Interactive tools may help people become their own big data journalists
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Interactive tools that allow online media users to navigate, save and customize graphs and charts may help them make better sense of the deluge of data that is available online, according to a team of researchers.
Dozens of students participate in regional research symposium held at Schuylkill
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Penn State Schuylkill hosted the 2022 Penn State Eastern Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium on Saturday, April 23. The event featured research from dozens of students across seven campuses: Penn State Abington, Brandywine, Hazleton, Lehigh Valley, Schuylkill, Scranton and York.
Flooding, environmental justice discussed on latest 'Growing Impact' podcast
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The latest episode of the "Growing Impact" podcast features a seed grant project that seeks to better understand the social effects associated with flooding, such as whether racial and ethnic minorities, children, and those with low income suffer the most.
Waiting for my ships to sail
| by Laura Guertin
Laura Guertin discusses the challenges of getting out to sea during the pandemic and considers how these delays are impacting scientists and their ocean research.
Growing Impact: When the levee breaks
| Featuring Lilliard Richardson
A team of researchers seeks to better understand the social effects associated with flooding, such as whether racial and ethnic minorities, children, and those with low income suffer the most.
PSU ranks near the top — globally — in the 2022 University Impact Rankings. Here’s why that’s important
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Nearly 1,500 universities were assessed on the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which include elements such as clean water, climate action and responsible consumption/production.
Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to 21 interdisciplinary teams
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The Institutes of Energy and the Environment awarded seed grants to 21 groups of interdisciplinary researchers for the 2021–22 cycle.
Penn State remains among top US, international institutions in impact rankings
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Penn State ranked third in the U.S. and remained in the top 50 in the world out of 1,463 international institutions that participated in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings, placing the University in the top 3% of institutions worldwide.
Student wins award, will present work on water and nutrient management solutions
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Penn State student Dana Sanchez will advance her interest in environmental education when discussing water and nutrient management solutions for Pennsylvania farms impacting the Chesapeake Bay as a presenter at a national conference.
SAFES seed funding boosts agricultural research data capabilities
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Four research teams in the College of Agricultural Sciences have tapped in to the computing and software engineering expertise at the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences' Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers (RISE) team. Agricultural Sciences faculty are invited to apply for the 2022 SAFES-RISE Seed Grant Program; applications are due May 10.
Penn State hosts in-person STEM activities for Central PA Remake Learning Days
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Central Pennsylvania’s “Remake Learning Days” are back and in person in 2022 with more than 50 events for students in pre-K through high school, including more than a dozen hosted by Penn State.
OLLI’s Maymester to focus on sustainability and climate change
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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State is offering a chance to keep learning about sustainability and climate change during the month of May with its annual Maymester bonus courses, open to both members and nonmembers from May 3-24.