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Researchers aim to create thriving agricultural systems in urbanizing landscapes | Penn State University

Researchers aim to create thriving agricultural systems in urbanizing landscapes

| psu.edu

A team led by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences researchers is almost a year into a five-year study aimed at creating economically and environmentally sustainable agricultural systems in the face of development pressures and other challenges of urbanization.

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en Lear and his lab shine lasers on nanoparticles, which absorb the light and convert it to heat. The heat that diffuses out of the particle can then be used to drive a chemical reaction. Credit: Ben Lear

Carefully allocated heat allows 3D printing with different kinds of polymers

| science.psu.edu

Heat is an instigator, in many cases speeding up chemical reactions. It’s why food is stored at cold temperatures to keep fresh. In manufacturing settings where speed is key, heating things up can increase efficiency, but sometimes the application of heat is not precise enough and can encourage unwanted reactions.

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Professor joins mechanical engineering to advance clean energy | Penn State University

Professor joins mechanical engineering to advance clean energy

| news.psu.edu

In August, Linxiao Zhu will join the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering as an assistant professor and the John J. and Jean M. Brennan Clean Energy Early Career Professor.

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Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light | Penn State University

Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light

| news.psu.edu

A team of Penn State researchers is collaborating on a potential new method to treat cancer by delivering a unique nanoparticle to a localized cancerous area in mice and activating the treatment through light exposure.

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'Land and Water Revisited' to livestream for premiere | Penn State University

'Land and Water Revisited' to livestream for premiere

| psu.edu

"Land and Water Revisited," a look back at a 1962 movie on the ecological impact of people in the Teotihuacan Valley outside of Mexico City, will live stream at 7 p.m. on July 24 on YouTube Live from the State Theatre. The film will be introduced by the producers and followed by a livestreamed, 45-minute question-and-answer session with collaborators and families from the original film.

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Seed Grant Projects

Center for Security Research and Education announces seed grant awardees | Penn State University

Center for Security Research and Education announces seed grant awardees

| psu.edu

The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) has selected 13 interdisciplinary projects through its spring 2020 seed grant program. CSRE is providing a total of $300,000 in funding for the projects, with an additional $300,000 in matching and supplemental funding from other colleges, departments, and institutes.

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Coral researchers recognized for significant contributions to field | Penn State University

Coral researchers recognized for significant contributions to field

| psu.edu

Iliana Baums and her research team were recognized by members of the coral reef community as making significant contributions to coral reef research.

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Ecology Institute announces grant recipients | Penn State University

Ecology Institute announces grant recipients

| psu.edu

The Ecology Institute has awarded 11 proposals from across the University as part of its Flower Grant program, including five projects submitted by faculty at Commonwealth Campuses. The funds provided by the Flower Grant aim to support ecology research focused across the institute’s five core themes.

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Research team to study food resilience in the face of catastrophic global events

| news.psu.edu

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all become aware of how a global crisis can affect our access to food. But imagine the food security impacts of an even worse scenario — an all-out nuclear war, a large asteroid strike, or a supervolcano eruption.

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Interdisciplinary team wins Department of Energy Optimization Challenge | Penn State University

Interdisciplinary team wins Department of Energy Optimization Challenge

| psu.edu

Uday Shanbhag and his team won (in the top ten) the Department of Energy's ARPA-E challenge

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Penn State promotions in academic rank, effective July 1, 2020

| psu.edu

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

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Battling disease with ultraviolet light | Penn State University

Battling disease with ultraviolet light

| psu.edu

Bill Bahnfleth, co-principal investigator (PI) and professor of architectural engineering, is joining co-PI Suresh Kuchipudi, clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences, to study the ability of optical radiation to disinfect surfaces and reduce transmission of viruses.

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