Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire
Australia's forest ecosystems, renowned for their extraordinary diversity of rare plants and animals, also play a vital role in mitigating climate change by absorbing and storing carbon.
Millennium Scholars say program key to success
Penn State student Matias Moreno sees a path to bettering his own future in higher education. He sees the engineering skills he’s learning along the way as a path to a more sustainable future for all of us.
Penn State glass expert John Mauro recognized by World Academy of Ceramics
Penn State professor John Mauro, an internationally recognized materials expert and co-inventor of LionGlass, has been elected an academician by the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC).
Evan Pugh Professor Susan Brantley to retire after 40 years at Penn State
This summer, a group of Penn State professor Susan Brantley’s former graduate students organized a special session at the prestigious Goldschmidt Conference in Chicago to honor their mentor.
Penn State, Tohoku University eye further research partnership activities
Tohoku University, one of Penn State's strategic partners, recently invited Lee Kump, dean of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and professor of geosciences at Penn State, to visit the university in Sendai, Japan.
First Opportunity Grants awarded to faculty
The new Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program awarded its first grants to 51 teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty, including one to Sekhar Bhattacharyya, associate teaching professor in EME.
Session proposals for 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium now being accepted
The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced a call for breakout sessions for the 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, taking place May 19-20, 2025, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
Alumni support puts Earth and Mineral Sciences closer to GivingTuesday goal
EMS will be raising money to support the Millennium Scholars Program on GivingTuesday, slated to begin at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, and lasting through 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
New approach improves models of atmosphere on early Earth, exo-planets
A new approach for modeling solar radiation may improve our understanding of the atmosphere on early Earth and help in the search for habitable conditions on planets beyond our solar system.
Penn State mourns the loss of climate science pioneer, Warren M. Washington
Warren M. Washington, acclaimed climate science pioneer and Penn State alumnus, died on Oct. 18 at the age of 88. He graduated with his doctorate in meteorology from Penn State in 1964 and was the second African American to earn a doctorate in meteorology nationwide.