With goals of educating students about sustainability and creating a more sustainable campus environment, the Student Sustainability Council in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) is developing a new museum series highlighting sustainability efforts taking place in the college.
Omi Salas-SantaCruz, President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Penn State, will give the talk "Wellness-Territorio: A Decolonial Feminist Geographical Method for the Study of Trans* Student World-Making" at the next Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture. The talk will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, and via Zoom.
Penn State has received industry accreditation for a certificate in its online geospatial portfolio. USGIF recognized Penn State’s Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Intelligence Analytics.
Jamil Bey, who graduated with both his master’s degree and doctorate in geography from Penn State, has been awarded the President's Medal by the Geological Society of America (GSA) for 2023.
Penn State's Institute of Energy and the Environment’s "Growing Impact" podcast featured geography professors Andrew M. Carleton and Guido Cervone recently to discuss mitigating the climate impact of contrails.
The Penn State Climate Consortium has launched the Climate Solutions Accelerator, an innovative effort aimed at catalyzing research projects geared towards offering impactful climate solutions for communities in Pennsylvania and globally.
Penn State will host the 2024 Climate Solutions Symposium on May 14 and 15 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Department of Geography recently hosted a celebration to honor William Easterling’s legacy of leadership to the University. More than 100 faculty, staff, and former colleagues and students gathered on Nov. 9 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center to pay tribute to his extraordinary career and accomplishments.
For Celia Ghilani, this year was one for trying new things.
Penn State has established a consortium focused on meeting the mounting challenges related to climate change.