Penn State Extension educators recognized with national awards
| psu.edu
Several Penn State Extension educators were honored by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at its annual awards program in Dallas, Texas.
Lots going on at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Area at Ag Progress Days
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There will be a lot going on in and around the J.D. Harrington Crops, Soils and Conservation Building at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15. Exhibits and activities will feature crop management, renewable energy, conservation education and planting demonstrations, as well as the signature hay show.
‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
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To protect motorists from both slippery ice and vision-impairing dust, communities across Pennsylvania coat these roads with large, cheap volumes of de-icing and dust-suppressing fluids. This article quotes Bill Burgos, professor of civil & environmental engineering.
Penn State, Indiana libraries launch pilot to advance scholarly publishing
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Penn State University Libraries and Indiana University Library are partnering with Next Generation Library Publishing on a Big Ten Academic Alliance-funded pilot project. Using state-of-the-art technology, it aims to enable greater discovery, dissemination and preservation of participating institutions’ published open access content for users to experience those materials as a single, shared collection.
Lots going on at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Area at Ag Progress Days
| psu.edu
There will be a lot going on in and around the J.D. Harrington Crops, Soils and Conservation Building at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15. Exhibits and activities will feature crop management, renewable energy, conservation education and planting demonstrations, as well as the signature hay show.
Sixth Bioinorganic Workshop brings researchers together for unique opportunity
| psu.edu
Since 2010, the Penn State Eberly College of Science’s Department of Chemistry has hosted the Bioinorganic Workshop for researchers in the bioinorganic chemistry field at Penn State and other universities across the country and around the world.
Stuckeman School names diversity, inclusion, access, well-being, equity honorees
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The Stuckeman School has named Marc Miller, associate professor of landscape architecture, the school’s inaugural associate director for access, wellbeing and equity (AWE). He will oversee the school's Diversity and Inclusion Fellow Program as well as the newly created AWE Ambassador Program.
Message in a bottle: Combining mixed-color glass an option to boost recycling
| psu.edu
Only about 33% of glass is recycled in the United States, partly due to expenses like sorting bottles by color. A new study found glass from post-consumer bottles of different colors can be safely melted together in the recycling process, which could potentially lead to more bottles being recycled, according to Penn State scientists
Q&A: Xianbiao Hu on driving transportation research forward
| psu.edu
Xianbiao "XB" Hu, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Penn State with a Larson Transportation Institute (LTI) affiliation, shared his transportation engineering expertise with President Neeli Bendapudi and others at a visit to LTI’s test track on June 29. Penn State News spoke with Hu about his research and some of his recent and ongoing projects that address emerging transportation issues affecting drivers in Pennsylvania.
CTSI hosts research day to discuss how to improve health in rural Pennsylvania
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A diverse coalition of community leaders came together with University faculty and staff to tackle the pressing rural health issues and disparities facing the region for the Schuylkill County Health Collaborative Community-Driven Research Day in May. The event was hosted by Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, in collaboration with Penn State Schuylkill and Primary Health Network.
Consortium of Rural States multi-institutional pilot awardees announced
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Two Penn State University-engaged faculty have been awarded funding through the CORES 2024 multi-institutional pilot award program, which supports translational science projects that identify and resolve barriers to conducting translational research.
Penn State announces new Office of Research Administration Services
| psu.edu
Penn State has announced the establishment of the new Office of Research Administration Services, under the Office of Senior Vice President for Research, with John Hanold as the lead.
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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