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Lauren McPhillips, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Penn State, will provide insights into the effectiveness of green infrastructure solutions for managing stormwater during a talk at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 1.
Date
May 23, 2025
Time
11:19 pm to 11:19 pm
Description
Over the last several decades, it has become clear that urbanization has had major adverse impacts on the hydrology and water quality of downstream water bodies. An increasingly popular solution for managing stormwater has been implementation of green infrastructure solutions, such as retention basins, constructed wetlands, or bioswales. Here I discuss some of my work at the site scale evaluating biogeochemical function of different types of green infrastructure, with insights from field investigations in New York and Pennsylvania, including right here in State College.
Cost
Free
Stephanie Pincetl, professor and founding director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA, will discuss just transitions to renewable energy sources at the annual E. Willard Miller Endowed Lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, March 25.
The talk will take place in 112 Walker Building and be broadcast over Zoom.
The preservation of forests may help low- and middle-income countries meet their nutrition and environmental goals, according to researchers who found direct links between deforestation and reduced fruit and vegetable consumption in rural Tanzania.
Date
May 23, 2025
Time
11:19 pm to 11:19 pm
Description
More than a decade of examining parcel-level electricity and natural gas consumption in California reveals the issues faced when forging a “just transition” away from natural gas, or combustion-based energy. It shows significant energy consumption inequality across socio-demographic groups and the real challenge of moving toward full electrification. I discuss our data analysis methods and our findings, with suggestions for moving forward.
About the speaker
Cost
Free
Jennifer L. Fluri, professor and chair of the Department of Geography at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Penn State alumnus, will examine international interventions in Afghanistan focused on women's rights and discuss their successes and failures during a talk at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 18.
Date
May 16, 2025
Time
6:34 am to 6:34 am
Description
This presentation provides an overview of United States-led aid and development in Afghanistan (2001-2021) focused on increasing women's rights through various projects and programs such as educational opportunities, job skills training, and political participation. This overview will include critical reflections on and an examination of these international interventions, such as the challenges, opportunities, successes, and failures. Many projects and programs fell short due to several factors.
Cost
Free
Solange Muñoz, assistant professor of geography at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will discuss how studying migration, care and motherhood as infrastructures in their own right can help researchers better understand these processes during a talk at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 4.