Researchers receive grant to study pandemic's impact on greenhouse gas emissions
| psu.edu
A grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Program Office is allowing a Penn State-led research team to measure the rapid changes in greenhouse gas emissions that resulted from cities implementing stay-at-home measures to curb the transmission of COVID-19.
College of Education grants: Oct. 13, 2021
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Following are active external research grants awarded to faculty in the Penn State College of Education since July 1, 2021:
Rural Alaska has a bridge problem as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier with climate change
| theconversation.com
Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state, and that’s causing problems, a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains. The infrastructure bill in Congress would offer some help.
Architectural engineering students win sustainable building design competition
| news.psu.edu
A team of architectural engineering students beat out 11 teams from across the United States, England and Greece to claim first place in the 2021 ASHRAE student design competition, which encourages student involvement in the design of energy-efficient heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems for a sustainable future.
New Penn State consortium launches to help fuel the energy revolution
| psu.edu
A new consortium is working to examine the transformation of energy systems through holistic, unified processes that consider the whole energy portfolio versus addressing individual problems.
Center for Human Evolution and Diversity accepting grant applications
| news.psu.edu
The Center for Human Evolution and Diversity is currently accepting grant proposals for multidisciplinary projects that explore innovative uses of mobile devices to study human health and behavior, and human interactions with the environment. Applications are due by Dec. 10.
New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements
| news.psu.edu
A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare earth elements, which are critical for technologies such as smart phones and electric car batteries, from unconventional sources, such as industrial and electronic wastes.
Stink bugs are back — and in greater numbers than recent years
| triblive.com
They are pests in the truest sense of the word, and they are back. They are brown marmorated stink bugs and people love to hate them because of their annoying habit of invading homes and gardens. They have earned their name from the odor they produce from the glands on
Spotted lanternfly a "shocking" expense to homeowners
| cbsnews.com
Homeowners are paying up to thousands of dollars to eradicate the pests, which excrete sticky "honeydew" on property.
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Assistant dean, director in engineering retires after 37 years at Penn State
| news.psu.edu
After 37 years of employment at Penn State and numerous professional achievements and contributions to the University, Tom Litzinger, assistant dean for educational innovation and accreditation and director of the Leonhard Center in the College of Engineering, will retire in May 2022.
The GREEN Program founder Melissa Lee to give Lattman Lecture on Oct. 18
| news.psu.edu
Melissa Lee, founder and CEO of The GREEN Program, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2021 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18, in 26 Hosler Building on the University Park campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Lacking a standard unit for light measurement, scientists devised a spectral sensitivity curve in the early 20th century. This graph, representing an "average human observer," mathematically quantifies light. Though imperfect, it remains the standard today, but an update could significantly improve the energy efficiency of lighting. Listen to the podcast.
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