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The latest episode of "Growing Impact" discusses landscape restoration as a potential natural climate solution for Africa.
Geovanni Siquihua, a Kichwa indigenous leader from Sani, a community in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest currently resisting oil extraction, will present "Oil extraction and Kichwa indigenous futurities in the Amazon rainforest: The experience of the Sani community" at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus and via Zoom.
Penn State University Libraries will observe GIS Day — an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) — with events on Nov. 13.
In the fast-paced era of innovation where breakthroughs are a constant occurrence, a Penn State Department of Geography alumna is actively engaged in harnessing the potential of new technologies to redefine interactions with technology and the world.
Elizabeth Olson, professor of geography and environment and professor of global studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will present "Theorizing Ableism and Care Through the Everyday Geographies of Caregiving Youth," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
The latest episode of "Growing Impact" explores how wastewater treatment plants could use solar power to improve their environmental performance, their communities and their finances.
Luke Smith, assistant research professor and environmental epidemiologist at Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, will discuss "Thunderstorms, Pollen and Severe Asthma in Minnesota 2007-18: Combining Data," at the Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
Shamayeta Bhattacharya, assistant professor of community engagement and leadership at Point Park University, will give the talk, “SHAKTHI: Studying Healthcare Accessibility among Kothi, Transgender and Hijra Individuals,” at the Department of Geography's fall 2023 Coffee Hour lecture series
This summer, the Penn State Department of Geography put the finishing touches on the new GeoGraphics Lab, a multimedia cartography laboratory housed on the first floor of the Walker Building at University Park. The lab was designed to serve as a dedicated space for cartographic design, production and research.
New updates have come to Beescape, an online tool created by a Penn State-led team for assessing the quality of landscapes for supporting bees and other pollinators.