Earth and Minerals Sciences graduate earns Alumni Achievement Award
04/15/2019
04/15/2019
Daniel Lentz, a 2010 graduate of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is one of 15 recipients of the 2019 Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award.
Grad students gain research edge with aid from meteorology professor emeritus
04/10/2019
04/10/2019
For anyone, a trip to Argentina would have been exciting. But for Rachel Gutierrez, who's long been fascinated by severe weather such as hail and thunderstorms, it represents the holy grail of her research interests.
Alumnus and leading philanthropist makes $6.5 million campaign gift
02/22/2019
02/22/2019
Penn State alumnus and leading philanthropist John Leone has made a gift of $6.5 million. Of the gift, $5 million will endow the John Leone Dean’s Chair in EMS and provide the college’s dean with flexible resources to advance a range of priorities.
Wernstedt Fund continues legacy of helping students
01/23/2019
01/23/2019
The Department of Geography is highlighting the career of Wernstedt and his continuing contributions to learning through the Frederick L. Wernstedt Geography Enhancement Fund.
EMS plans to raise $10,000 for Millennium Scholars program on Giving Tuesday
11/19/2018
11/19/2018
To support the Millennium Scholars program, the college aims to raise $10,000 on Giving Tuesday, which will help fund one Millennium Scholar in the 2019-20 academic year.
Mentoring, career achievements help Abegg earn alumni honor
09/27/2018
09/27/2018
In accepting the GEMS (Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences) Alumni Achievement Award, Rick Abegg thanked his parents -- both educators -- for instilling in him the drive to work hard while elevating those around him.
Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger create $1.2 million endowment for Shaver's Creek
09/04/2018
09/04/2018
Mary Ellen and Tom Litzinger have established the $1.2 million Mary Ellen and Thomas A. Litzinger Endowment at Shaver's Creek through a bequest to ensure educational opportunities and a sustainable future for Shaver's Creek Environmental Center at Penn State.
Climate science symposium to honor African-American meteorology pioneer
09/04/2018
09/04/2018
Warren Washington became the second African-American nationwide to earn a doctoral degree in meteorology when he received his degree from Penn State in 1964, but his ties to the University extend beyond that.
Graduate student pursues research passions with help of scholarships
07/23/2018
07/23/2018
Jason Munro, a doctoral student in materials science and engineering, credits two recent scholarships with allowing him to pursue research that's both his passion and relevant to advancing the needs of society.
George Middlemas, alumnus and philanthropist, dies
06/25/2018
06/25/2018
George M. Middlemas Jr., a Penn State alumnus and generous University donor, particularly to the University Libraries, passed away June 14 in Bachelor Gulch, Colorado, two days after his 72nd birthday.