Prepare PA announces four regional network meetings across Pennsylvania
Prepare PA will host four regional network meetings across Pennsylvania in March and April, bringing together current and prospective members of the PA Climate Network to help shape the direction and goals of the statewide initiative.
Master Watershed Steward’s lifelong passion helps restore riverbanks
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A longtime nature enthusiast, Stephen Hinds, of Delaware County, has spent the past few years volunteering with Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Steward program, working hands-on to restore and stabilize streambanks at Smedley Park, a county park near his hometown, using a technique known as “live staking.”
SAFES to present seminar series focusing on data centers in Pennsylvania
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The Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will hold its first talk in the new seminar series “Water, Energy, and Data Centers in Pennsylvania” on Feb. 24 at University Park.
Institute of Energy and the Environment awards eight Penn State researchers
The Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) has recognized eight Penn State researchers for outstanding contributions to energy and environmental research, scholarship and mentorship. Selected through nominations from across the Penn State community, the awardees are honored for their collaborative, interdisciplinary work and their commitment to mentoring students and colleagues.
Applications sought for 2026 M.G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Awards
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Penn State graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit proposals for the 2026 M.G. Whiting Indigenous Knowledge Research Awards by March 16, and faculty volunteers are needed to review proposals. Students can receive up to $2,500 for research conducted between May 2026 and March 2027 that focuses on Indigenous knowledge.
Town hall on Feb. 12 to address research environment
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Penn State’s research community is invited to attend a Research Town Hall at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12.
Behrend Faculty Showcase highlights research and scholarly activity
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More than 50 Penn State Behrend faculty members discussed their research at the college’s second-annual Faculty Showcase. In a series of lightning-round talks, they discussed deep neural networks, legacy contaminants in Lake Erie, corporate labor investment efficiency and the tensile properties of tarantula silk, among other topics.
'Love Data Week' events include Feb. 11 data careers-focused fair, expert panel
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To celebrate International Love Data Week 2026, Penn State University Libraries will host two afternoon events on Wednesday, Feb. 11, on the University Park campus — a viewing party for a Big Ten Academic Alliance-sponsored “Careers in Data (for students)” panel discussion followed by a data career fair.
‘Growing Impact’ podcast: How tidal marshes trap microplastics
Penn State researchers have found that tidal freshwater marshes along the Delaware River may act as major traps for microplastics, capturing large amounts of plastic particles before they reach the ocean.
Lab Safety Awareness Week, Feb. 9-13, aims to promote safe labs on campuses
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Penn State’s Environmental Health and Safety team will host virtual and in-person events for the University’s research and academic community as part of its Lab Safety Awareness Week initiative, Feb. 9-13.
Growing Impact: Microplastics in the marsh
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How microplastics move, settle, and accumulate in tidal freshwater marshes—and what long-term sediment records reveal about the impacts of plastic pollution.
Harrisburg faculty member named American Society of Civil Engineers fellow
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Shirley Clark, interim director of the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology and professor of environmental engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.