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Surviving large carnivores have far-reaching impact

Anywhere large-bodied mammalian carnivore species are present, other, smaller carnivores are less likely to occur, according to an international team of researchers that conducted the first global assessment of carnivore interactions using camera trap data.

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Aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Mollik Nayyar calibrates a robot to play an interactive game in the Robot Ethics and Aerial Vehicles Laboratory.

Aerospace engineer to explore impact of social robots on students in higher ed

8/2/18

Through a recently awarded fellowship from Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology, Alan Wagner, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, will develop an experimental framework, using immersive social spaces, to investigate how social, artificially intelligent robots in higher education can foster and enforce ethical behavior and academic integrity with students.

Satellite image of hurricane Patricia showing the boundary layer.

Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer

8/2/18

Improving forecasting for a host of severe weather events may be possible thanks to a more comprehensive method for measuring the Earth's boundary layer depth, developed by Penn State researchers.

Death toll from Hurricane Maria estimated to be larger than previously thought

8/2/18

The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria — which hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 — may be as high as 1,139, surpassing the official death count of 64, according to researchers, who used official government records to calculate the number. This effort took into account not just those who died from the immediate effects of the hurricane, but also from secondary effects in the following months.

Gluttonous grubs: Insecticide efficacy in turfgrass is focus of study

7/31/18

Research underway at the Joseph Valentine Turfgrass Research Center on the University Park campus is focusing on the effectiveness of a neonicotinoid insecticide — imidacloprid — in controlling grub populations.

Engaging with interactive media may be a sequence of actions, assessments

7/31/18

People tend to think you either engage with a piece on interactive media, or you don't. However, researchers suggest that when people are interacting with media there is a whole sequence of physical and psychological actions and assessments that lead up to engagement. Knowing how user engagement works could lead to stickier online advertisements and more interactive websites.

Small amounts of pharmaceuticals found in north central Pa. rural well water

7/31/18

Drinking water from wells in rural north central Pennsylvania had low levels of pharmaceuticals, according to a study led by Penn State researchers.

Plate tectonics not needed to sustain life

7/30/18

There may be more habitable planets in the universe than we previously thought, according to Penn State geoscientists, who suggest that plate tectonics — long assumed to be a requirement for suitable conditions for life — are in fact not necessary.

Two researchers use a seine net to collect crayfish in a lake.

Pennsylvania Sea Grant receives $800,000 to combat invasive species

7/27/18

An $800,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will support a two-year effort to control and prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species across Pennsylvania. The project will be led by the Pennsylvania Sea Grant program at Penn State Behrend.

Daniel Cosgrove holding a 3D-printed model of a plant cell wall

Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation funding renewed

7/27/18

The Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, an Energy Frontiers Research Center led by Penn State scientists, has once again had its funding renewed by the DOE for an additional four years.

Two young children – a boy and a girl, have paint on each of their right hands and are preparing to place them on a white canvas, which is placed on a table. Several people stand nearby in the background.

Hyundai grant to bolster pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital

7/26/18

Multi-colored handprints marked the day as Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented Penn State Children's Hospital and Dr. Barbara Miller with a check for $100,000 toward pediatric cancer research.

Researchers find new way to monitor sleep conditions and diagnose disorders

7/26/18

Patients suffering from sleep disorders could soon benefit from a new and faster way to diagnose and treat them, thanks to a new model proposed by an international team of researchers. The method utilizes deep learning to automatically classify a patient’s sleep stages.

Modeling use of communication tools may help children, adults be more successful

7/26/18

Children and adults who use tools to help them communicate due to autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or other developmental disabilities may have more success when family members, teachers and others around them model how to use the tools, according to a Penn State meta-analysis.

Youth who age out of foster care show higher educational attainment

7/25/18

Children in foster care often suffer detrimental effects that can carry over into adulthood and infect future relationships. However, new Penn State research indicates youth who age out of foster care attain higher educational achievement than those who exit foster care and are reunited with their families.

BBC: August 10, 2018
Coral reefs 'weathered dinosaur extinction'
Corals may have teamed up with the microscopic algae which live inside them as much as 160 million years ago, according to Penn State research.
The Wall Street Journal: August 09, 2018
Hurricane Maria death toll may have topped 1,400
A study released earlier this month by researchers at Penn State and the University of Texas at San Antonio put the number of fatalities above official count of 64.

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Finding the cosmic source of high-energy neutrinos
The IceCube Collaboration had a dream to identify the sources of high-energy cosmic neutrinos; this dream is now a reality, write Penn State researchers.
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The Conversation
Our centuries-long quest for ‘a quiet place’
The more time and money people spend trying to keep unwanted sound out, the more sensitive to it they become, writes Penn State's Matthew Jordan, for The Conversation.
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The Conversation

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Aerospace engineer to explore impact of social robots on students in higher ed

Radar better than weather balloon for measuring boundary layer

Death toll from Hurricane Maria estimated to be larger than previously thought

Gluttonous grubs: Insecticide efficacy in turfgrass is focus of study

Engaging with interactive media may be a sequence of actions, assessments

Small amounts of pharmaceuticals found in north central Pa. rural well water

Plate tectonics not needed to sustain life

Pennsylvania Sea Grant receives $800,000 to combat invasive species

Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation funding renewed

Hyundai grant to bolster pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital

Researchers find new way to monitor sleep conditions and diagnose disorders

Modeling use of communication tools may help children, adults be more successful

Youth who age out of foster care show higher educational attainment

World Campus researches effectiveness of VR headsets and video in online classes

Artwork may help improve patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience

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