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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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STATERs group membersSTATERs encourage Penn Staters to go green and keep campus clean
It's not hard to find members of STATERs -- a new campus-recognized student recycling organization -- in a crowd of thousands who are tailgating at a Penn State football home game. Read more »
Shell logoPenn State places first in Shell Eco-marathon contest
A team of engineering students from Penn State snagged a first-place finish recently in the 2008 Shell Eco-marathon. Read more »
Time Magazine coverClimate Ethics and Real Climate Make Time Magazine's Top 15 Green Websites
Two websites created by Penn State researchers, Real Climate and ClimateEthics, were named in Time Magazine's list of top 15 green websites. Read more »
WhaleProbing question: Why do whales beach themselves?
Whales are the largest marine mammals in the world — the smallest species weigh in at several tons. What causes these often fatal incidents? Read more »
Energy PrizeConocoPhillips, Penn State partner on nationwide energy prize program
The ConocoPhillips Energy Prize is an awards program that seeks to recognize new ideas and original, actionable solutions that can help improve the way the U.S. develops and uses energy. Read more »
Bruce LoganPenn State engineer named KAUST Investigator
Bruce Logan, the Kappe professor of environmental engineering at Penn State, is one of 12 scientists to receive a Global Research Partnership (GRP) Investigator award from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Read more »
Jobs clipartOpen Faculty Positions
Penn State will be hiring 25 new faculty in energy science, engineering, and policy as part of an initiative to enhance an already vigorous program of environmental and energy research and education. Applications are invited for the first 9 positions. Read more »

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