Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors
The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects through its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program.
NIH grant for new tool development to help assess obesity-related behaviors
The NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded Zhenlong Li, associate professor in Penn State’s Department of Geography, a two-year, $399,391 grant to study how environmental factors contribute to obesity, particularly in racial and ethnic minority communities.
Two-part celebration to honor career of EMS professor Alan Taylor
Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) will host a two-part celebration to honor the career of Alan Taylor, professor emeritus of forest ecology.
Ask an expert: Voter rolls and the fear of voter fraud
With voter registration deadlines fast approaching around the country, Penn State News spoke with Chris Fowler, associate professor of geography and demography at Penn State, about his research into the nation’s voter rolls.
Geography 'Coffee Hour' lecture series continues with Oct. 11 talk by Anne Bonds
The Penn State Department of Geography will continue its fall 2024 "Coffee Hour" lecture series with a talk by Anne Bonds, professor of geography and urban studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Geography Coffee Hour to discuss LGBTQ+ workplace inequalities on Oct. 4
The Department of Geography will continue its fall 2024 Coffee Hour lecture series with a talk by Natalie Oswin, associate professor in the Department of Human Geography at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
Choctaw historian to speak on Indigenous gardens at The Arboretum at Penn State
The Penn State Department of Geography, in collaboration with The Arboretum at Penn State and the Indigenous Peoples’ Student Association (IPSA), will host a special "Coffee Hour" lecture on Friday, Sept. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Arboretum’s Overlook Pavilion.
New IEE faculty have strong focus on climate solutions, collaboration
IEE has welcomed two new researchers including Mark Ortiz, assistant professor of geography, They will also work with Penn State Climate Consortium.
Taylor’s research legacy shines light on California wildfires, forest ecology
Alan Taylor, the recently retired and now professor emeritus of geography at Penn State recounts the moments his career focus shifted to the West Coast landscape and fire ecology.
Penn State Emeritus Academy launches Fall 2024 lecture series
The Penn State Emeritus Academy has launched "Explorations: The Penn State Emeritus Academy Lecture Series." The 2024 fall series will showcase the work of retired faculty members, including two from the Department of Geography.