For Celia Ghilani, this year was one for trying new things.
A new Penn State initiative will focus on climate change and how extreme weather events impact human health, especially in underserved populations across the globe.
Penn State has established a consortium focused on meeting the mounting challenges related to climate change.
As the world continues to warm, Antarctica is losing ice at an increasing pace, but the loss of sea ice may lead to more snowfall over the ice sheets, partially offsetting contributions to sea level rise, according to Penn State scientists.
A newly proposed landscape stewardship framework may lead to a more resilient and adaptable environment and improved quality of life for people.
Janet Adomako, assistant professor of geography, and environmental studies and sciences at Bucknell University, will discuss "Complex ontologies and gendered health vulnerabilities in Ghana’s small-scale gold mining industry" at the next Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture. Her talk will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10 via Zoom.
The latest episode of "Growing Impact" discusses landscape restoration as a potential natural climate solution for Africa.
Geovanni Siquihua, a Kichwa indigenous leader from Sani, a community in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest currently resisting oil extraction, will present "Oil extraction and Kichwa indigenous futurities in the Amazon rainforest: The experience of the Sani community" at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus and via Zoom.
Penn State University Libraries will observe GIS Day — an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) — with events on Nov. 13.
In the fast-paced era of innovation where breakthroughs are a constant occurrence, a Penn State Department of Geography alumna is actively engaged in harnessing the potential of new technologies to redefine interactions with technology and the world.