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Earth and Mineral Sciences

Earth and Mineral Sciences

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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

Shrine statue on Penn State campus

Penn State announces 2020 University-wide faculty and staff awards

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Six faculty members receive 2020 Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching

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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Knowing why bacteria are great upstream swimmers may prevent serious infections

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Miller Lecture to feature Rivers of Power author Laurence Smith

drawing of a 2 dimensional metal layer

Two-dimensional metals open pathways to new science

This photo is a satellite image showing wildfires on the east coast of Australia.

Geospatial intelligence helps emergency management teams make better maps

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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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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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