WATCH: Kimberly Lawless shares perspective on supporting individual talents
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In a video series titled “Perspective: Leaders at Penn State,” Kimberly A. Lawless, Dean of Penn State’s College of Education, reflects on her passion for remaking furniture while sharing her approach to creating classrooms where students can discover and embrace their unique talents.
New art installation reflects Penn State research on energy and environment
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Visitors to the Energy and the Environment Laboratory (EEL) on Penn State’s University Park campus will now find themselves greeted by a trio of large eels. A new metal wall sculpture featuring three individually themed eels has been permanently installed in the lobby of the EEL building.
How AI can make weather forecasting better and cheaper
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Atmo wants governments to buy its supercomputer so they can better prepare for extremely uncertain weather. This article quotes IEE cofunded faculty member and professor of meteorology and African studies Gregory Jenkins.
Gamification, past habits may impact future eco-friendly tendencies differently
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A team of researchers found that eco-friendly consumer habits may not be impacted by gamification practices, but people who purchased environmentally friendly products would likely continue.
Dudeks expand support to Ag Sciences, Earth and Mineral Sciences
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Frank and Janet Glasgow Dudek, longtime supporters of Penn State’s colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Earth and Mineral Sciences, have expanded their prior support for graduate and undergraduate students. The couple has updated their estate plan, pledging an additional $2.3 million for a total of $4.8 million, and will give $125,000 over five years for the early activation of two awards included in their future commitment.
Couple’s gift to support energy, environmental mission of University
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Penn State alumnus Ron del Papa and his wife Kathy have created an estate gift that will benefit the Institutes of Energy and the Environment and improve the lives of people locally and globally through impactful energy and environmental research and application.
Libraries to offer free virtual workshops on R programming language
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Beginning March 21, Penn State University Libraries will present a series of free virtual workshops for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff on research reproducibility in R. R is a statistical programming language used to wrangle data sets, manage analysis workflows, conduct statistical analyses and create data visualizations.
Joan Redwing and Sukyoung Lee named distinguished professors
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Joan Redwing and Sukyoung Lee, professors in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, are two of the 21 faculty members named distinguished professors by Penn State’s Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.
How a walk in the park could save the environment
| by Timothy Mateer, Derrick Taff
The dual mandate of providing for both human health and ecological health becomes a fine line to walk for outdoor recreation managers in the United States. However, there could be a potential pathway to understanding how outdoor recreation may support both human and environmental well-being.
New Goddard Chair finding Pennsylvania connections to his international work
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Christopher Scott's vast experience and expertise in water, climate change, energy, policy, sustainability and agriculture has led to Scott’s appointment to the Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Penn State.
Submissions now open for annual Materials Visualization Competition
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The 14th annual Materials Visualization Competition is now accepting submissions. The annual scientific and artistic visual competition is sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State.
New Leonhard Center director, assistant dean in engineering named
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Sarah Zappe has been named the new director of the Penn State Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, as well as assistant dean for teaching and learning in the College of Engineering.