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Earth Days 2018

Films, forums and festivals: A guide to Penn State's 2018 Earth Day(s)

4/9/18

Earth Day will be internationally recognized on April 22, but at Penn State, Earth Day(s) will be celebrated throughout the month of April. Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are invited to attend the events. Show your Earth Day spirit on social media by using #PSUEarthDays and visit the Earth Day(s) 2018 website to learn how to get involved.

2 large flatbed trailers

New Penn State-USDA patented technology removes phosphorus from manure

4/9/18

An innovation that could have a huge impact on water quality problems in the United States, a system capable of removing almost all phosphorus from stored livestock manure, was developed by a team of researchers from Penn State and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.

hand holding black coir fiber

Sanitizing hospital sewage

4/9/18

Researchers at Penn State have developed a water filtration system that removes contaminants and reduces toxicity in hospital wastewater.

Penn State gives voice to youth through social science research

4/9/18

Penn State undergraduate students, State College Area High School students, and youth from the Philadelphia Chapter of HOPE Worldwide/Saturday Academy will come together for the first Penn State Youth as Researchers Exposition on Friday, April 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Ruth Pike Auditorium, Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park campus.

Bowen-Zheng

Nutritional sciences student to work at Penn State Student Farm this summer

4/9/18

Bowen Zheng, a nutritional sciences major, will work at the Student Farm at Penn State this summer to complete his undergraduate field experience. His roles will include learning about food production, applying his nutrition training to develop new materials for the farm, and teaching Community Supported Agriculture members and students in the dining commons about healthy eating and cooking.

The Woodmobile

Public invited to celebrate Earth Day at Penn State DuBois

4/6/18

An Earth Day celebration at Penn State DuBois will feature educational exhibits and programs on topics such as sustainability, energy conservation and more. The public is invited to attend the event, free of charge, from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, in the Multipurpose Building Gymnasium.

Students doing activity in the woods

A 30-minute lesson can connect young people to nature, preserve for others

4/6/18

A 30-minute educational lesson about the importance of leaving what you find during outdoor experiences helps young people feel more connected to nature and results in children being less likely to take natural items home as souvenirs, according to a study conducted at Outdoor School, a residential program run by Penn State’s Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center.

Berks students helped restore mangrove forests.

Planting the seeds of service in San Juan, Puerto Rico

4/5/18

Penn State Berks students are traveling around the world to help communities touched by natural and manmade disasters as part of the Alternative Spring Break program. This is the story of the most recent alternative spring break trip to Puerto Rico written by Penn State Berks student Chelsea Watts who recently returned from the trip.

shiitake mushroom log

'Get your hands dirty' with upcoming Student Farm Workshops

4/4/18

Spring is coming — For everyone eager to work with living, growing things, the Student Farm has two upcoming workshops that offer attendees an opportunity to get their hands in the dirt, with build-your-own worm compost systems and shiitake mushroom logs.

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