UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. — Three undergraduate students in geography are active at the Dr. Keiko Miwa Ross Student Farm at Penn State. They each came to the farm for different reasons, but all perceive a strong connection between farming and geography.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two incoming graduate students in the Department of Geography were awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFPs) for 2021. Both want to improve climate change modeling; one in the Arctic, the other in the Antarctic.
Nicolle Di Domenico, who is pursuing a master of science, and Emma Robertson, who is pursuing a doctor of philosophy, said that undergraduate fieldwork experiences sparked their interest pursuing climate science.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two geography majors are serving as College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Undergraduate Student Council (StuCo) officers and as EMS ambassadors. Senior Hannah Perrelli is president and sophomore Emily Shiels is secretary.
Both Perrelli and Shiels became involved with StuCo after attending the college’s August first-year student orientation experience, Total Engagement with EMS (TEEMS).
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Widely accepted myths that urbanization negatively impacts food and land use biodiversity are incorrect, according to a team of researchers who developed a framework for evaluating this intersection. Their results could also affect nutrition and food insecurity in urban areas.
More than 50% of humanity currently lives in urban areas and by 2050 this will grow to 68%. Growing urbanization drives changes in climate, land use, biodiversity and the human diet, according to the researchers.
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
2:43 pm to 2:43 pm
Description
On Behalf of LandscapeU and the Center for Landscape Dynamics, please join us on Thursday, December 2, at noon, when Dr. Jose Fuentes will be presenting “MAKING VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE BOLD LEADERSHIP ACTIONS”, the 2019-2020 Biennial Report from the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering that was submitted to the United States Congress in October.
Cost
Free
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
2:43 pm to 2:43 pm
Description
Want to learn more about life after graduate school? Join our workshops to speak with Penn State Geography alumni about their experiences post-graduation.
Meet with Audrey Lumly-Sapanski, Rights Lab Research Fellow, Law and Policy Programma, University of Nottingham, UK
Cost
Free
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
2:43 pm to 2:43 pm
Description
Want to learn more about life after graduate school? Join our workshops to speak with Penn State Geography alumni about their experiences post-graduation.
Meet with Aparna Parikh, assistant teaching professor of Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies, Penn State
Cost
Free
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
2:43 pm to 2:43 pm
Description
The nature-society working group would like to invite you to a survey workshop with Justin Archer and Louisa Holmes on Friday, Nov 19., 11-12:30 PM EST.
Our panelists will offer 15-20 minute presentations on survey methods, from developing instruments to sampling and implementation in the field. The remaining time will be given to discussion or Q&A. The goal is to give space to those of us who want further discussion and insights into field research and use of surveys.
Cost
Free
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Daniel Selik, a student in the intercollege Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security (iMPS-HLS) degree program at Penn State and a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, received the 2021 Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence.
He was presented with the award at the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) Geoint 2021 Symposium held in October in St. Louis.
Date
June 10, 2025
Time
2:43 pm to 2:43 pm
Description
Please join us this Friday, November 5 at 3 p.m. on the Walker Building lawn (Burrowes St. side of building) for apple cider and donuts from Way Fruit Farms.
Cost
Free