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EEEPI talk: Sustainable energy strategies for sub-Saharan Africa households

January 27, 2025

Daniel Max Crowley

Broader impacts and engagement in research design focus of spring EarthTalks

January 21, 2025

Panel discussion will explore outcomes, key takeaways from COP29

January 17, 2025

Susan Brantley, Evan Pugh University Professor and Barnes Professor of Geosciences

Evan Pugh Professor Susan Brantley to retire after 40 years at Penn State

December 02, 2024

Sunset on the Indian Ocean as seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

New approach improves models of atmosphere on early Earth, exo-planets

November 18, 2024

Dec. 4 talk with EPA economist Patrick Walsh canceled

November 11, 2024

EarthTalks: Chief sustainability officer to discuss decarbonizing the University

November 11, 2024

EarthTalks Nov 4 Klass

EarthTalks: Klass to discuss potential for ‘repurposed energy’ on Nov. 4

October 30, 2024

Nov. 6 EEEPI talk: Do dams and groundwater mitigate economic impact of drought?

October 29, 2024

EEEPI seminar Oct 30 placard with Gustafson's picture and details of the event

Gustafson to discuss biodiversity protection, land values on Oct. 30

October 22, 2024

EarthTalks: Thandy Moyo Oct. 28

EarthTalks: Professor to discuss recycling as strategy for critical metals

October 22, 2024

Sizhuo Chen EEEPI seminar

Doctoral candidate to discuss high wildfire-risk zones effect on property values

October 15, 2024

Penn State professor Susan Brantley named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

October 09, 2024

Two-part celebration to honor career of EMS professor Alan Taylor

October 09, 2024

Josh Reed EEEPI Oct 16 seminar

Reed to discuss rational addiction to ultra-processed food on Oct. 16

October 09, 2024

David Just to discuss lottery selection and probability weighting on Oct. 9

October 01, 2024

EarthTalks Sept 30 Righetti

EarthTalks: Discussion of land acquisition for carbon sequestration on Sept. 30

September 24, 2024

EEEPI seminar Praharsh Patel

Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy seminar series continues Sept. 25

September 24, 2024

Water flowing on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah

New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River

September 20, 2024

Three people stand outside.

Taylor’s research legacy shines light on California wildfires, forest ecology

September 12, 2024

Scans of the a giant fossil legume

Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

August 07, 2024

April 22 EarthTalks: Sustainable and climate-resilient urban solutions

April 16, 2024

EarthTalks April 15 Michael Waring

EarthTalks: Michael Waring to discuss indoor air quality on April 15

April 08, 2024

EarthTalks Kirsten Koehler

April 1 EarthTalks: Environmental health exposure assessment using sensor data

March 25, 2024

EarthTalks March 25

EarthTalks: Bader to discuss neighborhood integration, segregation on March 25

March 18, 2024

March 18 EarthTalks: Heat adaptation actions for cities to improve public health

March 13, 2024

March 11 EarthTalks: Improving models to inform urban climate risk strategies

February 26, 2024

EarthTalks Feb. 26

Feb. 26 EarthTalks: How science can help solve big problems facing humanity

February 20, 2024

EarthTalks Feb 12

Urban development's effects on stormwater management topic of Feb. 12 EarthTalks

February 09, 2024

Melissa Allen-Dumas

EarthTalks: Urban development effect on weather, climate change vulnerability

January 30, 2024

Jan. 29 EarthTalks to discuss urban population effects on urban water quality

January 23, 2024

EarthTalks: Obonyo to discuss sustainable and resilient buildings, Jan. 22

January 17, 2024

Penn State opened doors to career in geosciences for alum

January 09, 2024

EESI EarthTalks spring 2024 seminar series to focus on urban systems science

January 07, 2024

Julia Carr operates a drone in the field in central Taiwan

Drones capture new clues about how water shapes mountain ranges over time

December 14, 2023

Shiny, black, microcrystalline chert in an outcrop.

Window to the past: New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex life

November 07, 2023

Documentary film on research institute’s history, impact to premiere on Nov. 6

October 31, 2023

A man standing by a beach

Global Alumni Spotlight: Luis Alejandro Vergara

October 25, 2023

Fossil leaves from the Mexican Hat site in Montana

Fossils show widespread plant extinctions after asteroid wiped out dinosaurs

September 26, 2023

Late winter temperatures compared to the 1981-2010 average when the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) was strongly negative (top, Jan-March 2010) and when it was strongly positive (bottom, January-March 1990).

North Atlantic Oscillation contributes to ‘cold blob' in Atlantic Ocean

July 28, 2023

A fossil showing preserved fruits and seeds attached to branches

Spurge purge: Plant fossils reveal ancient South America-to-Asia ‘escape route’

July 24, 2023

LandscapeU Hike

Landscape-U program connects graduate students with Navajo Nation

July 13, 2023

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces its 2023 fellowship, scholarship winners

June 29, 2023

Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Auckland

June 28, 2023

Artificial intelligence

Guido Cervone co-authors national report on ethical artificial intelligence use

June 16, 2023

A photo of Sierra Melton from the glacier Königsbergbreen in Svalbard.

