Alumni Penn State opened doors to career in geosciences for alum 01/09/2024 Penn State alum Beth Stump boarded a helicopter in Louisiana that buzzed across the Gulf of Mexico and landed on an oil drilling platform in the middle of the sea. There was no turning back — She was now a geoscientist. |
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Faculty $1.1M NSF grant to fund statewide cyberinfrastructure project 01/09/2024 Researchers at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), together with collaborators at other institutions within Pennsylvania, have been awarded approximately $1.1 million in funding under the U.S. National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure program to develop a commonwealth-wide secure network and related cyberinfrastructure to interconnect Pennsylvania colleges and universities. |
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Faculty One Health Microbiome Symposium to convene experts for innovative discussions 01/09/2024 Penn State’s One Health Microbiome Center will host the One Health Microbiome Symposium on May 30-31, 2024, at the Huck Life Sciences Building on the University Park campus. |
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Faculty EESI EarthTalks spring 2024 seminar series to focus on urban systems science 01/07/2024 The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) EarthTalks spring 2024 series, “Urban Systems Science,” will explore complex urban systems including interactions between tightly connected human and natural systems both within city boundaries and between cities and the surrounding rural environment. The seminars are scheduled for 4 p.m. on Mondays in 112 Walker Building. Seminars are free and open to the public. |
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Student IBM Consulting internship information session on Jan. 12 01/04/2024 Second- and third-year Penn State undergraduate students who are interested in interning for IBM Consulting through IBM’s Talent Pipeline Program at Innovation Park starting in late spring of 2024 are encouraged to attend an information session at 11 a.m. on Jan. 12 in Room 233AB of the HUB-Robeson Center. |
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Faculty Growing Impact podcast discusses how climate, agriculture impact Colorado River 01/03/2024 The latest episode of Growing Impact discusses how climate change and overuse of the Colorado River have significantly decreased the volume of the fifth largest river in the U.S. |
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Faculty Drones capture new clues about how water shapes mountain ranges over time 12/14/2023 Drones flying along miles of rivers in the steep, mountainous terrain of central Taiwan and mapping the rock properties have revealed new clues about how water helps shape mountains over geological time, according to a team led by Penn State scientists. |
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Faculty Faculty invited to two virtual discussions on new sustainability program 12/12/2023 As part of the process of establishing a university-wide program in sustainability, Lee Kump, John Leone Dean in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Lara Fowler, chief sustainability officer and director of Penn State Sustainability, will be hosting two virtual discussions for interested faculty to learn more about the opportunity. |
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Faculty New partnership provides access to education for energy-sector employees 12/12/2023 Penn State announced a partnership with an international organization that helps workers and professionals in the energy industry pivot into new roles and careers during the transition from oil and gas to renewable sources and other alternative verticals. |
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Student Earth and Mineral Sciences names student marshal for fall 2023 commencement 12/12/2023 Louis NormanTeru DeCordova has been selected to represent Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as the student marshal for the college’s fall 2023 commencement on Saturday, Dec. 16, on the University Park campus. |