First lecture in new series to focus on computing for more sustainable future
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Using computing power to create a better, more sustainable future will be the topic at the first Center for Artificial Intelligence Foundations and Scientific Applications distinguished seminar on Oct. 18. Carla Gomes, the director of the Institute for Computational Sustainability at Cornell University, will present a lecture on artificial intelligence and sustainability.
New garden at Penn State aims to fight food insecurity
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Tomatoes, peppers, beans and greens — you’ll find them all at Penn State’s newest pocket garden. But aside from aside from adding a little color to campus, the garden looks to tackle the issue of food insecurity at University Park.
Researchers receive grant to study pandemic's impact on greenhouse gas emissions
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A grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Program Office is allowing a Penn State-led research team to measure the rapid changes in greenhouse gas emissions that resulted from cities implementing stay-at-home measures to curb the transmission of COVID-19.
Architectural engineering students win sustainable building design competition
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A team of architectural engineering students beat out 11 teams from across the United States, England and Greece to claim first place in the 2021 ASHRAE student design competition, which encourages student involvement in the design of energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems for a sustainable future.
New Penn State consortium launches to help fuel the energy revolution
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A new consortium is working to examine the transformation of energy systems through holistic, unified processes that consider the whole energy portfolio versus addressing individual problems.
Center for Human Evolution and Diversity accepting grant applications
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The Center for Human Evolution and Diversity is currently accepting grant proposals for multidisciplinary projects that explore innovative uses of mobile devices to study human health and behavior, and human interactions with the environment. Applications are due by Dec. 10.
New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements
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A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare earth elements, which are critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car batteries, from unconventional sources, such as industrial and electronic wastes.
Spotted lanternfly a "shocking" expense to homeowners
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Homeowners are paying up to thousands of dollars to eradicate the pests, which excrete sticky "honeydew" on property.
The Energy University: A collaborative vision for a secure global future
Energy is a Pennsylvania tradition and a Penn State one, too. Our institution rivals the world's top universities engaged in the topic, with energy-related education offered at every one of our colleges and campuses and more than 500 faculty leading research that spans fossil energy; renewables and nuclear; smart grid and efficiency; policy, economics, and law; and environmental impact.
The GREEN Program founder Melissa Lee to give Lattman Lecture on Oct. 18
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Melissa Lee, founder and CEO of The GREEN Program, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2021 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, in 26 Hosler Building on the University Park campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Schreyer Scholar works to develop sustainable solution to food insecurity
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Schreyer Scholar and biological engineering student Vancie Peacock helped create the Schreyer Pocket Garden, a pilot program in which students will grow food that will support the Lion's Pantry at Penn State.
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners support bee-monitoring project in Pa.
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The decline of bee populations across the United States has become headline news and is a cause of great concern. The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners are doing their part to increase the baseline knowledge of bee biodiversity in Pennsylvania and to help identify changes in bee communities in the commonwealth.