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Microplastics are steadily increasing in freshwater environments

Microplastics are steadily increasing in freshwater environments

| earth.com

As plastic pollution reaches alarming levels in ecosystems worldwide, a new study traces this crisis back to decades of industrial growth. Penn State research links rising freshwater microplastics to the global increase in plastic production since the 1950s.

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'Growing Impact' discusses communicating inland flooding through visualizations | Penn State University

'Growing Impact' discusses communicating inland flooding through visualizations

| psu.edu

The latest episode of "Growing Impact" explores how a research team is using computer modeling and animations to visualize future flood and levee failure scenarios.

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Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment and Growing Impact logo, with the title "Visualizing flood risk" with a background of a colorful computer generated map showing potential flood areas beside a river

Growing Impact: Visualizing flood risk

Flooding is the world's most devastating natural disaster, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Millions of Americans live in high-risk flood zones, with the threat amplified by climate change and aging infrastructure. This episode explores how innovative computer modeling and visualizations can help communities plan for future flood risks and develop effective response strategies.

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$1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems | Penn State University

$1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems

| psu.edu

An international team of researchers led by Ida Djenontin, assistant professor of geography at Penn State, was recently awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems program to investigate the socioecological outcomes of restoration in degraded woodlands ecosystems.

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Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production

Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production

| phys.org

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.

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Rock Ethics Institute's 2025–26 Faculty Fellowship application period opens

| psu.edu

The Rock Ethics Institute invites applications for its 2025–26 Faculty Fellows program. The program offers a one-course release from teaching during a single academic year to support ethics-related research projects by Penn State faculty.

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Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production | Penn State University

Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production

| psu.edu

Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.

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Extreme weather workshop focuses on saving lives worldwide | Penn State University

Extreme weather workshop focuses on saving lives worldwide

| psu.edu

A recent workshop on "Improving the Prediction and Communication of Weather/Climate Extremes in Africa and the United States" was a three-day, hybrid event that brought together weather experts and stakeholders from across the globe to address challenges related to weather related hazards and ways to leverage resources to overcome these challenges. The event was led by Gregory Jenkins, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science and geography.

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Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation announces seed grant awardees | Penn State University

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation announces seed grant awardees

| psu.edu

Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded its inaugural seed grants. These grants are designed to support interdisciplinary research projects that foster collaboration led by Penn State researchers, aiming to make a significant impact on the future of the built environment and real estate practice. 

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Celebrating 100 years of excellence in chemical engineering | Penn State University

Celebrating 100 years of excellence in chemical engineering

| psu.edu

From the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building on Shortlidge Road to offices, labs and classrooms around the globe, nearly 10,000 alumni, 500 undergraduate and graduate students, and 45 faculty, post-doctoral candidates and staff call the Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering home. This year, the department is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of a chemical engineering degree program at Penn State in 1924-25 and the first 11 chemical engineering bachelor’s degrees granted in May 1925.

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Penn State Climate Consortium seeks workshop proposals for 2025 Accelerator | Penn State University

Penn State Climate Consortium seeks workshop proposals for 2025 Accelerator

| psu.edu

The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced its 2025 call for level one workshop proposals for its Climate Solutions Accelerator, which seeks to establish and/or advance research teams aligned with the consortium's themes. The deadline for workshop proposals is Nov. 18.

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Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors | Penn State University

Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors

| psu.edu

The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects that look to put promising climate solutions into action through interdisciplinary partnerships. 

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