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 PSIEE.
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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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Bill Nye the Science Guy
encourages students to change the worldYou can change the world," Bill Nye the Science Guy told Penn State students Tuesday at an environmental forum on the University Park campus. |
The My 20 ChallengePenn State is challenging itself to go green! We are challenging ourselves to reduce our energy consumption by 20 percent for one week October 19-25, 2008. |
Taylor Joins EESI as Associate DirectorAlan H. Taylor, professor of geography, has joined the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) as the new associate director. Read more » |
Penn State Cooperative Extension Creates New Energy Website Cooperative Extension created a new website to inform the public about Extension's programs related to alternative energy development energy efficiency. Read more » |
Chesapeake Cellulosic
Biofuels Report ReleasedThe 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 decadeResearchers 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 » |
Future impact of global warming worse when grazing animals consideredThe 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 » |
Researcher guides design of
Smithsonian exhibit on soil, life on EarthA 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' book offers
easy guide to global warming scienceThe 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 » |