Dudeks expand support to Ag Sciences, Earth and Mineral Sciences
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Frank and Janet Glasgow Dudek, longtime supporters of Penn State’s colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Earth and Mineral Sciences, have expanded their prior support for graduate and undergraduate students. The couple has updated their estate plan, pledging an additional $2.3 million for a total of $4.8 million, and will give $125,000 over five years for the early activation of two awards included in their future commitment.
Couple’s gift to support energy, environmental mission of University
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Penn State alumnus Ron del Papa and his wife Kathy have created an estate gift that will benefit the Institutes of Energy and the Environment and improve the lives of people locally and globally through impactful energy and environmental research and application.
Libraries to offer free virtual workshops on R programming language
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Beginning March 21, Penn State University Libraries will present a series of free virtual workshops for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty and staff on research reproducibility in R. R is a statistical programming language used to wrangle data sets, manage analysis workflows, conduct statistical analyses and create data visualizations.
'We need to do all we can': Five key takeaways from the U.N. climate report
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The report focuses on how the world can better adapt to the accelerating effects of climate change to reduce risks and protect vulnerable people.
Penn State, UN Economic Commission for Europe renew Global Building Network
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With the goal of creating an international framework to make buildings more sustainable, more efficient and healthier, Penn State and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe renewed the Global Building Network, coordinated through the College of Engineering, for another three years.
Berks engineering students design solutions for electric vehicles
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First-year engineering students at Penn State Berks recently competed to design a residential charging solution for electric vehicles that is sourced by renewable energy.
Submissions now open for annual Materials Visualization Competition
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The 14th annual Materials Visualization Competition is now accepting submissions. The annual scientific and artistic visual competition is sponsored by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State.
New Leonhard Center director, assistant dean in engineering named
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Sarah Zappe has been named the new director of the Penn State Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, as well as assistant dean for teaching and learning in the College of Engineering.
New geoscientific modeling tool gives more holistic results in predictions
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Chaopeng Shen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State, and other researchers have developed a new geoscientific model known as differentiable parameter learning that can be applied broadly and lead to more aggregated solutions. Their model, published in Nature Communications, is publicly available for researchers to use.
Machine learning offers shortcut to optimal HVAC operation
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Detailed control models for building heating, ventilation and air conditioning can optimize multiple variables such as energy efficiency and temperature but can take a long time to work. Penn State researchers developed a method that leverages machine learning to create controls that balance building energy cost, comfort and efficiency at a fast pace.
Stuckeman School architecture professor named Emerging Voices winner
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Felecia Davis, associate professor of architecture at Penn State and the principal of Felecia Davis Studio, has been recognized as one of eight winners of The Architectural League of New York’s 2022 Emerging Voices competition.
Podcast explores tackling complex problems through One Health
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A transdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers is exploring how One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness among human health, ecosystem health and animal health, may be able to tackle complex health problems facing Pennsylvania.
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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