Webinar: 'Who Decides on Resilience for Energy Systems?'
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February’s energy supply interruptions in Texas and other parts of the southeastern U.S. have raised a number of questions about the resiliency of the nation's energy systems. A panel of energy experts from Penn State and industry will discuss energy resiliency at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, via Zoom.
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CESU workshop to highlight opportunities to work with federal agencies
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Researchers whose work addresses natural and cultural resource management topics can learn about partnering opportunities with federal agencies at the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Program Workshop on March 30.
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Addressing the energy, environmental complexities of urban areas
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Because cities are such complex human-created systems, the Institutes of Energy and the Environment created a new research theme, Urban Systems, which will address the essential and urgent needs for sustainable, healthy and affordable solutions for urban areas.
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Materials Research Institute announces seed grant recipients
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The Penn State Materials Research Institute announces seed grant recipients for 2021, grants designed to foster interdisciplinary research at Penn State.
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Clive Randall
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Enrique Gomez
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Randy L. Vander Wal
Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME) -
Tak Sing Wong
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Michael Hickner
Michael HicknerFormer Professor and Corning Faculty Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering
Wolf social group dynamics matter for infectious disease spread, models suggest
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By modeling wolves in Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered that how a population is organized into social groups affects the spread of infectious diseases within the population. The findings may be applicable to any social species and could be useful in the protection of endangered species that suffer from disease outbreaks.
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Second Energy University forum to focus on education March 5
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On Friday, March 5, Penn State faculty, staff and students are invited to take part in the forum "Energy University: Energy Education," which is the second in a series designed to discuss how Penn State can continue to strengthen its position as an energy leader.
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Internet fiber optics could provide valuable insight into geological phenomena
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Fiber-optic cables run underneath nearly all city grids across the United States and provide internet and cable TV to millions, but what if those systems could also provide valuable information related to hazardous events such as earthquakes and flooding? A team of researchers at Penn State have found they can do just that.
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Tieyuan Zhu
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Eileen Martin
Eileen MartinAssistant Professor, Computational Modeling and Data Analytics, Virginia Tech
What's behind $15,000 electricity bills in Texas?
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Some Texans are receiving eye-popping electric bills after power providers passed on volatile costs to some of their customers – legally.
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Climate dynamics seminar explores Arctic climate change and trace-gas cycles
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Jose D. Fuentes, professor of atmospheric science at Penn State, will discuss climate change in the Arctic and trace-gas cycles at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3. The talk will be broadcast via Zoom.
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Virtual lecture series to highlight women advancing river research
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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State is co-hosting a new series of virtual lectures to feature the contributions of women to river research.
College of Ag Sciences faculty member, Jason Kaye, named distinguished professor
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Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named Jason Kaye, professor of soil biogeochemistry in the College of Agricultural Sciences, as a distinguished professor.
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Jason Kaye
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David Eissenstat
David EissenstatFormer Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Silencing the alarm
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Like a scene from a horror movie, tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants’ cries for help as they devour their leaves. That is the finding of a multidisciplinary team of researchers, who said the results may yield insights into the abilities of crop plants — such as tomato and soybean — to withstand additional stressors, like climate change.
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