SustainPSU and Pa. GreenGov Council host annual Commonwealth Sustainability Week
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Building on their ongoing partnership, from Oct. 7 through 11, Penn State Sustainability and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council will present the annual free online Commonwealth Sustainability Week aimed at empowering governments, organizations and individuals to advance Pennsylvania’s climate goals and to build more resilient communities.
Celebrating Noll Laboratory’s 50th anniversary
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The Penn State Department of Kinesiology will host events on Wednesday, November 20, including unveiling a new historical marker, a historical lecture and a commemoration reception, to celebrate Noll Laboratory’s 50th anniversary.
Stuckeman School to host virtual architecture lecture, research open house
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The Stuckeman School is hosting a virtual lecture titled “The 99%” by Victor Meesters of Rotor and Margo Sulnier of Rotor Deconstruction that will be live-streamed at noon on Oct. 2 in the Stuckeman Family Building Jury Space followed by the school’s Research Open House from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Plant scientist named Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology
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Francisco Dini-Andreote, assistant professor of plant science in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State, has been awarded the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology.
Injecting manure into growing cover crops can cut pollution, support corn crops
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To better guide farmers managing nitrogen in the soil, a team of Penn State agricultural scientists conducted a new study on dairy manure management strategies for ecosystem services in no-till crop systems. In findings recently published in Agronomy Journal, they report a new strategy that achieves multiple conservation goals while maintaining corn yield: injecting manure into a growing cover crop in early spring.
Lack of food — not money — drives poaching in East African national parks
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Recreation, park and tourism management researchers at Penn State conducted a survey of 267 households near Mkomazi National Park in northern Tanzania and found that food security was much more important than financial or educational security in motivating people to engaging in poaching or illegal grazing in the park.
New project to support, learn from Indigenous communities facing climate change
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Natural disasters due to climate change have impacted over 2 billion people since the year 2000, with those in Arctic and Pacific communities disproportionally affected. An international team, including researchers from Penn State, has been awarded $1 million to compare climate risks and resilience in Arctic and Pacific Indigenous communities.
Planning for an uncertain future in the Colorado River basin
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Penn State researchers develop FRNSIC, a tool to help decision-makers navigate the Colorado River's future amid climate change and drought. This article quotes Antonia Hadjimichael, assistant professor of geosciences.
A dozen Ohio counties under quarantine as invasive spotted lanternfly begins breeding
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A dozen Ohio counties remain under quarantine for the spotted lanternfly as the invasive species enters its breeding season. Here's how to fight back. This article quotes Penn State Extension expertise.
Tim Palmer visits as part of the Sustainability Showcase Speaker Series
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Penn State Sustainability welcomed photographer, author and Penn State alumnus Tim Palmer as its first speaker of the fall 2024 Sustainability Showcase Speaker Series. On Sept. 18, virtually and at Foster Auditorium in Paterno Library, Palmer discussed his latest book, "Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Flooding Crisis."
Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy seminar series continues Sept. 25
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Praharsh Patel, doctoral candidate in energy, environmental, and food economics at Penn State, will give the talk, “Behavioral responses to two-part tariffs: evidence from the introduction of volumetric water pricing,” at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in 157 Hosler Building at Penn State University Park.
EarthTalks: Discussion of land acquisition for carbon sequestration on Sept. 30
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Tara Righetti, Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies and professor of law the University of Wyoming, will give the talk “Land acquisition for carbon sequestration,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, in 112 Walker Building at Penn State University Park.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is abundant and stable, making it difficult to convert into something useful without a lot of energy. Researchers are using advanced computational modeling to find a catalyst that can efficiently transform CO2 into valuable products. This could turn CO2 from a climate issue into a valuable resource. Listen to the podcast.
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