Five researchers join the Institutes of Energy and the Environment
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Five Penn State researchers have become cofunded faculty in the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
Penn State researchers to study novel coronavirus potential to infect livestock
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A grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable Penn State researchers to study the potential for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, to infect and spread among livestock.
Virtual Undergraduate Exhibition brings together nearly 200 students
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During the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cancellation of public events, organizers in the Office of Undergraduate Education still wanted to provide some avenue for undergraduates to gain the experience of communicating their research and be able to compete for prizes. Nearly 200 participants shared their research and creative work during the 2020 virtual Undergraduate Exhibition at Penn State.
Engineering lab part of new AI-based Molecular Maker Lab Institute
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A multi-institutional team including Penn State was awarded a five-year $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation for the NSF Artificial Intelligence Institute for Molecular Discovery, Synthetic Strategy and Manufacturing.
A conversation with Multicultural Engineering Program Director Lauren Griggs
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"Making sure people's momentum continues to be present and evolve is what will help the STEM field be the best it can be."
Seminars to examine climate science, carbon emissions at Penn State
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The Earth System Science Center has announced the lineup for its fall 2020 Climate Dynamics seminar series. The series will focus on recent advances in climate science and plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at Penn State. The seminars, which are free and open to the public, take place from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays via Zoom.
Department of Architecture adds several new faculty members
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The Department of Architecture within the Penn State Stuckeman School is expanding with the addition of five new faculty members this fall.
Reducing transmission risk of livestock disease
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According to a new study, the risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80% of the world’s sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices, including attendance at seasonal grazing camps and the introduction of sheep and goats to the herd.
Merit-based NSF grant extension supports expansion of gene-editing technology
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Researchers who developed an improved method of gene editing for the study of arthropods will expand the technology for use in vertebrate species such as mice, fish and birds after receiving new funding from the National Science Foundation.
Cover crop roots are key to understanding ecosystem services
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To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants’ roots as well as above-ground biomass, according to Penn State researchers who tested the characteristics of cover crop roots in three monocultures and one mixture.
Cover crop mixtures must be 'farm-tuned' to provide maximum ecosystem services
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Penn State researchers, in a recent study, were surprised to learn that they could take the exact same number of seeds from the same plants, put them in agricultural fields across the Mid-Atlantic region and get profoundly different stands of cover crops a few months later.
Researchers aim to create thriving agricultural systems in urbanizing landscapes
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A team led by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences researchers is almost a year into a five-year study aimed at creating economically and environmentally sustainable agricultural systems in the face of development pressures and other challenges of urbanization.