ellen Rom, coordinator for undergraduate programs in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Penn State, has been recognized with the College of Agricultural Sciences’ Community of Advising Excellence Award.
Colloquium on the Environment to feature bestselling sociologist Eric Klinenberg
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Eric Klinenberg will be Penn State’s 2024-25 Colloquium on the Environment keynote speaker at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Klinenberg’s talk will expand on his bestselling book “2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year that Changed Everything,” which explores lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about how sociological factors intersect with health outcomes.
Videos may be more effective than handouts for conveying health information
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Videos may be more effective than handouts when educating family medicine patients about ways to improve their diet, according to new research from scientists in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences and the Penn State College of Medicine.
Why more drilling doesn’t need to mean more harm to the environment
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Looking at energy systems from resource extraction to end-use, not just individual components, can help. This article was written by Jennifer Baka, associate professor of geography.
Climate risk researcher joins the Institute of Energy and the Environment
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Nicolas Choquette-Levy, a researcher with expertise in how climate risks are reshaping migration and land-use patterns, has joined the faculty of the Institute of Energy and the Environment and will work with the Penn State Climate Consortium.
Chris Houser named Penn State Extension associate director for programs
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Chris Houser, Penn State Extension assistant director for agronomy and natural resources programs, has been named the organization’s associate director for programs, effective Feb. 1. He has been serving in the associate director role on an interim basis since June 2024.
Engineering student credits Readiness Institute for life skills, success
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Alexandria Rhoads is an aerospace engineering student in the College of Engineering. While many of her classes are setting her up for success as a professional, she said the Readiness Institute at Penn State Summer Discovery that she participated in high school set her up for success as a person.
Penn State Lehigh Valley engineering students visit SteelStacks
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More than 40 students in Tracey Carbonetto and Alison Bonner’s Engineering Design 100 class at Penn State Lehigh Valley got a firsthand look at the Lehigh Valley facility that fueled an entire industry.
Behrend’s ‘Women in Engineering’ program maps STEM career paths
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Nearly 175 area high-school students attended Penn State Behrend’s “Women in Engineering” program, which featured volunteers from Wabtec, Zurn, Parker LORD and National Fuel.
Penn State experts to speak at Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
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Fruit and vegetable growers can delve into industry topics at the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, set for Jan. 28-30 in Hershey, where many Penn State experts will present.
EEEPI talk: Sustainable energy strategies for sub-Saharan Africa households
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Pamela Jagger, an applied political economist whose research focuses on the dynamics of poverty and environment interactions in low-income countries, will give the talk, “Pathways to Household Energy Transitions in Africa,” at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in 157 Hosler Building on the University Park campus. Her talk is part of the spring Initiative for Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy (EEEPI) seminar series and is free and open to the public.