Penn State geosciences doctoral student wins P.E.O. Scholar Award

May 11, 2023

A picture of a gas well with the words "Shale Network Workshop"

DEP Secretary Negrin to give keynote address at Shale Network Workshop on May 18

May 11, 2023

Paul F. Robertson Award for EMS Breakthrough of the Year

EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration

April 26, 2023

Stephanie Getty, research planetary scientist and director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

EarthTalks: Getty to discuss NASA’s upcoming DAVINCI mission launching June 2029

April 18, 2023

Elaine Seasly stands in front of a large NASA sign

EarthTalks: Elaine Seasly to discuss NASA updated planetary protection policies

April 11, 2023

Kimberly Van Meter

Wetlands, water quality in Chesapeake Bay focus of Van Meter NSF CAREER Award

April 05, 2023

The New Solar System

EarthTalks: NASA researcher to discuss search for life in the solar system

April 04, 2023

Fourth-year student Alysha Ulrich

Geosciences student reviews climate misinformation literature as class project

April 03, 2023

The New Solar System

EarthTalks lecture to focus on habitability of planets beyond our solar system

March 29, 2023

EarthTalks: Lauren McKeown to discuss formation of 'spiders' on Mars, Europa

March 22, 2023

Icebergs that have broken off an ice shelf in Antarctica

New study finds early warning signs prior to 2002 Antarctic ice shelf collapse

March 13, 2023

Las Conchos fire

Hotter and drier conditions limit forest recovery from wildfires

March 06, 2023

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

EarthTalks: Chabot to discuss NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

February 21, 2023

College of EMS faculty member Kimberly Lau named Sloan Research Fellow

February 20, 2023

OSIRIS-REx at asteroid Bennu

EarthTalks: Katherine Freeman will discuss OSIRUS-Rex mission to asteroid Bennu

February 15, 2023

Steven Greybush, associate professor of meteorology at Penn State

EarthTalks: Meteorologist explores Martian weather with spacecraft, simulations

February 08, 2023

An image of Arctic sea ice

More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice

February 06, 2023

An aerial photo of the Amazon River

Study reveals new clues about how 'Earth's thermostat' controls climate

February 03, 2023

EarthTalks: Alex Hayes to discuss possible life in the outer solar system

January 31, 2023

Five Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows

January 31, 2023

Erica Smithwick

Smithwick appointed new director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

January 26, 2023

Latest News

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EEEPI talk: Sustainable energy strategies for sub-Saharan Africa households

January 27, 2025

Daniel Max Crowley

Broader impacts and engagement in research design focus of spring EarthTalks

January 21, 2025

Panel discussion will explore outcomes, key takeaways from COP29

January 17, 2025

Susan Brantley, Evan Pugh University Professor and Barnes Professor of Geosciences

Evan Pugh Professor Susan Brantley to retire after 40 years at Penn State

December 02, 2024

Sunset on the Indian Ocean as seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

New approach improves models of atmosphere on early Earth, exo-planets

November 18, 2024

Dec. 4 talk with EPA economist Patrick Walsh canceled

November 11, 2024

EarthTalks: Chief sustainability officer to discuss decarbonizing the University

November 11, 2024

EarthTalks Nov 4 Klass

EarthTalks: Klass to discuss potential for ‘repurposed energy’ on Nov. 4

October 30, 2024

Nov. 6 EEEPI talk: Do dams and groundwater mitigate economic impact of drought?

October 29, 2024

EEEPI seminar Oct 30 placard with Gustafson's picture and details of the event

Gustafson to discuss biodiversity protection, land values on Oct. 30

October 22, 2024

EarthTalks: Thandy Moyo Oct. 28

EarthTalks: Professor to discuss recycling as strategy for critical metals

October 22, 2024

Sizhuo Chen EEEPI seminar

Doctoral candidate to discuss high wildfire-risk zones effect on property values

October 15, 2024

Penn State professor Susan Brantley named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania

October 09, 2024

Two-part celebration to honor career of EMS professor Alan Taylor

October 09, 2024

Josh Reed EEEPI Oct 16 seminar

Reed to discuss rational addiction to ultra-processed food on Oct. 16

October 09, 2024

David Just to discuss lottery selection and probability weighting on Oct. 9

October 01, 2024

EarthTalks Sept 30 Righetti

EarthTalks: Discussion of land acquisition for carbon sequestration on Sept. 30

September 24, 2024

EEEPI seminar Praharsh Patel

Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy seminar series continues Sept. 25

September 24, 2024

Water flowing on the Colorado River near Moab, Utah

New tool to help decision makers navigate possible futures of the Colorado River

September 20, 2024

Three people stand outside.

