Institute awards 14 computational and data sciences seed grants
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From safe road to exoplanet discovery, Institute for Computational and Data Sciences seed grants are designed to help scientists use the latest computational technology and cutting-edge data science techniques to deepen understanding and develop innovation across fields and disciplines.
University partners with students to further educate community on sustainability
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To continue Penn State’s commitment toward a sustainable future, University leaders are working with the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA) and various student organizations to educate the Penn State community and update student leaders on the University’s overarching actions toward sustainability and its energy-related investment strategies.
Social media use and perceptions of community resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic
| by Juliet Pinto, Lola Xie
The concept of resilience originated from biophysics to describe the ability of a system to rebound after disturbances. Resilience at the community level is defined by social scientists in disaster management as the capacity of a community to withstand and recover from disturbing events. Though individual agency plays an important role in constructing community resilience, a group of resilient individuals does not form a resilient community. Community resilience is greater than the summation of its individual members’ resilience.
'Dive Deeper' biennial water resource conference for educators set for Sept. 23
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Educators who teach youth about water resources can get useful information to help plan their curricula by attending Penn State Extension’s “Dive Deeper Summit,” a youth water education summit slated for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 23.
Going carbon negative and equity in energy among the topics at Penn State ‘Energy Days’ conference
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One presenter said, ““Every single future scenario that says how we avoid drastic climate change is based on having some proportion of carbon taken and put in the ground.”
Computational scientists help enable, scale agricultural research
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Collaborations with the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences' Research Innovations with Scientists and Engineers team, or RISE, have helped bee researcher Christina Grozinger, and professor of environmental and resource economics and public policy Karen Fisher-Vanden overcome data management problems in their research.
Penn State announces academic promotions, effective July 1, 2021
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The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.
Chemical engineering professor receives 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award
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Hee Jeung Oh, assistant professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, recently received the 2021 Non-Tenured Faculty Award from industrial and consumer technology company 3M. She will receive $45,000 over three years to support her research.
Observing eco farmers could guide sustainable information technology innovation
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Cutting-edge agricultural technology has advanced in recent years, introducing innovations from self-driving tractors and laser scarecrows to robotic bees that aid in pollination. Does their impact on the global climate make communities and the world a better place?
'Getting to Negative: Strategies, Ethics and Co-benefits' webinar on May 19
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Increasingly aggressive strategies are needed to reduce current and future carbon emissions and proactively remove carbon-based heat-trapping gasses that have been emitted to date. A panel of experts will discuss this topic during the webinar “Getting to negative: strategies, ethics and co-benefits.” The virtual webinar will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on May 19 and is free and open to the public.
Three selected as Administrative Fellows for 2021-22
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The Administrative Fellows Program offers Penn State faculty and staff the opportunity to work with senior University officers to gain knowledge and experiences pertaining to the challenges of leadership in the academic community. The Administrative Fellows for 2021-22 are Carrie Jackson, Erica Smithwick and Kristin Sykes.
Penn State to lead critical minerals consortium powered by $1.2 million from DOE
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A region famous for the coal that once fueled a growing nation is now the focus of a $1.2 million project, led by Penn State researchers, aimed at establishing domestic supplies of critical minerals needed to produce modern technology from cell phones to fighter jets.