Geography News
Fifteen faculty members have joined IEE. Together, they bring expertise that connects energy systems, environmental processes and human dimensions, opening new pathways for collaboration and shared research efforts.
Ida Djenontin is part of a team awarded a $1.6 million grant to explore how building design, infrastructure and development decisions can help reduce malaria risk worldwide.
Penn State is leading a new network — the Eastern Fire Network (EFNet) — through a $1.74 million, three-year grant.
ICDS' Mid-Scale Seed Grant Program has awarded over $540,000 in total to 24 Penn State faculty members across eight teams representing six colleges and three campuses.
To help communities better respond to smoke-related health risks, researchers at Penn State are examining how people in the Northeast receive, interpret and act on air-quality alerts.
Three Penn State undergraduates will present their research from their fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Connection projects at Geography"s Coffee Hour at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5.
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has announced the appointment of two new members to the Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences (GEMS) board of directors, and four new members to the college’s Development Council.
Penn State researchers and collaborators are forging a reforestation plan to counter climate-related disasters: deadly rainstorms, landslides and mudslides that have ravaged infrastructure, homes, farmland and livestock in recent years.
Penn State will soon celebrate its 11th GivingTuesday, and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences will be raising money to support the Millennium Scholars Program.
A multi-institutional team led by geography researchers at Penn State built and tested four AI agents in order to introduce a conceptual framework of autonomous geographical information systems and examine how this shift is redefining the practice of GIS.