Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven projects
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The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence recently announced the results of its second seed funding competition, awarding more than $96,000 to advance seven interdisciplinary research projects that feature researchers from 11 colleges and institutes.
The Symbiotic Podcast returns live with 'game-changer' David Hughes
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The Symbiotic Podcast kicks off season three, "Risk-Takers and Game-Changers," with a livestream interview and Q&A with David Hughes at noon on Jan. 27.
Interdisciplinary Penn State team places second in coastal design competition
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An interdisciplinary team of Penn State landscape architecture and civil engineering students was awarded second place in the biennial Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Design Competition, which focused on coastal resilience planning in Hampton, Virginia.
AI for Social Impact series continues Jan. 28 with the 'Science of Science'
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Presented by the Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence, the AI for Social Impact Seminar Series will continue with a talk by Dashun Wang, professor of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. Wang’s talk, titled “Initial Progress on the Science of Science,” will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, via Zoom.
School of Science, Engineering and Technology to present faculty seminar series
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Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology will present a Lightning Round Seminar Series to promote research and discovery and grow collaborations among faculty. Multiple presentations are planned throughout the spring in the Educational Activities Building (Room 102) on campus and via webinar at psu.zoom.us/j/91782813316.
Take Note: Dr. Kim Steiner looks back on the decades-long process of planning and building the Penn State Arboretum
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Dr. Kim Steiner talks about the long history of planning and eventual success in constructing the Arboretum at Penn State.
New Stuckeman School podcast series to celebrate diversity in design computing
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The Stuckeman School at Penn State is launching a new podcast series that celebrates diversity in the field of design computing on Jan. 26 with Felecia Davis, associate professor of architecture and director of the Computational Textiles Lab in the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing, as the first guest.
Bringing 'disciplinary diversity' to Western-dominated research
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The latest issue of the international journal "Malagasy Nature" exclusively features work led by Indigenous researchers, promoting diversity, equity and access that has been historically absent in the international science community.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected outdoor recreation in America?
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New research led by Penn State’s Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management shows that 20% of Americans began regularly participating in outdoor recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 13% of Americans stopped.
Feb. 4 Coffee Hour: How to increase the public value of scientific research
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The Department of Geography's Coffee Hour will feature Arthur Lupia, the Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan, at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4. Lupia will discuss how to develop more effective communication strategies to reach and engage the public.
Form fit: Device wraps around hot surfaces, turns wasted heat to electricity
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Penn State scientists have created flexible thermoelectric devices that can wrap around pipes and other hot surfaces, converting wasted heat into electricity more efficiently than previously possible.
Libraries launches ROAM, an expanded open educational resources repository
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Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit recently launched ROAM (short for “Repository of Open and Affordable Materials”), a newly expanded online publication service for openly licensed educational materials authored by Penn State faculty from all disciplines and campuses.