Pennsylvania's mine-scarred land presents challenges for solar development despite financial incentives
| yahoo.com
Although many solar developers aim to build utility-scale solar arrays in Pennsylvania that would add clean energy to the state’s grid, achieving it on acreage where coal was king carries a higher cost to companies than farmland. This article quotes Joseph Conlkin, Penn State Extension Educator.
It's not the heat, it's ... no, it's the heat
| yahoo.com
It's been hot this week, but that's become typical so far in 2024 in this region. Year-to-date local temperatures are 5.83 degrees above normal figures established over the past 30 years, based on reports at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport weather station in nearby Vienna, Ohio. This article quotes Lara Fowler, chief sustainability officer and director of the Sustainability Institute.
Celebrating excellence in postdoctoral scholarship and mentorship at Penn State
| psu.edu
The Penn State Postdoc Society, in collaboration with Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, has announced the 2024 recipients of the Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar and Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor awards. Kathryn Hinkelman received the Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award, and Catherine Berdanier received the Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor Award.
Penn State's graduate education training program in physiology awarded $2.75M
| psu.edu
Penn State’s Physiological Adaptations to Stress graduate training program received renewed funding of $2.75 million from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences. These funds will support more than 33 predoctoral graduate students over the next five years.
How does heat kill?
| fortune.com
What's happening inside the human body can become deadly as temperatures and humidity soar outside. This article quotes Larry Kenney, Marie Underhill Noll Chair in Human Performance and professor of physiology and kinesiology.
AI literacy ‘Summer Splash’ workshop to amplify Fall 2024 teaching
| psu.edu
Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology is hosting a hybrid summer workshop for artificial intelligence literacy on the University Park campus titled “GenAI Summer Splash: Riding the Generative AI Wave for Teaching.” This two-hour hands-on workshop for faculty and staff will enhance participant skills within the evolving generative AI landscape.
Women in Engineering Program fosters community, opportunities that beget success
| psu.edu
Earlier this year, Penn State's Women in Engineering Program was honored with an award by the Women in Engineering ProActive Network, in which it was recognized as “an outstanding women in engineering program that serves as a model for other institutions.”
Spotted lanternflies arrived in Pa. 10 years ago; here's what experts have learned
| ct.moreover.com
Spotted lanternflies showed up in Pennsylvania 10 years ago. It’s not an anniversary to celebrate. This invasive pest spread to Chicago and Nashville, stressing trees and killing grapevines. This article quotes Julie Urban, associate research professor of entomology, and Amy Korman, educator with Penn State Extension.
Most efficient solar panels for 2024: New record-setting panel tops the list
| cnet.com
A brand new state-of-the-art residential solar panel has achieved nearly 25% efficiency. But for your installation, do you even need to worry about solar panel efficiency? This article quotes Daniel Ciolkosz, associate research professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and Tom Beresnyak, senior educator with Penn State Extension.
Bird flu is infecting cats (and the occasional dog). Here’s what to know.
| nytimes.com
A few “reasonable precautions” can help people keep their pets safe from the H5N1 virus, experts say. This article quotes Justin Brown, assistant teaching professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences.
Showalter named assistant dean for graduate and postdoctoral affairs
| psu.edu
Scott Showalter, professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology, has been named as the assistant dean for graduate and postdoctoral affairs in the Penn State Eberly College of Science, effective July 1.
Heard on campus: Renowned chemist Stephen Benkovic
| psu.edu
On June 14, many gathered to celebrate the career of renowned chemist Stephen Benkovic, Atherton Professor and Eberly Chair in Chemistry at Penn State, and his wife, Pat, during a special ceremony to celebrate the naming of the Chemistry Building at University Park as the Benkovic Building in their honor.
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