Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Geography professor Derrick Lampkin will do fieldwork in Antarctica this month (December) to study the unique and isolated ecosystem of the Dry Valleys and how it is affected by climate change. Historically, there has been little melt, but in recent years, scientists have seen melting on the surface, "which they suspect comes from three sources: glaciers, melt from permafrost, and snow that melts instead of turning into water vapor," he said. (more)
Geography major Jen Spinelli was on a team of researchers that went to Rau and three other Tanzanian villages over the summer to study what the residents know about climate change. The visit was part of a larger project, Anticipatory Learning for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience, or ALCCAR, led by geography assistant professor Petra Tschakert in Tanzania and Ghana. Its goal is to learn how the communities can avoid future effects of climate change by using the residents' skills and knowledge. (more)
When hurricanes, wildfires or other disasters strike, emergency services personnel frequently turn to geographic information systems (GIS) to help coordinate their response. Since GIS is a relatively young and rapidly evolving technology, many users learn on the job. Thanks to Penn State's online GIS programs, practitioners can advance their knowledge, skills and careers without putting their lives on hold. The Sloan Consortium recently recognized the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Master of Geographic Information Systems program delivered through the World Campus as the 2009 Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program. (more)
Penn State biology professor Chris Uhl will talk about Penn State educators as "change agents" during the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour at 4 p.m. Friday, April 17, in 112 Walker. (more)
Penn State geography professor Erica Smithwick will talk about the consequences of fire on carbon storage and nutrient cycling during her Coffee Hour lecture at 4 p.m. Friday, April 10, in 112 Walker. (more)
