Penn State, Tohoku University eye further research partnership activities
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Tohoku University, one of Penn State's strategic partners, recently invited Lee Kump, dean of the College of Earth and Minerals Sciences, to visit the university in Sendai, Japan. They discussed numerous opportunities to grow Tohoku University’s International Research Excellence initiative with expanded engagement in research collaboration and education exchange with Penn State.
In and around Baltimore, Maryland, scientists, technicians, and students are poised for a year of measuring an urban atmosphere
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Do you want more CoURAGE? Atmospheric scientists do, especially those that study climate and weather patterns affecting urban areas around the world. This article quotes Kenneth Davis, professor of climate and atmospheric science.
‘Plant Yourself in Ag Day’ highlights careers in agricultural education
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In conjunction with National Teach Ag Day, undergraduate students in agricultural and extension education in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently put their budding teaching skills to work during a pilot career immersion event for high school students.
Sustainable Communities Collaborative partnership with Borough flourishes
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The Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC) at Penn State Sustainability has coordinated a record number of partnership projects with the Borough of State College this semester. The SCC pairs Penn State classes from across disciplines with communities on partner-identified and defined community projects.
First Opportunity Grants awarded to faculty
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The new Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program awarded its first grants to 51 teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty.
E3!: Agrifood systems educator program launched by the Global Teach Ag Network
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Penn State's Global Teach Ag Network is launching a new program focusing on professional development for teachers in agriculture, thanks to new funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Food Decisions Research Laboratory to host 10th annual online symposium
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The Penn State Food Decisions Research Laboratory will host its 10th annual Online Interdisciplinary Research Symposium on Dec. 11. The symposium will feature two roundtable discussions detailing sustainable pathways and tech-driven transformation in foodservice.
Q&A: How do roads and bridges contribute to pollution, and what can be done?
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Since 2001, the Penn State Center for Dirt and Gravel Road Studies, housed in the Larson Transportation Institute in the College of Engineering, has worked to reduce the environmental impact of dirt and gravel roads and undersized bridges and culverts. Most recently, the research center collaborated with the U.S. Forest Service to improve how stream crossings are replaced in Pennsylvania. The first few stream crossings designed with the new standards were recently completed.
Session proposals for 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium now being accepted
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The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced a call for breakout sessions for the 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, taking place May 19–20, 2025, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
A Note from Neeli: Advancing rural health through the LION Mobile Clinic
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Join President Neeli Bendapudi as she meets up with the LION Mobile Clinic — a no-cost medical clinic serving local community members inside a traveling camper. Together, Penn State physicians, staff and students are using “tailgate medicine” to bring Penn State's land-grant impact to life and health care to the doorsteps of our neighbors in rural communities across central Pennsylvania.
Now live: Community Impact Map showcases Penn State outreach across commonwealth
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The Penn State Community Impact Map is live and serving as a public resource to highlight the work of Commonwealth Campuses, colleges and other Penn State units across Pennsylvania.
$6.87M grant to fund railroad research center at Penn State
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The funding will establish the Rail Center for Research Enhancing Short-line Transportation (Rail CREST), an initiative aimed at developing and deploying affordable technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability and sustainability of short line and regional railroads. Two Penn State Altoona faculty members will lead the national project.