Sustainability is a strategic initiative in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Below are the most current stories showcasing our college's sustainability efforts.
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Penn State, University of Freiburg partner to form Virtual Classroom Project
05/03/2021
05/03/2021
In 2020, Penn State and the University of Freiburg launched a pilot program to create collaborative, integrated virtual classroom courses by providing development and implementation money to faculty teams.
Energy Days to be held virtually on May 19 and 20
04/26/2021
04/26/2021
Energy Days, an annual conference that brings together professionals working in all areas of energy, will be held on May 19 and 20. This year's event will be virtual, and it is free and open to the public.
Sustainability awards recognize student leadership, commitment
04/21/2021
04/21/2021
This month, Penn State's Sustainability Institute (SI) and the Student Sustainability Advisory Council (SSAC) honored six Penn State students for their leadership and commitment to sustainability throughout their time at Penn State.
When calculating the social cost of methane, equity matters
04/21/2021
04/21/2021
The social cost of methane -- a greenhouse gas that is 30 times as potent as carbon dioxide in its ability to trap heat -- varies by as much as an order of magnitude between industrialized and developing regions of the world, according to researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Berkeley and Penn State.
EarthTalks: Head of nuclear engineering looks to stars for clean energy
04/11/2021
04/11/2021
Jean Paul Allain, professor of nuclear engineering and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, will discuss the recent progress made in nuclear fusion, emerging technologies and the remaining challenges to realizing energy generation from a star here on Earth at a talk at 4 p.m. Monday, April 12.
Webinar: 'Planning for the Unplanned: Designing Resilience in Energy Systems'
04/06/2021
04/06/2021
A panel of energy experts from Penn State and industry will discuss how energy systems are currently designed to be resilient to extreme weather events, and how they may need to be designed in the future. The panel discussion, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast at 2 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 12 via Zoom.
EarthTalks: Author David Victor to discuss making climate policy work
03/30/2021
03/30/2021
David Victor, professor of industrial organization and innovation and co-director of the Deep Decarbonization Initiative at the University of California San Diego, will discuss the choices and technology available to make climate policy work at a talk at 4 p.m. Monday, April 5.
EarthTalks: Chief sustainability officer to discuss initiatives at Penn State
03/23/2021
03/23/2021
Paul Shrivastava, chief sustainability officer, director of the Sustainability Institute and professor of management at Penn State, will discuss how Penn State is attempting to institutionalize sustainability at the University, in Pennsylvania and around the world, at a talk at 4 p.m. Monday, March 29.
Alumna recognized for her impact in combustion engines and fuels
03/23/2021
03/23/2021
Penn State alumna Elana Chapman, senior fuels and biofuels engineer at General Motors (GM), has been recognized for her impacts within the fuel industry.
Sustainability Institute and GreenGov Council partner on sustainability series
03/05/2021
03/05/2021
In 2021, Penn State's Sustainability Institute (SI) and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council are co-hosting a monthly webinar series to educate employees in state agencies and municipal governments about how they can incorporate sustainability into their work.