Ask an expert: Climate, weather and energy in the 2024 presidential election
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With the Atlantic hurricane season in full swing and fires raging across the West Coast, the issues at stake — such as resilient infrastructure, diversifying energy sources and the preparation and response to extreme weather — affect individuals and families in Pennsylvania and across the nation, making the subjects a high priority among voters. Penn State News spoke with two faculty experts about the pressing issues surrounding climate and how it may impact voters and their families.
Penn State Sustainability kicks off fall in celebration of student civic action
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Penn State Sustainability is partnering with PSU Votes and local civic groups to kick off the new academic year for students, faculty, staff and the public with the first event in its 2024-25 sustainability public programming. This year’s events open with a focus on the importance of student democratic and civic participation, as seen in a free public film screening and post-film discussion of "Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower" at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the State Theatre in downtown State College.
Penn State launches new online, non-credit certificate in sustainability
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Penn State Sustainability has partnered with CWC Continuing Education partners at Penn State Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Lehigh Valley to launch a brand new, online, non-credit certificate focused on sustainability. The synchronous, statewide, 12-week course starts on Sept. 9, with registration closing on Sept. 3.
Seminar series to be held on biostatistics, epidemiology, research design methods
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Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute announces its Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Research Methods Seminar Series schedule for the fall semester. The series features lectures on fundamental research methods in the fall semester and covers more advanced topics in the spring semester.
Map reveals US states with worst life expectancies
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America has the lowest life expectancy of all English-speaking countries, new research has found. However, this varies significantly across the nation, with some states seeing much lower life expectancies than others. This article features Penn State research.
OriginLabs now offers free makerspace memberships to University Park students
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Makerspace Memberships at OriginLabs are now available at no cost to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at University Park. To register for a free student Makerspace Membership, visit the OriginLabs website and fill out the Free Student Membership registration form.
Stuckeman School’s landscape architecture department expands faculty
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The Stuckeman School's Department of Landscape Architecture has welcomed three new assistant professors to its faculty for the fall 2024 semester.
Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program accepting 2024-25 proposals
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The Penn State Eberly College of Science’s Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 funding cycle. The program provides competitive funds for college researchers and their collaborators to explore translation of their research, for example by testing a novel idea and generating a proof of concept.
How a Penn State resource is empowering international enterprise
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With an expertise in interdisciplinary research, the nation-leading Penn State Materials Research Institute works to solve complex problems.
Climate change, cities, and net-zero emission buildings
| by Rahman Azari
Despite their small geographical footprints, cities incorporate a high density of buildings and great concentration of urban residents, making them the hotspots of resource and energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Long-form audio documentary about dairy farming set for high-profile debut
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An audio documentary about dairy farming produced by Penn State alumnus Cade Miller as part of the News Lab at Penn State air at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Aug. 25 on the “Inside Appalachia” podcast produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Nominations sought for award recognizing pioneering materials research
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The Materials Research Institute at Penn State is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Awards.