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Sharon Miller

Sharon Miller: Inspiring Students for Careers in Science

Getting students excited about science often involves more than showing them the inside of a textbook or a classroom. Miller knows that affording students the opportunity to participate in research can make the difference.
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Clark Seipt

Clark Seipt: Helping farmers, one climate forecast at a time

The times they are a-changin’ — and so is the climate. Luckily, for the farmers in the Pampas region of Argentina, these changing times have also been characterized by advances in climate science and modeling. Read more »

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Chesapeake Cellulosic Biofuels Report Released
The Report of the Chesapeake Cellulosic Biofuels Project Next-Generation Biofuels: Taking the Policy Lead for the Nation was released at the Cellulosic Biofuels Summit held on September 4, 2008 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Read more »
Global warming greatest in past decade
Researchers confirm that surface temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were warmer over the last 10 years than any time during the last 1,300 years. Read more »
MuskoxenFuture impact of global warming worse when grazing animals considered
The impact of global warming in the Arctic may differ from the predictions of computer models of the region, according to a pair of Penn State biologists. Read more »
Boyer Appointed New Water Center Director and Assistant Director of PSIEE
Dr. Elizabeth W. Boyer, associate professor of water resources, will serve as the new Director of the Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center and assistant director of the PSIEE. Read more »
Smithsonian exhibitResearcher guides design of Smithsonian exhibit on soil, life on Earth
A Penn State soil scientist helped to lead the design of a new temporary exhibition that opened this weekend at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. "Dig It! Read more »
Dire Predictions cover'Dire Predictions' book offers easy guide to global warming science
The book, by two Penn State climate scientists presents information from the most recent IPCC reports in easily understood, sometimes amusing explanations and illustrations. Read more »
Sea Grant logoPennsylvania State University Awarded NOAA Sea Grant Institutional Program Designation
NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program has designated Penn State University’s Behrend College campus in Erie, Pa., as the Institutional Sea Grant Program for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read more »
BearThe most dangerous nature reserve in the world
The guardian.co.uk online news magazine featured an article about Dr. K.C. Kim and his enduring efforts to preserve Korea's demilatarized zone (DMZ) as a nature reserve.
Maurie Kelly and Berndt HauptPenn State researchers' integration of maps and weather data featured by Ivanhoe Broadcast News
Penn State research that integrates National Weather data with GIS was recently featured by the Ivanhoe Broadcast News in the article "Saving Lives When Wildfires Burn." Read more »

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