Penn State announces 2021 University-wide faculty and staff awards
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Each year, Penn State recognizes outstanding faculty and staff with annual awards in teaching and excellence. These awards highlight many of the faculty and staff who go above and beyond.
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Six faculty members receive 2021 Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2021 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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EESI EarthTalks panel to discuss how to avoid a global hothouse
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A panel of experts from Penn State will review solutions for minimizing global warming and discuss the pros and cons of each at a talk at 4 p.m. on April 26.
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How many trees are needed to take up the carbon dioxide I release every day?
Breathe in, and you consume oxygen. Breathe out, and you release carbon dioxide into the air. We know that burning fuels releases carbon dioxide, and our own “fuel,” or the food we eat, is no different. We capture the energy from the food we eat and then release the carbon from that food into the environment. On average, we eat about 2,000 calories a day and release about 2 pounds of carbon dioxide a day. Plants and trees use the energy in sunlight to take up carbon dioxide through their leaves and grow more biomass.
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Webinar to explore sustainability, carbon emissions of buildings
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The Global Building Network will hold a webinar on sustainable buildings, titled “Operational Carbon vs. Embodied Carbon in Buildings,” from 4 to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 19. The speaker, Rahman Azari, is an associate professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture and a co-funded faculty member of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
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Climate dynamics seminar to discuss university role in combating climate change
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Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography at Penn State, will discuss a vision for a university-wide climate consortium and Penn State’s role in combating climate change during a seminar on April 21.
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Growing Impact: Green stormwater infrastructure
Green stormwater infrastructure uses the power of plants and soils to improve water quality. More than that, Lauren McPhillips discusses how making stormwater infrastructure green is saving cities money, impacting environmental justice, and cooling urban heat islands with aesthetically pleasing gardens.
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What’s the hype about 5.8%? I’m worried about the other 94.2%
A recent analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA) concluded that annual carbon emissions declined by 5.8% in 2020 because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. From a historical perspective, a 5.8% reduction is huge—nothing like it has occurred in our lifetimes. But from a COVID-19 perspective, how can it be so small?
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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
