Picture a Scientist Week to highlight diversity, equity in STEM beginning Feb. 6
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Picture a Scientist Week, jointly sponsored by the Eberly College of Science and College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will feature events focused on celebrating diversity and equity in the STEM fields in conjunction with Black History Month. Virtual events will begin on Feb. 6 and will continue through Feb. 16.
How we talk about energy
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Penn State engineers wrote a letter, recently published in ACS Energy Letters, that proposed new ways to improve global energy literacy to help combat climate change.
NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting graduate research fellowship applications
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The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is currently accepting applications to its graduate research fellowship program. The program offers funding to outstanding students in the STEM, education and humanities fields who are conducting research related to NASA’s science and outreach missions.
NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium accepting undergraduate applications
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The NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is accepting applications for the 2021-22 Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The statewide program awards a limited number of one-year scholarships to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time at an accredited Pennsylvania college or university. Online applications, including all supporting materials, are due by midnight on March 1.
Revamped webinar series to feature energy, environment topics, facilities
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The Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL) announced an expanded webinar series starting on, Feb. 3, which will discuss diverse energy and environmental topics and the ways Penn State can support analytical needs through EESL and other facilities.
Penn State's industryXchange explores collaborations in artificial intelligence
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The Penn State College of Engineering hosted the fourth annual industryXchange on Dec. 7-8. The virtual event brought together members of industry, Penn State faculty and students, and government agencies to explore collaboration opportunities on this year’s focus, “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.”
Seed grant call to bolster University energy, environmental research
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The Institutes of Energy and the Environment announced its 2020–21 Seed Grant Program, which fosters basic and applied interdisciplinary energy and environmental research that leverages faculty expertise across the University.
'No Time for Silence' team honored for work on anti-racism initiative
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Penn State professor Jose D. Fuentes has received an American Geophysical Union 2020 Presidential Citation as part of the team that launched the anti-racism initiative "No Time for Silence."
Researchers encouraged to apply for 2021-22 Seed Grant Program
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ICDS is accepting applications for its 2021-22 seed grant program aimed at funding projects that can leverage artificial intelligence — AI — to advance transformative research, as well as use the technology to enhance the process of scientific discovery itself.
Associate Professor Ben Lear Completes Fulbright Fellowship in Finland
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The ability to take a sabbatical is a unique opportunity that is open to scientists working in academia. These experiences allow faculty members to step away from their ordinary work for a time in order to pursue intellectual development and achievement. Beginning in 2019, Associate Professor of Chemistry Ben Lear traveled to Finland to complete a yearlong Fulbright Fellowship at Tampere University.
Webinar to discuss new living materials seed-grant program
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The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems will host an informational webinar in support of its inaugural Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program. The webinar will be held 9–10:30 a.m. on Dec. 15.
University endorses climate change letter to world leaders
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Penn State was one of 37 international universities that endorsed a letter drafted by the International Universities Climate Alliance that urged world leaders to protect humankind from climate change.
Smallholder farmers, despite facing enormous challenges, produce a significant portion of the world's food, especially in regions like Africa and Asia. PlantVillage, a project aimed at empowering these farmers through smartphone technology and machine learning, has grown into a global initiative with ambitious plans to expand its impact and address the growing threat of climate change. Listen to the podcast.
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