Planting a seed in your garden can help counter climate change
| msn.com
Here’s a way you can help protect the U.S. food system from pests, disease and climate change. All you have to do is plant a seed. This article quotes Karl Zimmerer, professor of environment and society geography.
Gov. Josh Shapiro visits Penn State to promote grants funding sustainable farming
| alleghenyfront.org
The Agricultural Innovation Grant Program will begin accepting applications on September 30.
Baltimore, a nexus for government and academic emissions research
| earth.gov
Scientists from U.S. government agencies and regional universities have come together for cooperative research projects, helping to expand environmental monitoring capabilities and improve resident wellbeing across the Baltimore metropolitan region in line with the city’s ambitious climate action plans.
Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find
| psu.edu
First used in the 1940s to monitor for polio, wastewater surveillance proved such a powerful disease monitoring tool that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the National Wastewater Surveillance System to support SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in September of 2020. Now, a team of scientists from Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Health have shown that domestic sewage monitoring is useful for a foodborne pathogen as well.
Harrisburg program brings K-12 teachers into STEM research
| psu.edu
Eight middle and high school teachers spent the summer working closely with Penn State Harrisburg faculty members on research projects, gaining skills and experience they will now take back to their classrooms.
Libraries offers workshops on research reproducibility and data management
| psu.edu
Beginning Oct. 16, the research informatics and publishing department at Penn State University Libraries will offer a free series of four virtual workshops on research reproducibility and data management in the programming language R and with the software RStudio. Advance registration for the entire series is required.
Shedding light on how to make national park visitors feel safe at night
| psu.edu
People are 31.6% more likely to report higher feelings of safety in white light than amber light in nighttime outdoor settings like national parks, but they are willing to reduce lighting once educated about light pollution, according to new findings from researchers in the Penn State Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management.
Food science researcher receives early career award
| psu.edu
Jasna Kovac, associate professor and Lester Earl and Veronica Casida Career Development Professor of Food Safety in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2025 Award for Early Career Environmental Research by the American Society for Microbiology.
Penn State joins the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network
| psu.edu
Penn State has joined the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, a partnership of more than 65 U.S. colleges and universities with the mission of instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students.
Multi-Campus REU students gain research experience at University Park
| psu.edu
Conducting research as an undergraduate can be daunting, but Sierra Wright and a group of Penn State students from across the state jumped in feet first this summer through the Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates.
Center for Socially Responsible AI invites seed funding proposals
| psu.edu
Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence invites short proposals for its annual seed funding program. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 1, with projects expected to start in spring 2024 and last up to two years.
Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
| edition.cnn.com
Microplastics can invade the olfactory bulb of the human nose, which transmits smells to the brain, a new study found. This article quotes Sherri Mason, former associate research professor and director of Sustainability at Penn State Behrend.
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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