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Date

February 17, 2023

Time

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Description

Wildfires have been increasing in frequency and duration in the western U.S. and the wildfire season has been increasing in length such that many regions now claim that there is no wildfire season anymore but that wildfires have become a year-round threat. While there are many causes of the increase in wildfires in the western U.S., it is becoming clear that wildfires not only affect forests and grasslands, but also have impacts on the health of populations downwind.

Cost

Free

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Date

February 10, 2023

Time

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Description

The potential of infrastructure ‘as solution’ is currently at the forefront of American political consciousness. Historic levels of investment in infrastructure proffer seismic material, economic, and symbolic transformations at a near-continental scale. However, the present policy context for infrastructure planning in the U.S. is confounded by a mosaic of decision-making authorities that hamper the development of cohesive approaches to sustainable and equitable development.

Cost

Free

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Date

June 10, 2025

Time

2:41 pm to 2:41 pm

Description

The link between climate change and water is one of often neglected and not well understood. This ambiguous relationship combined with climate change induced extremities and uncertainties exacerbate the propensity for conflicts over shared waters.

Srinivas Chokkakula, Ministry of Jal Shakti Research Chair with the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, will give the talk “Conflicts and Complicit Climate Change: Transboundary Water Governance in South Asia." Talk is co-sponsored by Penn State's Department of Asian Studies.

Cost

Free

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Date

June 10, 2025

Time

2:41 pm to 2:41 pm

Description

Arctic cyclones are strong storms which travel into the Arctic and are associated with changes to the temperature, moisture, surface energy budget, winds, and precipitation. However, their timing, strength, location and cumulative effects/impacts of these cyclones on the sea ice are not well established or straightforward. Previous studies have shown conflicting results that cyclone frequency and intensity have not necessarily changed over the past four decades (1980-20).

Cost

Free

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Date

June 10, 2025

Time

2:41 pm to 2:41 pm

Description

Agricultural landscapes in the United States are becoming drastically simplified and commodified, causing concern for biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, and widening socioeconomic injustices upon which U.S. agriculture has been built. Given that crop production is heavily concentrated in certain areas and crop diversity is declining, there is a critical need to understand pathways toward diversifying agricultural systems and increasing agrobiodiversity writ large. This research addresses this need through mixed and multiscale methods that model crop diversity across the U.S.

Cost

Free

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The Geography Education Networking Initiative for Underrepresented Scholars (GENIUS) is a three-day workshop designed for rising third- and fourth-year students, including first-generation college students and those who have faced barriers to access in geography-related fields. The program provides support and mentoring to help participants prepare strong applications for graduate programs in geography. During the workshop, students will receive guidance on crafting application materials and navigating the admissions process.

Applications for GENIUS 2025 are now closed

May 28-30, 2025, University Park, Pa.
Inbound Travel: May 27
Outbound Travel: May 30
Mentors: Madelaine Cahuas - University of Minnesota, Solange Muñoz at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Funding

Students will receive travel support, hotel rooms in State College, and some meals while attending.

Qualifications

Successful applicants to GENIUS will demonstrate that they

Identify as a member of a traditionally underrepresented racial group (including but not limited to African American, Chicano/a and Latino/a, Native American, and Asian American)
Intend to apply to graduate school in geography
Are available to come to State College, Pennsylvania, on May 27-30

A reservoir at low water levels, with mountains in the background

Antonia Hadjimichael, assistant professor of geosciences at Penn State, will discuss the research vision of the MultiSector Dynamics Community of Practice as well as planned activities and ways for researchers to interact with the community at a talk at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16.

Date

June 10, 2025

Time

2:41 pm to 2:41 pm

Description

The field of MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) offers a perspective that bridges sectors and disciplines to identify dynamic and adaptive pathways for societal transitions. This talk will present the research vision set forth by the MSD Community of Practice, as well as some of our planned activities and ways to interact with the community more broadly. Convergent research is central to our research vision, bringing together concepts and methods from multiple research communities, expanding open science capacities, and leveraging revolutions in data and computing.

Cost

Free

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Applications for GENIUS 2025 are now closed

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