The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School encourages all graduate students, including those from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, to submit videos to the first round of the 2025-26 Three Minute Thesis competition until Dec. 5.
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Penn State is focusing its fall 2025 EarthTalks series on needs, opportunities and research in critical minerals. Ten public seminars through early December will highlight ongoing work and viewpoints both at the University and across the sector, including at the federal level.
Meteorology alumnus Rob Pyle and his wife, Mary Ann Pyle, established the Pyle Innovations in Technology Fund in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. The Pyle fund provides essential, flexible support for technology and equipment needs in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.
Tidal rivers, which are a source of water for drinking and irrigation, are increasingly vulnerable to saltwater intrusion, according to the findings of an international research team. In a global perspective paper, published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, the team highlighted how a combination of climate change impacts — including prolonged drought and rapid sea-level rise — along with localized human activities, are intensifying the increase in salt in vital freshwater sources.
Three meteorology and atmospheric science majors spent a summer internship with NASA and NOAA to forecast clouds, wind and precipitation for a multi-aircraft research campaign monitoring atmospheric greenhouse gases.
Freshwater tidal marshes, critical for wildlife and coastal protection, are now serving as microplastic catch basins, according to a team of researchers at Penn State.
In the next “Conversations Live" on Thursday, Sept. 18, viewers will be taken behind the scenes of “Weather World” with hosts Rob Lydick and Jon Nese.
Luke Snyder is a senior double majoring in broadcast journalism and meteorology and atmospheric science. This past summer, he completed an internship with CNN's weather team
Members of the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences won four 2025 Professional Keystone Media Awards.
Guido Cervone has been appointed as the director of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS). Cervone has served as the interim director of ICDS since April 2024.