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Hail researchers sleuth for clues to hail formation, damage during first major US research campaign in four decades.

he Penn State Department of Geography will host Pavithra Vasudevan for a talk titled “Rewriting Capitalism’s Horror Story” at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.

The Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) has recognized eight Penn State researchers for outstanding contributions to energy and environmental research, scholarship and mentorship.

Patrick Sarpong and Shakshi Sekar, both doctoral students in energy and mineral engineering, have been named finalists for the 2025-26 J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

 How amino acids from the asteroid Bennu formed in space was a mystery, but new research shows they could have originated in an icy-cold, radioactive environment at the dawn of Earth’s solar system.

Sustain Penn State will host its second spring career panel from 12:15–1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in partnership with the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Career Services.

Atiya Islam, doctoral candidate in economics in the College of the Liberal Arts, will lead a seminar on the effects of policy on the shift from coal to natural gas and other renewables in electricity generation.

Bradley Setzler, an associate professor of economics in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, will lead a seminar on U.S. labor market responses to increased import competition from China.

A stretchy, conductive type of plastic could help power the next generation of implantable biomedical devices, like longer-lasting pacemakers or glucose monitors, according to Enrique Gomez.

Ran Li, assistant professor of agricultural economics, will give the talk, “Market-Based Surplus Food Redistribution and Household Food Access: Evidence from Too Good To Go.”