Penn State’s College of Ag Sciences, Phospholutions forge strategic partnership
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Leaders from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Phospholutions Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance their collaboration in research and education.
Ag Progress Days tours cover pond management, animal research, woodlots and more
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Pond management, livestock research and organic vegetable production systems will be among the topics highlighted during research and educational tours at Penn State's 2024 Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15 at Rock Springs.
City Semester Pittsburgh student focuses on sustainability, community engagement
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Penn State student Madeleine Ryan is a member of the 2024 City Semester Pittsburgh cohort, a program facilitated by the Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State to enable Penn State students to spend their summers working on urban sustainability and engagement in Pittsburgh communities. Ryan is interning with Riverlife, a nonprofit organization that works with Pittsburgh property owners, public officials and community groups to create, activate and celebrate the city’s riverfronts.
Apply today: Penn State NSF I-Corps virtual fall cohort for researchers
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Penn State’s National Science Foundation I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual August/September cohort. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer interviews and educational programming on the lean startup methodology.
Harrisburg drinking water treatment lab awarded grant
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Penn State Harrisburg has been awarded an American Water Charitable Foundation 2024 Water and Environment Grant focused on upgrading the drinking water treatment lab in the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology.
‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
| msn.com
To protect motorists from both slippery ice and vision-impairing dust, communities across Pennsylvania coat these roads with large, cheap volumes of de-icing and dust-suppressing fluids. This article quotes Bill Burgos, professor of civil & environmental engineering.
Penn State, Indiana libraries launch pilot to advance scholarly publishing
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Penn State University Libraries and Indiana University Library are partnering with Next Generation Library Publishing on a Big Ten Academic Alliance-funded pilot project. Using state-of-the-art technology, it aims to enable greater discovery, dissemination and preservation of participating institutions’ published open access content for users to experience those materials as a single, shared collection.
Lots going on at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Area at Ag Progress Days
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There will be a lot going on in and around the J.D. Harrington Crops, Soils and Conservation Building at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15. Exhibits and activities will feature crop management, renewable energy, conservation education and planting demonstrations, as well as the signature hay show.
Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences
| psu.edu
Professor of Geosciences Andrew Nyblade recently stepped down as head of the Department of Geosciences after five years at the helm, during which the department sustained research success and improved diversity under his leadership.
Sixth Bioinorganic Workshop brings researchers together for unique opportunity
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Since 2010, the Penn State Eberly College of Science’s Department of Chemistry has hosted the Bioinorganic Workshop for researchers in the bioinorganic chemistry field at Penn State and other universities across the country and around the world.
There's a right and a wrong way to build a solar farm
| popsci.com
Large renewable energy installations can handle storm runoff and soil erosion, if constructed correctly. This article quotes Lauren McPhillips, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering
Solar farms with stormwater controls mitigate runoff, erosion, study finds
| psu.edu
As the number of major utility-scale ground solar panel installations grows, concerns about their impacts on natural hydrologic processes also have grown. However, a new study by Penn State researchers suggests that excess runoff or increased erosion can be easily mitigated — if these “solar farms” are properly built.
Flooding is the world's most devastating natural disaster, causing widespread destruction and loss of life. Millions of Americans live in high-risk flood zones, with the threat amplified by climate change and aging infrastructure. This episode explores how innovative computer modeling and visualizations can help communities plan for future flood risks and develop effective response strategies. Listen to the podcast.
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