Eberly College of Science celebrates Black History Month
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Throughout the month of February, the Penn State Eberly College of Science will feature stories from its Black students, faculty and alumni as part of its celebration of Black History Month.
Libraries, ICDS host February workshops on lab computing skills for researchers
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This month, Penn State University Libraries and the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences will co-host two online workshops based on the training offered by The Carpentries, a global community that provides instruction and instructional resources on topics related to computational research.
Podcast looks at sea-level rise, its impact on culturally significant sites
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The latest episode of the Growing Impact podcast features a seed-grant project that aims to provide information to decision makers who oversee culturally significant, historic landmarks and sites where sea-level rise is likely to occur.
Dope Labs podcast creators to host science communication workshops at Penn State
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Dope Labs podcast creators and hosts Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley will present Dope Labs Science Communication Week at Penn State, a four-day remote event that will introduce researchers to the broader science communication community and teach them to use social media, storytelling and a web presence to network with other scientists and engage with broad audiences. The event takes place Feb. 7-10.
Easterling brought holistic approach to pressing science problems at NSF
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Geographer and climate scientist William Easterling recently returned from a four-year position with the National Science Foundation (NSF), where he saw from a different perspective the complex and intertwining issues that have encompassed his decades-long career.
Growing Impact: Visualizing history's future
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As sea-levels rise due to climate change, historical monuments and landscapes near bodies of water are at risk. A new research project will provide decision makers with information on what that could look like for their site. Specifically, the project is focused monuments and landscapes that are significant to African American, Indigenous, and other minority communities.
Architectural engineering graduate student team recognized in lighting design contest
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Architectural engineering graduate student team recognized in lighting design contest.
Sanjay Srinivasan named distinguished member by Society of Petroleum Engineers
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Sanjay Srinivasan, department head of the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, has been honored as a distinguished member by the Society of Petroleum Engineers. One of 22 recipients selected for 2021, he joins only 696 other members honored since the establishment of the award in 1983.
New exhibition to examine the impact of extraction economies on climate change
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A new exhibition examining the long-term spatial and ecological consequences of extraction economies and their impact on climate change will run Jan. 31 through March 4 in the Penn State Stuckeman School’s Rouse Gallery as part of the school’s Lecture and Exhibit Series.
EarthTalks: Tom Richard to discuss the path to a carbon-negative bioeconomy
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Tom Richard, director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, will discuss how agriculture, food and forest systems can support a bioeconomy that reverses climate change during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31.
Faculty member appointed to AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
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Jennifer Wagner, Penn State assistant professor of law, policy and engineering in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs, was appointed to serve on the American Association for the Advancement of Science Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.
EDGE seeks course proposals to help address UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Penn State’s Experiential Digital Global Engagement (EDGE) program is seeking four faculty members to participate in an upcoming grant-funded project focused on addressing select United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.