Faculty Annual substance use conference examines stigma, opioid crisis 05/10/2023 The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) recently hosted its fourth annual conference in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus. |
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Faculty Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams 05/05/2023 Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023. This includes more than 75 researchers who are affiliated with 10 colleges and research units across seven Penn State campuses. |
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Faculty EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration 04/26/2023 Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) recognized exceptional students and faculty for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its annual Wilson Awards Celebration, held on Sunday, April 23. |
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Faculty Fowler named 2023 recipient of Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach 04/11/2023 Chris Fowler, associate professor of geography and demography, has received the 2023 Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach. |
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UCLA geography professor to discuss Antarctic sea ice and climate change 04/10/2023 Marilyn Raphael will discuss the role of Antarctic sea ice in the global climate system at the annual E. Willard Miller Endowed Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 14. |
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Faculty Wetlands, water quality in Chesapeake Bay focus of Van Meter NSF CAREER Award 04/05/2023 From improving water quality to providing a haven for endangered species, wetlands are the unsung heroes of our planet. |
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Faculty Climate-related projects awarded seed grant funding through RISE support 03/30/2023 Two climate-related projects received seed grant funding through high-performance computing support and consultation. |
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Faculty Geography Coffee Hour talk to explore microorganisms and their impact on life 03/27/2023 Seth Bordenstein, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences and professor of biology and entomology at Penn State, will offer insights into his research on microbiomes and their impact on the world in his talk, “Why We Look Down (To the Microbes) For Wonder, Impact and Discovery,” on March 31. |
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Faculty Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23 03/23/2023 Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium on May 22 and 23 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. |
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Faculty Trio of Penn State researchers tapped to lead AGU’s natural hazards section 03/20/2023 As Guido Cervone takes the reins as president of the natural hazards section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) he brings with him decades of experience in using machine learning, remote sensing and increasing representation to forecast, respond and mitigate dangers from natural hazards. |