Tim Palmer visits as part of the Sustainability Showcase Speaker Series
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Penn State Sustainability welcomed photographer, author and Penn State alumnus Tim Palmer as its first speaker of the fall 2024 Sustainability Showcase Speaker Series. On Sept. 18, virtually and at Foster Auditorium in Paterno Library, Palmer discussed his latest book, "Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Flooding Crisis."
Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy seminar series continues Sept. 25
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Praharsh Patel, doctoral candidate in energy, environmental, and food economics at Penn State, will give the talk, “Behavioral responses to two-part tariffs: evidence from the introduction of volumetric water pricing,” at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 157 Hosler Building at Penn State University Park.
New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures
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Penn State researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can prevent mineral buildup in oil extraction equipment and stabilize a commonly used emulsion, or liquid mixture. This development has the potential to make the oil extraction processes more efficient and less harmful to the environment, according to the team.
Wastewater holds the key to early disease detection
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Learn how wastewater surveillance is now being used to detect foodborne pathogens like Salmonella, offering a new tool in public health. This article features Penn State research.
Earth beneath ice sheet key to predicting sea level rise from warming climate
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Findings from an international team of researchers, including those from Penn State, suggest that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades. By the same token, if emissions continue on the current rising trajectory, Antarctic ice loss could lead to more sea level rise in the future than previously thought, according to the researchers.
Scientists skeptical of oil and gas company’s claim that its fracking ‘poses no public health risks’
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CNX says a research project it is conducting as part of a voluntary collaboration with the state of Pennsylvania has found no health risks near its operations, but scientists remain skeptical. This article quotes Jennifer Baka, associate professor of geography.
Dry weather bringing vibrant, early fall color to Pittsburgh area
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Fall foliage is already bursting with color in portions of the Laurel Highlands, running two weeks early. Vivid fall colors are forecasted to run earlier and not last as long in most areas of the state, foresters said this week. This article quotes Brian Wolyniak, urban and community forestry educator with Penn State Extension.
Revealing invisible educational opportunities through CT scanning
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From Penn State students to industry professionals, the Center for Quantitative Imaging provides training on CT scanning equipment, techniques and software.
New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River
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A new computational tool developed by a research team, led by Penn State scientists, may help decision makers in the Colorado River basin adapt to a complex and uncertain future.
Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find
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First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the National Wastewater Surveillance System to support SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in September of 2020. Now, a team of scientists from Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have shown that domestic sewage monitoring is useful for a foodborne pathogen as well.
Harrisburg program brings K-12 teachers into STEM research
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Eight middle and high school teachers spent the summer working closely with Penn State Harrisburg faculty members on research projects, gaining skills and experience they will now take back to their classrooms.
Libraries offers workshops on research reproducibility and data management
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Beginning Oct. 16, the research informatics and publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer a free series of four virtual workshops on research reproducibility and data management in the programming language R and with the software RStudio. Advance registration for the entire series is required.