Virtual Undergraduate Exhibition showcases undergraduate ingenuity
he 2021 Undergraduate Exhibition, held online between April 14 and 16, showcased the ingenuity of more than 190 Penn State undergraduates from across the commonwealth, who shared their research, creative activity or engagement experience with the Penn State community.
'Dead clades walking': Fossil record provides new insights into mass extinctions
Mass extinctions are known as times of global upheaval, causing rapid losses in biodiversity that wipe out entire animal groups. Some of the doomed groups linger on before going extinct, and a team of scientists found these “dead clades walking” (DCW) are more common and long-lasting than expected.
EESI EarthTalks panel to discuss how to avoid a global hothouse
Solutions for limiting global warming range from the experimental, such as solar geoengineering, to economic incentives like carbon pricing will be discussed at an EESI EarthTalks at 4 p.m. Monday, April 26.
Six receive Faculty Scholar Medals
Six Penn State faculty members have received 2021 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement, including John Mauro and Joshua Robinson in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.
Wind Energy Club prepares to compete in Collegiate Wind Competition
Each year since 2014, the Penn State Wind Energy Club has competed in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Collegiate Wind Competition, taking home more first place wins than any other team. With hard work, flexibility and new, creative designs, they plan to do the same this year.
Penn State undergraduate digs into the past through fossil leaves
As a child, Edward Spagnuolo dreamed of dinosaurs and hunting for fossils buried in the ground. He never outgrew the phase, and he eventually chased his dream to Penn State. Now a junior majoring in geobiology, Spagnuolo has found a new avenue for pursuing his passion – fossil leaves.
Four projects receive research computing support through institute's seed grants
The Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) has awarded the first round of RISE seed grants, made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Climate dynamics seminar to discuss university role in combating climate change
Erica Smithwick, distinguished professor of geography at Penn State, will discuss a vision for a university-wide climate consortium and Penn State’s role in combating climate change during a seminar at 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, April 21.
Associate Vice Provost for Global Programs Rob Crane to retire July 2021
Penn State Global Programs has announced that Associate Vice Provost Rob Crane will retire in July 2021 from the University after 36 years as a faculty member and an administrator.
Penn State grad used meteorology, technology to drive multi-pronged career
Penn State alumnus Joe Gofus remembers precisely when he knew that he wasn’t going to become a weather forecaster.