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Earth and Mineral Sciences

Earth and Mineral Sciences

Just north of where the Nightcap Oaks grow in the World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

A forest and its history, threatened

PS Seal HUB

Penn State to recognize class of 2020 with virtual commencement ceremony

Pennsylvania coronavirus map

Online dashboard enables COVID-19 tracking by Pennsylvania county

coffee break screen capture

Students keep learning communities alive virtually

COVID 19

Explore Grants to help researchers search for COVID-19 solutions

Flower Grant Ecology Institute

Proposals being accepted for ecology research funding

Harvester technology converts magnetic fields to electricity

Scientists tap unused energy source to power smart sensor networks

Klaus Keller, professor of geosciences.

EarthTalks seminar to focus on improving science of climate risk management

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Six faculty members receive 2020 Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching

Shrine statue on Penn State campus

Penn State announces 2020 University-wide faculty and staff awards

John A. (Jack) Coppola

Funding help he received as student inspires materials expert to give back

Roman DiBiase, assistant professor of geosciences

EarthTalks looks to past geology, climate to predict landscape response

Patrick Mansell

American Meteorological Society names award after meteorology pioneer and leader

Chris Forest, professor of climate dynamics.

EarthTalks embraces uncertainty in Earth system modeling projections

3M and Penn State strike new three-year deal to drive research

3M and Penn State strike three-year deal to drive research

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In the Media

Popular Science
Saving Greenland could save the world
June 11, 2019
The New York Times
Cavity in the Thwaites Glacier concerns researchers
February 01, 2019
The Washington Post
Earth looks a lot like it did 115,000 years ago
February 06, 2019

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Other Voices

The Conversation
How wireless recharging works – and doesn’t, yet
December 17, 2018
The Conversation
Fewer crops are feeding more people worldwide
December 08, 2017
The San Francisco Chronicle
Can listening to storms help us understand them?
December 04, 2017

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