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High school students who are interested in the visual arts will learn how to make a portfolio of their work during the week-long camp.

Campers develop skills at Penn State’s youth summer camps

5/22/13

New this year, the School of Visual Arts Summer Art Camp (July 7 to 12) will teach high school students who are interested in the visual arts how to create a portfolio of their work. The camp’s theme, “Portfolio Processes,” underscores the goals of the program – to show campers how to create exciting artworks in different media and to develop a digital portfolio. The camp coincides with the 2013 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

Robert P. Brooks (right) receives the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research

Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist

5/20/13

The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks, a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. Brooks and six other award recipients were honored at a ceremony at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., on May 9.

Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics

5/20/13

Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists including Penn State geoscientists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction.

Review finds need for more water quality data in the Marcellus shale region

5/17/13

A review by faculty from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh published online in the journal Science, stresses the need for scientific data on water pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing and cites a lack of monitoring stations and requirements concerning confidentiality as potential causes.

Civilian David W. Titley

Navy rear admiral appointed to direct new center on weather risk solutions

5/13/13

Rear Adm. David W. Titley has been appointed as a faculty member in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, beginning July 1. Titley will serve as senior scientist and director of a new center being formed on weather and climate risk solutions in the Department of Meteorology.

Energy business and finance major offers new energy and land management option

5/9/13

Beginning in the fall of 2013, the Penn State John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) will be offering a new energy and land management option as part of the bachelor of science degree in energy business and finance (EBF). Designed in consultation with the American Association of Professional Landmen, this new option will provide expertise in the acquisition of sub-surface exploration rights and enable Penn State students to seek challenging careers as exploration Landmen.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Juliana Mercer is shown on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

World Campus military and veteran student enrollment continues to rise

5/9/13

The flexibility of online education is ideal for many adults who want to learn when and where it's convenient to them, and especially beneficial to active-duty military service members deployed in a war zone or where Internet access is limited. Since Penn State's World Campus launched 15 years ago, enrollment by active-duty military service members and veterans has grown steadily -- and more than 120 percent in the last four years.

Student demonstrates parallel bar design for rehabilitation

Spring engineering showcase award winners announced

5/8/13

Thirteen engineering teams won awards at the 2013 Student Design Project Showcase on April 25 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The showcase is the culmination of a semester-long effort that challenges students with solving industry-sponsored projects that expose them to the technical demands, pitfalls and professional expectations they would experience as working professional engineers.

Katherine Freeman, Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Freeman elected to National Academy of Science

5/1/13

Katherine Haines Freeman, professor of geosciences, Penn State, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences for her excellence in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States.

Grundy Haven Student Paper Competition Winners

EMS announces 2013 undergraduate paper competition winners

4/26/13

Six undergraduates from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) earned top awards in the annual Grundy Haven paper competition. The aim of the paper competition is to foster excellence in communicating science to the public.

NPR reporter Christopher Joyce

Heard on Campus: Christopher Joyce

4/23/13

“I have been in science journalism for 30 years, and controversy is always great in news because that’s what makes people listen. When a dog bites a man, nobody cares. I have never seen more scientific disinformation bandied about on any topic in my life than fracking.”

-- Christopher Joyce, science correspondent with National Public Radio. Joyce spoke April 22 in the HUB-Robeson Center Auditorium on Earth Day at University Park. His talk, “Scientists and Journalists: Codependents in the Age of Disappearing Media” was sponsored by the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment. A video recording of the talk will be available at www.eesi.psu.edu.

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New process cleanly extracts oil from tar sands and fouled beaches

3/17/11

A new, more environmentally friendly method of separating oil from tar sands has been developed by a team of researchers at Penn State. This method, which utilizes ionic liquids to separate the heavy viscous oil from sand, also is capable of cleaning oil spills from beaches and separating oil from drill cuttings, the solid particles that must be removed from drilling fluids in oil and gas wells. To watch a video about the research, visit http://bit.ly/dKMca9 online.

High school students who are interested in the visual arts will learn how to make a portfolio of their work during the week-long camp.

Campers develop skills at Penn State’s youth summer camps

5/22/13

New this year, the School of Visual Arts Summer Art Camp (July 7 to 12) will teach high school students who are interested in the visual arts how to create a portfolio of their work. The camp’s theme, “Portfolio Processes,” underscores the goals of the program – to show campers how to create exciting artworks in different media and to develop a digital portfolio. The camp coincides with the 2013 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.

Robert P. Brooks (right) receives the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research

Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist

5/20/13

The Environmental Law Institute has announced that Robert P. Brooks, a wetlands scientist at Penn State, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. Brooks and six other award recipients were honored at a ceremony at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., on May 9.

Slow earthquakes: It's all in the rock mechanics

5/20/13

Earthquakes that last minutes rather than seconds are a relatively recent discovery, according to an international team of seismologists including Penn State geoscientists. Researchers have been aware of these slow earthquakes only for the past five to 10 years because of new tools and new observations, but these tools may explain the triggering of some normal earthquakes and could help in earthquake prediction.

Review finds need for more water quality data in the Marcellus shale region

5/17/13

A review by faculty from Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh published online in the journal Science, stresses the need for scientific data on water pollution caused by hydraulic fracturing and cites a lack of monitoring stations and requirements concerning confidentiality as potential causes.

Civilian David W. Titley

Navy rear admiral appointed to direct new center on weather risk solutions

5/13/13

Rear Adm. David W. Titley has been appointed as a faculty member in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State, beginning July 1. Titley will serve as senior scientist and director of a new center being formed on weather and climate risk solutions in the Department of Meteorology.

Energy business and finance major offers new energy and land management option

5/9/13

Beginning in the fall of 2013, the Penn State John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering (EME) will be offering a new energy and land management option as part of the bachelor of science degree in energy business and finance (EBF). Designed in consultation with the American Association of Professional Landmen, this new option will provide expertise in the acquisition of sub-surface exploration rights and enable Penn State students to seek challenging careers as exploration Landmen.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Juliana Mercer is shown on patrol in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

World Campus military and veteran student enrollment continues to rise

5/9/13

The flexibility of online education is ideal for many adults who want to learn when and where it's convenient to them, and especially beneficial to active-duty military service members deployed in a war zone or where Internet access is limited. Since Penn State's World Campus launched 15 years ago, enrollment by active-duty military service members and veterans has grown steadily -- and more than 120 percent in the last four years.

Couple gives $2.2 million to establish faculty chair in geosciences

5/8/13

Two anonymous donors have made a $2.2 million gift to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Department of Geosciences to create a faculty chair. Both hold doctorates and have an intimate understanding of the need for faculty support. The couple is remembering Penn State through a bequest that will leave a lasting legacy and support work in geochemistry.

Student demonstrates parallel bar design for rehabilitation

Spring engineering showcase award winners announced

5/8/13

Thirteen engineering teams won awards at the 2013 Student Design Project Showcase on April 25 at the Bryce Jordan Center. The showcase is the culmination of a semester-long effort that challenges students with solving industry-sponsored projects that expose them to the technical demands, pitfalls and professional expectations they would experience as working professional engineers.

Katherine Freeman, Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

Freeman elected to National Academy of Science

5/1/13

Katherine Haines Freeman, professor of geosciences, Penn State, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences for her excellence in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer in the United States.