Donors create endowment for access and equity in Agricultural Sciences
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Thanks to a five-figure gift from anonymous donors, the College of Agricultural Sciences has established the Endowment for the Office of Access and Equity. The endowment will support activities and programming geared toward ensuring accessible, equitable opportunities and fostering an inclusive, supportive community where all are inspired to reach their full potential.
Penn State GeoGraphics Lab to host inaugural Community Mapping Day
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The Penn State Department of Geography’s GeoGraphics Lab will host its first Community Mapping Day on April 5 in the Walker Building at University Park. The event, free and open to the public, runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with an optional breakfast at 8 a.m. Participants, including students, faculty and community members, will have the opportunity to engage in hands-on mapping, geospatial storytelling and collaborative problem-solving focused on sustainability and local climate action.
Q&A: Earth scientist discusses the shrinking waters of the Colorado River
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Key agreements in the "Law of the River," which encompasses more than 100 years of regulations, laws, court decisions, and more focused on managing the Colorado River, are set to expire next year. First established in 1922 as the Colorado River Compact, the guidelines split water management and allocation among seven states.
Penn State University Press, Libraries begin large-scale journals collaboration
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Effective March 5, Penn State University Press granted full access to its 85 published journals University-wide across Penn State University Libraries.
'Sustainable Narratives: Visualizing Data, Design and Community' exhibit to open
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Beginning April 1 at Penn State Great Valley's Henry Art Gallery, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Huiwon Lim and his students will exhibit works that translate complex data into accessible visuals about climate change, community resilience and creative solutions. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, April 2, from 3 to 6 p.m.
2025 Climate Solutions Symposium registration open
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The Climate Solutions Symposium, with the theme of "We are Imagining, Innovating, and Implementing Together," will be held May 19–20 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
Series to help early-career researchers navigate funding process begins March 20
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A new workshop series at Penn State aims to help postdoctoral scholars and advanced doctoral students navigate the fellowship application process and strengthen their funding proposals. Workshops will take place. on March 20, April 13 and May 5 at University Park and on Zoom. Registration is required for each workshop.
Three deans co-host research scholarship and land grant impacts event March 24
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Three Penn State deans are co-hosting an event focusing on the role of the University as Pennsylvania’s land-grant institution, the similar role of U.S. land-grant universities and the impacts of scholarly research they produce. “Research Scholarship and the Land Grant Mission: Why It Matters in Turbulent Times” is scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 24, in Foster Auditorium, Paterno Library, at Penn State University Park.
March 26 seminar to discuss effect of emergency credit on households’ finances
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Benjamin Collier, associate professor and Tuttleman Research Fellow in the Fox School of Business at Temple University, will give the talk, “Credit When You Need It: Recovering from Severe Climate Events,” on March 26 in 157 Hosler Building on the University Park campus.
Engineering Ambassadors conference connects student engineers at Penn State
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The Engineering Ambassadors Network recently held a three-day-long Spring Leadership Conference at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
The Colorado River crisis: Water shortages, climate change, and sustainable management
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The Colorado River faces challenges from overallocation, climate change, and rising demand, but ongoing conservation efforts, innovative management strategies, and collaboration are helping to ensure its sustainability for the millions who depend on it.
EcoReps reduce waste at basketball games in February, host Earth Hour in March
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The Penn State EcoReps student sustainability ambassadors program took over the Bryce Jordan Center on Feb. 4 and 5 as part of their annual Campus Race to Zero Waste Initiative. The EcoReps look forward to their upcoming Earth Hour event on March 22, when the lights at Old Main will be turned off from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Attend in person for hot chocolate and a lights-off celebration or sign the Earth Hour Pledge.