Symposium to focus on forging new partnerships in climate research, solutions
Penn State will host the 2024 Climate Solutions Symposium on May 14 and 15 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
Atherton Teaching Award: Peter Heaney inspires students in the geosciences
With an extensive background in mineralogy, geochemistry and the geosciences, Penn State Professor of Geosciences Peter Heaney can teach to a range of knowledge and experience levels.
Celebration held to honor former dean and director, William Ewart Easterling III
Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Department of Geography recently hosted a celebration to honor William Easterling’s legacy of leadership to the University.
Reefs recovered slower than broader ecosystem following ancient extinction
Coral reefs, among the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth, are under threat due to the changing climate.
Penn State mourns the loss of Charles L. Hosler
The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and the Penn State community mourn the loss of Charles L. Hosler, for whom the Hosler Building on the University Park campus and the Hosler Oak at the Penn State Arboretum are named. Hosler died on Sunday, Oct. 29. He was 99 years old.
Using machine learning, existing fiber optic cables to track Pittsburgh hazards
Existing fiber optic cables used for high-speed internet and telecommunications, in combination with machine learning, may be able to help scientists track ground hazards in Pittsburgh. Tieyuan Zhu is leading an NSF $937,000 grant to further develop the low-cost monitoring approach.
Window to the past: New microfossils suggest earlier rise in complex life
Microfossils from Western Australia may capture a jump in the complexity of life that coincided with the rise of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, according to an international team of scientists.
Brandywine Earth sciences professor to give the 2023 Lattman Lecture
Laura Guertin, distinguished professor of Earth sciences at Penn State Bradywine, will give the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ 2023 Lattman Visiting Scholar of Science and Society Lecture.
Curiosity rover finds new evidence of ancient Mars rivers, a key signal for life
New analysis of data from the Curiosity rover reveals that much of the craters on Mars today could have once been habitable rivers.
Q&A: Searching for life where it shouldn’t exist
A team of Penn State scientists is working to solve one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries: how life originated on Earth — and how it might have evolved on other planets.