John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence | Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Penn State students LaKeisha Riley and Baylee Balogh are playing an instrumental role in helping the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, develop its first climate action plan.

Two Penn State students are playing an instrumental role in helping the city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, develop its first climate act

Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on March 30.

Tricia Hart, nutritional sciences doctoral candidate, received the first-place award in the 2025 Penn State Three Minute Thesis competition

Three Penn State graduate students, including Patrick Sarpong, doctoral candidate in energy and mineral engineering, received awards in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition.

In 2012, Kelli Volkomer was a stay-at-home mom who had been raising her two children for nearly a decade.

As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University

Maria Scalzi Wherley, learning designer and writer-in-residence at the John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, was one of 16 Penn Staters recently recognized as part of the University's regular “We Are!” feature.

The Certificate in Spatial Data Science prepares students who have prior experience with the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to research, design, and create novel analytical and visualization solutions to complex problems that intersect people and the environment. The program engages key theories, emerging research, and contemporary spatial analysis techniques so that students can develop new spatial data science software, analytical methods, and cartographic products to visualize and communicate analytical results.