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Geography Coffee Hour to feature Jessica Omukuti on inclusive Net Zero
The Penn State Department of Geography will conclude its spring 2025 Coffee Hour lecture series with a talk by Jessica Omukuti, senior research fellow at the University of Oxford’s Institute for Science, Innovation and Society and Oxford Net Zero.
Saudi Aramco senior VP, Penn State alumnus to present Richard E. Tressler Lecture
The 2025 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the Penn State University Park campus. Faisal Mohammed Al-Faqeer, senior vice president of liquids to chemicals at Saudi Aramco, will deliver the lecture, “Oil and Gas Sector: Cutting-Edge Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy.”
Coastal management model plays the long game against the rising tides
To protect against rising sea levels in a warming world, coastal cities typically follow a standard playbook with various protective infrastructure options. For example, a seawall could be designed based on the latest climate projections, with the city officials then computing its cost-benefit ratio and proceeding to build, accordingly.
April 23 EEEPI seminar: effect of fuel taxes on legislative outcomes
Andrew Waxman, assistant professor of economics and public policy at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, will give the talk, “Paying at the Pump and the Ballot Box: Electoral Penalties of Motor Fuels Taxes” at noon on Wednesday, April 23, in 157 Hosler Building on the University Park campus.
Arkema executive Arthur Martin to present Richard E. Tressler Lecture on April 15
The 2025 Richard E. Tressler Lecture in Materials will be held at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the Penn State University Park campus. Arthur Martin, vice president of research and development for North America at Arkema, will deliver the lecture, “Arkema: Innovative Materials for a Sustainable World” and receive the 2025 R.E. Tressler Award.
Forty-two graduate students recognized with University awards
Penn State recognized 42 graduate students with annual University awards that celebrate students' impact in research, scholarship, teaching, outreach, mentoring and more.
Thirty-one students receive awards at 2025 Graduate Exhibition
Thirty-one graduate students received awards at the 2025 Graduate Exhibition, hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School on Friday, March 28, on the University Park campus.
'Stories from the Field' returns with spring 2025 session on housing inequality
Penn State’s “Stories from the Field” conversation series is returning this spring with a brand-new session focused on research examining housing inequality in North America.
Climate justice researcher, author to speak at April Climate Conversation Café
The April Climate Conversations Café will host Brianna Craft, a climate justice researcher and author, for a discussion on diplomacy, climate-change negotiations and storytelling.
Biomedical engineering grad student earns American Heart Association fellowship
The American Heart Association (AHA) awarded Nivetha Gunaseelan, a doctoral candidate studying biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, a predoctoral fellowship.