A multi-institutional team led by geography researchers at Penn State built and tested four AI agents in order to introduce a conceptual framework of autonomous geographical information systems and examine how this shift is redefining the practice of GIS.

An international team of researchers was recently awarded a six-year, $13.88 million grant from the European Research Council to investigate how human activities, climate and wildfire have shaped landscapes and biodiversity across Africa and Arabia over the past six thousand years.

Left uncapped and exposed to air and erosion, legacy oil and gas wells from the 1800s break down, leaching harmful chemicals like methane and dissolved metals into the atmosphere and the groundwater, geosciences researchers found. 

Verallia, the world’s third largest producer of glass containers for food and beverages, has announced a partnership with Penn State to scale up the use of LionGlass, a new family of glass developed by researchers at the University. 

Shotaro Nakamura, an assistant professor of agricultural economics, will lead a seminar exploring some consumer beliefs in developing economies. His free talk — “Beliefs, Signal Quality, and Information Sources: Experimental Evidence on Air Quality in Pakistan” — is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, Nov. 12, in 157 Hosler Building.

A new study examined chemical fingerprints in subfossil wood, or preserved trees, from across North America to understand how plants responded to the low carbon dioxide  levels and cooler temperatures of the last glacial period, about 20,000 years ago.   

Geography alumnus Bob Myers, who has worked for decades as an attorney, continues to take courses at Penn State. He earned a master's degree in Geographic Information Systems and a master of science in spatial data science. He also recently toured Penn State's Geographics Lab, which he contracted to assist on a project in honor of his late brother.  

Penn State geography alumnus Benjamin DeAngelo is stepping into a new role — one that allows him to apply a career’s worth of climate expertise in a more direct and collaborative way. He recently launched Operation Future, a consulting and advisory service focused on climate adaptation and resilience.