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 shares $25M DOE grant to study climate change impacts and adaptation
09/19/2022
09/19/2022
Penn State was named a collaborating institution in a $66 million U.S. Department of Energy Urban Integrated Field (Urban IFL) Program designed to study the impacts of climate change on American cities.
EarthTalks series returns Sept. 19 with exploration of solar energy development
09/16/2022
09/16/2022
The Earth and Environmental Systems Institute's Fall 2022 EarthTalks series will explore the development of solar energy through multiple, and intersecting, lenses. The seminar series resumes on Sept. 19 and continues through Nov. 14.
CAUSE trip to Colorado inspires future sustainability leaders
09/13/2022
09/13/2022
For carving out a path towards a sustainable future where his children inherit a planet that’s better for it, Sean Collins knows that the solution isn’t in where we are, but where we want to go.
IEE leadership helps shape report to NSF on climate change, role of engineering
09/13/2022
09/13/2022
Two Penn State researchers provided key leadership in the creation of a report to the National Science Foundation (NSF) on engineering research areas that need to be better developed to address climate change.
Penn State leads project to improve air quality models for state decision makers
09/13/2022
09/13/2022
Improving states’ ability to address air quality issues is the focus of a new $1 million, Penn State-led project funded by NASA.
‘Coffee Hour’ to examine multi-pathway approach to societal transitions
09/13/2022
09/13/2022
Antonia Hadjimichael, assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the research vision of the MultiSector Dynamics Community of Practice as well as planned activities and ways for researchers to interact with the community at a talk at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16.
New model to help reframe the transition to low-carbon electric power
09/13/2022
09/13/2022
Mort Webster and a team of Penn State researchers developed a model to help reframe energy transition discussions.
Penn State Fayette weather station will benefit campus and community
09/07/2022
09/07/2022
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus has installed a weather station on campus as part of the Pennsylvania Environmental Monitoring Network, which includes 20 similar systems across the commonwealth.
'Coffee Hour' to discuss youth movements and the politics of climate change
09/01/2022
09/01/2022
Mark Ortiz, President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography at Penn State, will discuss the work of young climate activists and the movements’ distinct visions of climate justice at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 in 112 Walker Building and via Zoom.
Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060
08/15/2022
08/15/2022
New research led by scientists at Penn State, Tsinghua University and the University of Texas at Austin projects that climate change, under a scenario of weak climate policy, will cause irreversible declines in freshwater storage, constituting a serious threat to the water supply for central Asia, Afghanistan, Northern India, Kashmir and Pakistan by the middle of the century.