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New IEE leaders mindful of energy, environmental challenges | Penn State University

New IEE leaders mindful of energy, environmental challenges

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Bruce Logan and Erica Smithwick have been named associate directors for the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.

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Sense of smell, pollution and neurological disease connection explored | Penn State University

Sense of smell, pollution and neurological disease connection explored

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A consensus is building that air pollution can cause neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, but how fine, sooty particles cause problems in the brain is still an unanswered question. Now a team of Penn State researchers, using mice, have found a possible way, but more research is still needed.

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College of Engineering announces faculty promotions

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Fourteen Penn State College of Engineering faculty members have been selected for promotions, effective July 1, 2019.

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Strategic plan seed grant supports green stormwater infrastructure research | Penn State University

Strategic plan seed grant supports green stormwater infrastructure research

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A proposal that will support the development of a living laboratory for green stormwater infrastructure research, education and innovation at Penn State is among the latest initiatives to receive funding through the University’s Strategic Plan Seed Grant program.

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Penn State promotions in academic rank, effective July 1, 2019 | Penn State University

Penn State promotions in academic rank, effective July 1, 2019

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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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Civil and environmental engineering announces tenure for five faculty members

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Five Penn State Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty members have been selected for promotion and/or tenure, effective July 1, 2019.

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Harvesters of Light | Penn State University

Harvesters of Light

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—They fan out into lily-pad-shaped disks, branch haphazardly like the antlers of deer, and hold fast to the sea floor in squat little spheres. Corals come in many shapes and sizes—and this diversity in form is driven by sunlight.

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Penn State EnvironMentors team wins first place in national competition | Penn State University

Penn State EnvironMentors team wins first place in national competition

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A team of Penn State faculty, students and local high schoolers took first place at the 2019 EnvironMentors National Science Fair in Washington, D.C. EnvironMentors is a program that pairs university faculty and undergraduates with underrepresented high schoolers who want to gain research experience before college.

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Faculty and students honored at college's annual awards banquet | Penn State University

Faculty and students honored at college's annual awards banquet

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The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences celebrated exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Banquet held at the end of the spring semester.

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Penn State team places first in Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition | Penn State University

Penn State team places first in Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition

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An interdisciplinary team of 17 Penn State students recently placed first overall in the 2019 Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition, a contest designed to challenge undergraduate students to create unique solutions to complex wind energy projects. This is Penn State’s fourth victory in the competition in the last six years.

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Faculty-edited book on environmental news coverage wins research award

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A lack of research on how news media from around the world covers climate change inspired Penn State scholar Juliet Pinto to join colleagues in studying environmental coverage from Latin America and the Caribbean. “News Media Coverage of Environmental Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean,” published by Palgrave Macmillan, won the 2019 AEJMC-Knudson Latin America Prize.

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Institutes of Energy and the Environment announces seed grant recipients | Penn State University

Institutes of Energy and the Environment announces seed grant recipients

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The 2018–19 Institutes of Energy and the Environment seed grant recipients have been awarded to 18 groups of interdisciplinary researchers at Penn State.

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Seed Grant Projects