Our graduate students are integral to the research we conduct, and they also are dedicated to making a difference in communities. Learn more about their research, outreach efforts, and other projects below.
EarthTalks: Richard Alley to examine value of uncertainty in studying climate
02/08/2022
02/08/2022
Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the value of uncertainty when it comes to reducing carbon dioxide emissions and studying climate during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14.
Dope Labs podcast creators to host science communication workshops at Penn State
02/01/2022
02/01/2022
Dope Labs Science Communication Week at Penn State aims to introduce researchers to the broader science communication community and teach them to use social media, storytelling and a web presence to network with other scientists and engage with broad audiences.
EarthTalks: Tom Richard to discuss the path to a carbon-negative bioeconomy
01/27/2022
01/27/2022
Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, will discuss how agriculture, food and forest systems can support a bioeconomy that reverses climate change during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31.
Feb. 4 Coffee Hour: How to increase the public value of scientific research
01/24/2022
01/24/2022
Arthur Lupia, the Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor at the University of Michigan, will discuss how to develop more effective communication strategies to reach and engage the public at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4.
Libraries launches ROAM, an expanded open educational resources repository
01/21/2022
01/21/2022
Penn State University Libraries' Open Publishing unit recently launched ROAM, a newly expanded online publication service for openly licensed educational materials authored by Penn State faculty.
Graduate student selected for prestigious U.S. Department of Energy program
01/21/2022
01/21/2022
Penn State graduate student Ryan Fair is currently participating in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California.
Researcher returns home to study active volcano on La Palma
12/14/2021
12/14/2021
When Judit Gonzalez-Santana conducts her research, she first looks to space.
EarthTalks: Michael Mann to discuss COP26 and path to net zero emissions
12/14/2021
12/14/2021
Penn State attendee Michael E. Mann, distinguished professor of atmospheric sciences, will share his impressions about which efforts succeeded and which did not, along with his thoughts about the best path forward to net zero emissions, during a talk at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 10.
NSF grant supports Asian American and Pacific Islander students in geosciences
12/13/2021
12/13/2021
The geosciences lag other STEM fields when it comes to racial and ethnic representation.
First student to graduate from spatial data science master’s program
12/09/2021
12/09/2021
Every summer, there are reports of sharks lurking off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.