Magnitude Instruments: Making the jump from lab to business
| psu.edu
Penn State Professor of Chemistry John Asbury discusses the evolution of Magnitude Instruments and how they made the jump from lab to business.
CHANCE study abroad program accepting applications through Feb. 1
| psu.edu
The program combines study abroad with undergraduate research in environmental sustainability. Penn State faculty, staff and students will conduct a field practicum in Romania on the Danube Delta in summer 2022.
Spotted lanternfly lore: Penn State experts clear up falsehoods about pest
| psu.edu
With endless information available 24/7 on the internet and social media, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction. That certainly is true in the case of the spotted lanternfly.
Honeydew contaminated with systemic insecticides threatens beneficial insects
| psu.edu
Neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides can contaminate honeydew, which is an important food source for beneficial insects in agroecosystems, according to an international team of researchers who conducted a review of the scientific literature.
Indigenous knowledge is key to a sustainable future
| by Clare Randolph, Dylan Davis, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Karen Pham, Dani Buffa, Ebony Creswell, Abiola Ibirogba, Kristina Douglass
Traditional ecological knowledge held by Indigenous groups around the world is key to understanding resilience and cultural survival in the face of intensifying climate change. In fact, there are hundreds to thousands of years of knowledge that can be an important component of future climate research.
'Everyone came at once': America's national parks reckon with record-smashing year
| theguardian.com
Crowds at "crown jewel" sites have meant more trash, more rescues and unaffordable housing nearby.
Growing Impact: Got methane?
| Featuring Juliana Vasco-Correa
The latest episode of the Growing Impact podcast features Juliana Vasco-Correa, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, who shares how biofiltration could reduce greenhouse gas emissions, specifically methane and carbon dioxide.
Study: Flood risk rising across Pennsylvania as climate changes
| stateimpact.npr.org
Penn State research shows most cities and boroughs in the state are projected to face higher flood risks by the year 2099.
‘The fuse has been blown,’ and the doomsday glacier is coming for us all
| news.yahoo.com
New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed," says Penn State's Richard Alley. "We have no analog for this”
Top stories of 2021: The fight over RGGI
| stateimpact.npr.org
Pennsylvania moved closer this year to joining a regional program to cut emissions from power plants, despite repeated attempts to stop it from Republicans who control the legislature.
The Alliance For Modernizing African Agrifood Systems
| bt.e-ditionsbyfry.com
A business case for investment in agricultural technologies in Africa.
Global destruction isn't funny, but when it comes to the climate crisis, it might have to be
| bostonglobe.com
Science isn't finished until it's successfully communicated. "Don't Look Up" succeeds not because it's funny and entertaining, but because it's serious sociopolitical commentary posing as comedy.