Underused radar data may improve severe weather forecasts, scientists say
Readily available but underused Doppler radar data can help predict the height of the planetary boundary layer — the lowest part of the atmosphere and where weather forms — and, in turn, improve severe weather forecasts, according to scientists at Penn State.
EEEPI seminar: Estimating the health care cost of sugar-sweetened beverages
Chen Zhen, Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Food Choice, Obesity and Health Economics in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia, will give the talk, “Introducing a Public-Use Food Price Database: With an Application to Estimating the Health Care Cost of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption.” The talk is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, April 16, in 157 Hosler Building at Penn State University Park.
‘Patchy’ thermogels show next-gen biomedical material potential, scientists say
Special biomedical materials that can be injected as a liquid and turn into a solid inside our bodies — called thermogels — could provide a less-invasive way to deliver drugs or treat wounds.
Patricia Ehrkamp to deliver annual Miller Lecture on geopolitics and disability
Patricia Ehrkamp, professor of geography and College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Professor at the University of Kentucky, will deliver the E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Endowed Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 11.
Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty and students honored at college's awards ceremony
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on March 30.
EarthTalks: Support for deploying new technologies for clean energy systems
Emily Grubert, associate professor of sustainable energy policy at Notre Dame, will give the talk, “Public Support for Energy and Climate Technology Deployment,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 14, via Zoom.
Susan Freinkel talk: 'How Did We Get Hooked on Plastic?' on April 14
Award-winning author and journalist Susan Freinkel will give the virtual talk “How Did We Get Hooked on Plastic?” at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 14. It will be streamed in Foster Auditorium of Paterno Library and available on Zoom.
Penn State mourns loss of world-renowned meteorologist Jenni Evans
The Penn State community is mourning the loss of Jenni Evans, professor emerita of meteorology and atmospheric science and director emerita of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, who died April 3 in her Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, home. She was 63.
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.