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Canada wildfire pollution in Western Pa., explained: Why is round 2 so much worse?

Canada wildfire pollution in Western Pa., explained: Why is round 2 so much worse?

| post-gazette.com

As the NWS says, “The solution to pollution is dilution.” This article quotes Miriam Freedman, professor of chemistry.

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Got a fever and testing negative for Covid? It could be MALARIA

Got a fever and testing negative for Covid? It could be malaria, CDC says

| dailymail.co.uk

Health officials are concerned after five cases of the disease were detected for the first time in two decades, with four in Florida and one in Texas. This article quotes Jason Rasgon, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Disease Epidemiology and Biotechnology.

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Alumnus commits estate gift to Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences research fund

| psu.edu

Jay Hreiz, owner and veterinarian at the Queen City Animal Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina, has committed $100,000 from his future estate to the research fund in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences.

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Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Auckland

| psu.edu

Penn State and the University of Auckland in New Zealand have announced the awarded grants of the second round of the Collaboration Program, a jointly financed seed program with the aim to collaborate on research and education projects. The first cycle of the program provided funding to eight projects.

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Trustees hear strategies to strengthen, expand Penn State’s research enterprise | Penn State University

Trustees hear strategies to strengthen, expand Penn State’s research enterprise

| psu.edu

Penn State achieved a record $1.03 billion in research expenditures in FY22 and is poised for continued growth as one of the nation’s top research institutions, Lora G. Weiss, senior vice president for research, told the Board of Trustees’ Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life recently. To build on recent successes, Weiss said, “will require a combination of strategic leadership, investments, partnering and positioning.” 

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Ezgi Toraman named to Chemical & Engineering News' 'Talented 12' list | Penn State University

Ezgi Toraman named to Chemical & Engineering News' 'Talented 12' list

| psu.edu

Ezgi Toraman, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering and chemical engineering at Penn State, is one of 12 early-career scientists named to Chemical & Engineering News’ 2023 “Talented 12” list that highlights early-career researchers in the chemical sciences who are fearlessly tackling difficult global problems. Toraman was selected for her research in technologies that turn waste into fuels, chemicals and other products.

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Penn State security center announces 2023 grant recipients | Penn State University

Penn State security center announces 2023 grant recipients

| psu.edu

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education has awarded $152,500 in funding to six Penn State faculty through its 2023 grant program.

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Fuentes brings climate science message to Brazil on Fulbright Fellowship | Penn State University

Fuentes brings climate science message to Brazil on Fulbright Fellowship

| psu.edu

Jose D. Fuentes, professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, is spending four months in Brazil this spring and summer on a Fulbright Fellowship to foster collaboration between scientists in the two countries and to speak about the impacts of climate change.

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Red sun from smoke of wildfires silhouetting trees

Will wildfires and smoky skies in the East be the new normal?

Research shows that wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe. Generally, these blazes have been in the Western U.S. However, as climate change intensifies and other factors contribute to their development, wildfires are now occurring farther east, in areas that historically have not experienced wildfires or their hazardous air quality.

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Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023 | Penn State University

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023

| psu.edu

The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023.

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Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023 | Penn State University

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023

| psu.edu

The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023.

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Indo-Pacific corals more resilient to climate change than Atlantic corals

Indo-Pacific corals more resilient to climate change than Atlantic corals

| new.nsf.gov

In the face of global warming and other environmental changes, corals in the Atlantic Ocean have declined precipitously in recent years, while corals in the Pacific and Indian Oceans are faring better.

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