Session proposals for 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium now being accepted
The Penn State Climate Consortium has announced a call for breakout sessions for the 2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, taking place May 19-20, 2025, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
Penn State delegation will head to Azerbaijan for UN's annual climate meeting
Penn State will be sending its second delegation of students and faculty to the United Nations’ annual climate meeting. This year’s conference, COP29, will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov. 11–22.
$1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems
Ida Djenontin, assistant professor of geography at Penn State, was recently awarded a $1.3 million grant from the NSF to investigate the socioecological outcomes of restoration in degraded woodlands ecosystems.
Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production
Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers.
Geography Coffee Hour to explore colonialism and Indigenous identity on Oct. 25
The Penn State Department of Geography will host Meredith Alberta Palmer, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo, for its fall 2024 Coffee Hour lecture series.
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.