Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
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The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options. This article was written by Kristina Brant, assistant professor of agricultural economics, sociology and education at Penn State.
Online energy and sustainability policy degree programs changed this grad’s life
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Kelli Volkomer earned an undergraduate and graduate degree through the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and Penn State World Campus.
Penn State ranked a 2024-25 top producer of Fulbright U.S. scholars, students
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Penn State has tied for second in the nation in faculty Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards and is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Awards among doctoral institutions for the 2024-25 academic year.
Register now for Penn State’s largest undergraduate academic exhibition
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Registration is now open for the 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition, Penn State’s largest and most inclusive academic undergraduate event.
Andrew Read to host conversation focused on executive action affecting research
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The Penn State community is invited to attend a conversation hosted by Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read at 11 a.m. on Feb. 28 at University Park campus and online.
Seminar to discuss impact of revealing indoor air pollution on behavior, welfare
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Sefi Roth, associate professor of environmental economics at the London School of Economics, will give the talk, “Making the invisible visible: The impact of revealing indoor air pollution on behavior and welfare,” at noon on Wednesday, March 5, in 515 Welch Building on the University Park campus.
Penn State Sustainability to screen two short films on access to the outdoors
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At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, Penn State Sustainability’s “Intersections” film program will host its next online film screening, which will focus on efforts to allow historically underserved groups to gain more access to the outdoors and nature-based pursuits.
Penn State awarded $1.3M to boost Pennsylvania’s agricultural workforce
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The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is investing $1.3 million in Penn State’s Agricultural Workforce Development Project to strengthen the state’s agricultural workforce.
Penn State rises in NSF Higher Education Research and Development rankings
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Penn State has moved up two spots to No. 26 in the 2023 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, the most recently released rankings. The University also earned top-10 rankings in key research fields, including engineering, mathematics, statistics, sociology, demography and psychology.
NSF CAREER Award: Supporting architectural design with artificial intelligence
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Nathan Brown, assistant professor of architectural engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $587,000 U.S. National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award for a project titled, “Active Designer-Computer Collaborative Conceptual Design Using Data-driven Models.”
Influencer marketing can help tourism industry mitigate waste, pollution
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Social media influencers who are passionate about environmental causes can help the tourism industry mitigate waste and pollution, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State School of Hospitality Management.
Stuckeman School to host Harvard architecture professor for talk Feb. 26
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The Stuckeman School will be hosting Iman Fayyad, designer and assistant professor of architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, at 4 p.m. on Feb. 26 in the Stuckeman Family Jury Space for a lecture titled “Transient Form.” The event is free and open to the public, and will be live-streamed via Zoom.