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Colin Kelly setting up to take a 360-degree photo at the Paco Pampa bofedales system in Peru

Geography student's VR app offers glimpse into Peru study-abroad experience

11/27/18

Colin Kelly has lived all over the world. But when he visited Peru for the first time, he found himself fascinated with the landscape, people and the connection between them. Now Kelly, a senior majoring in geography, is creating a virtual reality application that incorporates both the scientific and social aspects of his visits to Peru.

Geography student models future fires to restore past forests

10/9/18

Using forest models, simulation experiments will help us determine and understand how various regimes of repeated prescribed fire are likely to alter forest conditions in the mid-Atlantic region.

Showcase discusses College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' strategic vision

9/14/18

The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2018 GEMS Showcase, “EMS Strategic Vision: An Evening with the Dean and Special Guests,” was held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in 114 Steidle Building on Penn State's University Park campus.

Researcher tackling loss of healthy traditional diets in Morocco

7/12/18

Morocco's food landscape has been undergoing a major shift: obesity is on the rise while traditional, healthy food is becoming more scarce. Penn State geography researcher Bronwen Powell wants to know what’s driving these trends.

Athletic 'pull' increases campus diversity

7/2/18

The next time you see your favorite collegiate athlete on the field or court, think again about their road to getting there.

Geography students recreate Maya ruins in Belize

Geography students use virtual reality to recreate Mayan ruins

4/24/18

Ancient Mayan civilization in Central America, which collapsed around 1,000 years ago, is being brought to life in a new Penn State project. Two doctoral students in geography, Jiawei Huang and Arif Masrur, have recreated the Mayan ruins of Cahal Pech, in Belize, using virtual reality.

Three women put out fire in barrel using firehose

Fighting fire with societal norms

4/17/18

Only 7 percent of the U.S. firefighter workforce is female, and they make $10,000 less than men, on average, even though they are the same average age. Penn State researcher Lorraine Dowler has spent the past decade interviewing women firefighters about their challenges and thinking about ways to improve opportunities for women.

Students achieve personal, professional growth through study abroad in Tanzania

2/28/18

Parks and People: Conservation of Nature in Community in Mang’ula, Tanzania, provides students of all majors the ability to discover more about the world and themselves through an international field research experience.

hand holding smartphone in front of Penn State Obelisk

Augmented reality app reveals campus monument's history as teaching tool

2/23/18

Augmented reality is reviving the educational focus of Penn State's oldest monument on the University Park campus, the Obelisk. An app developed by Department of Geography researchers lets users learn more about the history of each of the Obelisk's 281 stones.

Graduate student leverages geography, coding skills to land Google internship

2/19/18

When geography doctoral student Xi Liu saw an opportunity to work for Google on a project that involved geographical data analysis — on a project related to his dissertation research — he wasted no time in applying.

Cyber bullying victim being photographed at office

New project to investigate social media aggression

2/2/18

The National Science Foundation recently awarded Penn State researchers a grant to fund an interdisciplinary project that will explore aggression in social media.

Adrienne Kramer at FEMA's National Response Coordination Center

Doctoral student melds passions for science, helping others in FEMA job

1/26/18

As an emergency management specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Association, Adrienne Kramer is applying her geography skills to build maps, analytical tools and other resources to help the agency improve its response and recovery operations.

Controlled burns limited severity of Rim Fire

12/8/17

Controlled burning of forestland helped limit the severity of one of California's largest wildfires, according to Penn State geographers.

Graduate student recognized as environmental education game-changer

11/6/17

Geography graduate student Elham Nasr Azadani was selected by the North American Association for Environmental Education as one of their "EE 30 Under 30" for 2017.

Cultivating the connections between people and their environment

10/19/17

Geography graduate student Megan Baumann has been spending the last few summers in Nicaragua learning from farmers how they manage their land and crops. As the recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, she hopes to continue her research in this area.

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