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Research Lumpy, bumpy hail: Realistic hail shapes may improve modeling of severe weather 10/22/2024 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. |
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Research Gustafson to discuss biodiversity protection, land values on Oct. 30 10/22/2024 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. |
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Research Penn State research-based startup tackles e-waste recycling challenges 10/22/2024 Mohammad Rezaee and his team founded Intel-E-Waste, a startup offering a sustainable e-waste recycling process. |
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Graduate Student EMS graduate student network continues to improve experiences for peers 10/21/2024 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. |
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Geography Coffee Hour to explore colonialism and Indigenous identity on Oct. 25 10/21/2024 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 |
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Research Penn State GIS Day activities focus on the theme “Geographers Take Action” 10/21/2024 Penn State University Libraries will observe GIS Day — an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) — with sessions on Nov. 18 and a trivia event on Nov. 19. |
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Faculty EMS faculty member receives DOE Early Career Research Award 10/17/2024 Nelson Y. Dzade, assistant professor of energy and mineral engineering in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, has received a 2024 Early Career Research Award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). |
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Research Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors 10/17/2024 The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects through its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program. |
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Faculty Materials science and engineering professor to receive 2025 John H. Dillon Medal 10/15/2024 Robert Hickey, associate professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, will receive the American Physical Society’s 2025 John H. Dillon Medal. |
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Doctoral candidate to discuss high wildfire-risk zones effect on property values 10/15/2024 Sizhuo Chen, doctoral candidate in energy, environment, and food economics, will give the talk, “The Impact of Wildfire Hazard Information Disclosure on Property Prices,” at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in 157 Hosler Building. |
