Still Life
University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
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
The Energy Technology Education Center, a collaboration featuring Pennsylvania College of Technology, the Lycoming County Department of Public Safety and natural gas industry partners, was formally dedicated May 18. Facilities and equipment at the ETEC will support hands-on training for workers in the natural gas industry and other energy-related fields, as well as emergency-response personnel. (more)
A new, free publication offered by Penn State Extension examines how water is used and affected during production of natural gas from deep shale formations.
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Natural-gas development appears to be having a positive effect on the local collection of state taxes in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region, according to a report by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Marcellus Shale and Local Collection of State Taxes: What the 2011 Pennsylvania Tax Data Say" is a white paper published by the Penn State Center for Economic and Community Development. (more)
As the Marcellus natural-gas play unfolds in Pennsylvania, several trends are becoming increasingly clear, according to researchers at Penn State.
First, most of the development is occurring on private land, and the greatest amount of development falls within the Susquehanna River basin. Second, a regional approach to siting drilling infrastructure is needed to help minimize development in core forest and productive agricultural lands and to decrease the potential risk to waterways. (more)
A new website developed by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Extension offers assistance in land management at all stages of shale-gas infrastructure development. The "Marcellus Shale Electronic Field Guide" is an unbiased manual aimed at presenting the best possible options in Marcellus Shale development for Pennsylvania's future. (more)
Garth Lewellyn, principal hydrogeologist with Appalachia Hydrogeologic and Environmental Consulting Inc., will present a talk from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on April 24 in Room 301 of the Steidle Building on the University Park campus. The talk will be titled "Hydrogeologic Conceptual Modeling and Geochemical Considerations for Evaluating Groundwater Flow and Gas-Drilling Impacts Throughout Susquehanna County, Pa." (more)
A new multi-university initiative announced March 8 will provide best-practices training for people working in the rapidly growing shale natural gas and oil development sector. The effort involves Penn State, the University of Texas at Austin and the Colorado School of Mines; training programs will be led by faculty at each academic institution and are designed to ensure that regulators and policymakers have access to the latest technological and operational expertise to assist in their oversight of shale development. ExxonMobil and GE, two major U.S. energy corporations, each will contribute $1 million to the new educational effort. (more)
Natural-gas development appears to be associated with falling dairy production in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region, but the exact reasons for the decline are unclear, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine municipalities' roles related to water use and protection in the face of burgeoning Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania. (more)
There are no definitive findings that Marcellus Shale drilling activity has affected crime rates in Pennsylvania, but more study is needed, according to a preliminary report conducted recently by the Justice Center for Research at Penn State. The report was produced in response to public concerns that crime rates may be on the rise in areas experiencing drilling-related population growth. (more)
