IEE faculty, staff, and projects in the news
PSU expert shares advice on how to navigate extreme heat closures with students
| wtaj.com
Since the school year began, many schools have been forced to temporarily close or cancel activities because of extreme temperatures, including some right here in our area. This article quotes Erica Smithwick, Director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and distinguished professor of geography.
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Testing 58 wildlife species for SARS-CoV-2 among goals of $4.5M USDA grant
| psu.edu
While SARS-CoV-2 has been documented in some wild animal species in the U.S., such as white-tailed deer, most species have not been tested for evidence of exposure or infection with the virus. With a $4.5 million grant from the U.S.
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Kurt Vandegrift
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Suresh Kuchipudi
Suresh KuchipudiFormer Clinical Professor, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences -
Peter Hudson
USDA grant to fund research on ‘farm tuning’ cover crop mixtures
| psu.edu
With a new $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Carolyn Lowry, a plant scientist in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, will lead a research team designing cover crop mixtures that are more effective at providing an array of ecosystem services.
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States plea to keep parks pristine
| columbian.com
Earlier this summer, Adam Ducharme made an unpleasant discovery while helping volunteers install signs telling visitors where to camp, park or launch boats near Leadville, a mountain town surrounded by 14,000-foot peaks in central Colorado. This article mentions Penn State research.
Lecture to explore how demography influences environmental research and policies
| psu.edu
Penn State’s 18th annual De Jong Lecture in Social Demography, “Reflections on Necessary, Next Generation Population & Environment Research Agendas,” will be presented by Sara Curran on Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon in the HUB Robeson Center room 233 B and virtually.
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Emily Pakhtigian
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Aubrey Dorélien
Aubrey Dorélien
IEE research award program opens call for nominations
| psu.edu
Nominations for the Institute of Energy and the Environment's new research award program are being accepted now through Oct. 6.
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Science communication panel discussion on Oct. 4 to aid researchers
| psu.edu
The Institute of Energy and the Environment will hold a science communication panel discussion titled “Science Communication: How to Connect, Get Noticed, and Get Funded” at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in 134 HUB-Robeson Center.
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Penn State’s Radiocarbon Lab helps move Ukrainian archaeological project forward
| psu.edu
For more than a decade, Thomas Harper, adjunct lecturer in Penn State’s Department of Anthropology, has collaborated with colleagues in Ukraine to examine the movements of prehistoric agricultural communities across Eastern Europe. Recently, the group shed new light on that timeframe with radiocarbon measurements made by the accelerator mass spectrometer in the Radiocarbon Laboratory of Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment.
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Laurie Eccles
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Douglas J. Kennett
Douglas J. KennettFormer Professor and Department Head, Department of Anthropology
Institute renamed to reflect holistic approach to energy, environmental research
| psu.edu
The newly named Institute of Energy and the Environment has rebranded to better communicate its current structure and collaborative approach to solving energy and environmental challenges.
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How will carbon chemistry change in warmer and drier Rocky Mountain streams?
With drought in the West and decades of declining snowpack in the Rockies, there is less and less water in Rocky Mountain streams. Although water quantity is being discussed, drier, warmer conditions are also impacting water quality.
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Climate change strains Pa. farmers with extreme heat, floods, droughts
| lehighvalleylive.com
Hugh McPherson, a fifth-generation farmer in southeastern York County, has stopped growing the perennial favorite McIntosh apple and has switched to varieties that fare better in warmer climates. This article quotes Erica Smithwick, a distinguished professor of geography.
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'Growing Impact' podcast discusses fungi as a possible plastic waste solution
| psu.edu
Season 4 of the “Growing Impact” podcast opens with an episode that dives into plastic waste, specifically plastic film, and a potential biological solution of upcycling the material with fungi.
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