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.
Now accepting submissions for annual Materials Visualization Competition
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The 17th annual Materials Visualization Competition, an annual scientific and artistic visual competition open to all current undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff working on materials-related topics, is now accepting submissions through March 7.
Penn State Climate Consortium awards 5 workshops focused on climate solutions
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The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded five workshops as a part of its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program to foster impactful research and bring effective climate solutions to communities in Pennsylvania and around the world.
Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Engineering
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College of Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty members Susan Brantley, Atherton Professor and Evan Pugh University Professor Emerita of Geosciences; Long-Qing Chen, Donald W. Hamer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; and Russell Johns, George E. Trimble Chair of Energy and Mineral Sciences and professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Stuckeman Research Symposium explores the role of animals in design, ecology
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The Stuckeman School at Penn State will host its 2025 Research Symposium March 2-3 in Heritage Hall at the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus. The conference will explore the role of animals in design and how natural environments are shaped by their vital presence.
Penn State names 10 new distinguished professors for 2025
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The Office of Faculty Affairs has named 10 distinguished professors for 2025. The title recognizes outstanding academic contribution to the University.