Faculty Collaborative landscape design approach may improve resiliency, human well-being 11/06/2023 A newly proposed landscape stewardship framework may lead to a more resilient and adaptable environment and improved quality of life for people. |
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Faculty 'Growing Impact' examines landscape restoration in Malawi 11/02/2023 The latest episode of "Growing Impact" discusses landscape restoration as a potential natural climate solution for Africa. |
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Faculty Adomako to explore gender and health in Ghana's gold mining at coffee hour 11/01/2023 Janet Adomako, assistant professor of geography, and environmental studies and sciences at Bucknell University, will discuss "Complex ontologies and gendered health vulnerabilities in Ghana’s small-scale gold mining industry" at the next Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture. |
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Alumni Documentary film on research institute’s history, impact to premiere on Nov. 6 10/31/2023 The documentary film, “ESSC made EESI,” will have its premiere screening on Monday, Nov. 6. The documentary details the history of the Penn State Environmental Systems Science Institute (EESI), which began in 1986 as the Earth System Science Center (ESSC). |
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Alumni College of Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni panel discussion: ‘Be the Change’ 10/30/2023 The student committee of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Sustainability Council will host an alumni panel discussion, “Be the Change,” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus. |
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Student World Campus celebrates science and technology programs 10/30/2023 Melissa Lopez has a passion to protect the Earth. She wanted to turn this passion into a career, but as a working parent, she had to temporarily put her goal on hold. When she learned about the Bachelor of Science in Energy and Sustainability Policy offered online through Penn State, she decided it was time to pursue her goal again. |
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Faculty Brandywine Earth sciences professor to give the 2023 Lattman Lecture 10/29/2023 Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Bradywine, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2023 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture. |
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Faculty Sinnott to deliver McMahon Lecture at Alfred University 10/27/2023 Susan Sinnott, professor and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State, will deliver the John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture at Alfred University at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. |
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Alumni Global Alumni Spotlight: Luis Alejandro Vergara 10/25/2023 A career in sustainable agriculture was not what Luis Alejandro Vergara had originally envisioned for himself. When he came to Penn State, he started studying petroleum engineering, but he eventually switched and ended up graduating with a bachelor's degree in environmental systems engineering in 2017. |
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Research First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity 10/25/2023 More than half of the estimated 374 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2020 were either chlamydia or gonorrhea, which are often asymptomatic and co-occurring, according to the World Health Organization. |