New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease
Researchers developed novel contrast agents that target two proteins implicated in osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease commonly characterized as wear-and-tear arthritis.
Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation announces seed grant awardees
Penn State’s Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded its inaugural seed grants. John Mauro and Seth Blumsack are among the recipients.
Room temperature electrical control could heat up future technology development
The Hall effect, has revealed some new tricks, which has potential implications for understanding fundamental physics of quantum materials and developing applied technologies such as quantum communication and harvesting energy via radio frequencies.
EMS student digs in to new opportunities provided by internship
Joshua Hasenau, a third-year Penn State student has asummer internship with the New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company, a construction company that produces aggregates, asphalt and concrete.
Lumpy, bumpy hail: Realistic hail shapes may improve modeling of severe weather
A new approach for modeling hailstorms that uses more realistic hailstone shapes could improve our understanding of hazardous weather, according to a team led by scientists at Penn State.
EarthTalks: Professor to discuss recycling as strategy for critical metals
Thandazile Moyo, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering at Penn State, will give the talk, “Aligning with Recycling as a Strategy for Reliable Critical Metals Supply: Policies, Challenges, and Opportunities in the U.S.,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
Gustafson to discuss biodiversity protection, land values on Oct. 30
Matthew Gustafson, Robert and Judith Klein Professor of Finance in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State, will give the talk, “The Biodiversity Protection Discount,” at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 30, in 157 Hosler Building on the University Park campus.
Penn State research-based startup tackles e-waste recycling challenges
Mohammad Rezaee and his team founded Intel-E-Waste, a startup offering a sustainable e-waste recycling process.
EMS graduate student network continues to improve experiences for peers
An effort that began three years ago in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is helping to elevate the experiences of graduate students within the college.
Geography Coffee Hour to explore colonialism and Indigenous identity on Oct. 25
The Penn State Department of Geography will host Meredith Alberta Palmer, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo, for its fall 2024 Coffee Hour lecture series