Taylor’s research legacy shines light on California wildfires, forest ecology

September 12, 2024

Scans of the a giant fossil legume

Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

August 07, 2024

April 22 EarthTalks: Sustainable and climate-resilient urban solutions

April 16, 2024

EarthTalks April 15 Michael Waring

EarthTalks: Michael Waring to discuss indoor air quality on April 15

April 08, 2024

EarthTalks Kirsten Koehler

April 1 EarthTalks: Environmental health exposure assessment using sensor data

March 25, 2024

EarthTalks March 25

EarthTalks: Bader to discuss neighborhood integration, segregation on March 25

March 18, 2024

March 18 EarthTalks: Heat adaptation actions for cities to improve public health

March 13, 2024

March 11 EarthTalks: Improving models to inform urban climate risk strategies

February 26, 2024

EarthTalks Feb. 26

Feb. 26 EarthTalks: How science can help solve big problems facing humanity

February 20, 2024

EarthTalks Feb 12

Urban development's effects on stormwater management topic of Feb. 12 EarthTalks

February 09, 2024

Melissa Allen-Dumas

EarthTalks: Urban development effect on weather, climate change vulnerability

January 30, 2024

Jan. 29 EarthTalks to discuss urban population effects on urban water quality

January 23, 2024

EarthTalks: Obonyo to discuss sustainable and resilient buildings, Jan. 22

January 17, 2024

Penn State opened doors to career in geosciences for alum

January 09, 2024

EESI EarthTalks spring 2024 seminar series to focus on urban systems science

January 07, 2024

Julia Carr operates a drone in the field in central Taiwan

Drones capture new clues about how water shapes mountain ranges over time

December 14, 2023

Shiny, black, microcrystalline chert in an outcrop.

Window to the past: New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex life

November 07, 2023

Documentary film on research institute’s history, impact to premiere on Nov. 6

October 31, 2023

A man standing by a beach

Global Alumni Spotlight: Luis Alejandro Vergara

October 25, 2023

Fossil leaves from the Mexican Hat site in Montana

Fossils show widespread plant extinctions after asteroid wiped out dinosaurs

September 26, 2023

Late winter temperatures compared to the 1981-2010 average when the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) was strongly negative (top, Jan-March 2010) and when it was strongly positive (bottom, January-March 1990).

North Atlantic Oscillation contributes to ‘cold blob' in Atlantic Ocean

July 28, 2023

A fossil showing preserved fruits and seeds attached to branches

Spurge purge: Plant fossils reveal ancient South America-to-Asia ‘escape route’

July 24, 2023

LandscapeU Hike

Landscape-U program connects graduate students with Navajo Nation

July 13, 2023

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces its 2023 fellowship, scholarship winners

June 29, 2023

Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Auckland

June 28, 2023

Artificial intelligence

Guido Cervone co-authors national report on ethical artificial intelligence use

June 16, 2023

A photo of Sierra Melton from the glacier Königsbergbreen in Svalbard.

Penn State geosciences doctoral student wins P.E.O. Scholar Award

May 11, 2023

A picture of a gas well with the words "Shale Network Workshop"

DEP Secretary Negrin to give keynote address at Shale Network Workshop on May 18

May 11, 2023

Paul F. Robertson Award for EMS Breakthrough of the Year

EMS honors faculty and student excellence at annual awards celebration

April 26, 2023

Stephanie Getty, research planetary scientist and director of the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

EarthTalks: Getty to discuss NASA’s upcoming DAVINCI mission launching June 2029

April 18, 2023

Elaine Seasly stands in front of a large NASA sign

EarthTalks: Elaine Seasly to discuss NASA updated planetary protection policies

April 11, 2023

Kimberly Van Meter

Wetlands, water quality in Chesapeake Bay focus of Van Meter NSF CAREER Award

April 05, 2023

The New Solar System

EarthTalks: NASA researcher to discuss search for life in the solar system

April 04, 2023

Fourth-year student Alysha Ulrich

Geosciences student reviews climate misinformation literature as class project

April 03, 2023

The New Solar System

EarthTalks lecture to focus on habitability of planets beyond our solar system

March 29, 2023

EarthTalks: Lauren McKeown to discuss formation of 'spiders' on Mars, Europa

March 22, 2023

Icebergs that have broken off an ice shelf in Antarctica

New study finds early warning signs prior to 2002 Antarctic ice shelf collapse

March 13, 2023

Las Conchos fire

Hotter and drier conditions limit forest recovery from wildfires

March 06, 2023

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

EarthTalks: Chabot to discuss NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

February 21, 2023

College of EMS faculty member Kimberly Lau named Sloan Research Fellow

February 20, 2023

OSIRIS-REx at asteroid Bennu

EarthTalks: Katherine Freeman will discuss OSIRUS-Rex mission to asteroid Bennu

February 15, 2023

Steven Greybush, associate professor of meteorology at Penn State

EarthTalks: Meteorologist explores Martian weather with spacecraft, simulations

February 08, 2023

An image of Arctic sea ice

More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice

February 06, 2023

An aerial photo of the Amazon River

Study reveals new clues about how 'Earth's thermostat' controls climate

February 03, 2023

EarthTalks: Alex Hayes to discuss possible life in the outer solar system

January 31, 2023

Five Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows

January 31, 2023

Erica Smithwick

Smithwick appointed new director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute

January 26, 2023

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