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In its first weeks on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured dazzling highlights, from video of its own dramatic landing to the first audio recordings from the red planet, the sounds of wind blowing and the rover’s laser zapping rocks.

A panel of energy experts from Penn State and industry will discuss questions around energy resilience at 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 25, via Zoom. 

The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence recently announced the recipients of its inaugural round of seed funding, including a project featuring faculty in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. 

In her first year as executive director of EMS Benefiting THON, the student group in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences that helps raise funds for families grappling with pediatric cancer, Penn State student Kayla McCauley had a few things to be worried about.

Lisa Iulo, associate professor of architecture and director of the Hamer Center for Community Design at Penn State, will discuss strategies for designing the built environment across scales and systems to avoid a global hothouse at 4 p.m. on Monday, March 22. 

For Joel Burcat, retired environmental lawyer turned novelist, the first step on his career path was a physical geography course.

Researchers whose work addresses natural and cultural resource management topics can learn about partnering opportunities with federal agencies at the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program Workshop.

A graduate from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences will be among 16 outstanding Penn Staters recognized during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, April 13.

The Penn State Water Council has announced the agenda for the 2021 Water Forum, which will take place virtually on the afternoons of Wednesday, March 24, and Thursday, March 25.

Mark Sentesy, assistant professor of philosophy and classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Penn State, will discuss the ethics of climate change at 4 p.m. Monday, March 15.