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The David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History explores Earth's past

Penn State geoscientist contributes expertise to new Smithsonian exhibit 10/24/2019

When Erin DiMaggio was an undergraduate student, she had a summer internship with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Little did the 19-year-old know then that one day she would help develop a permanent exhibit for the museum.

Nathan Lis, left, and Andrew Moffitt recently sold their weather data startup Innovation Weather to WeatherOptics

Student startup Innovation Weather sold to WeatherOptics 10/23/2019

Nathan Lis and Andrew Moffitt always knew they had an interest in the science of weather. It took a class at Penn State to convince them they could be entrepreneurs in the field.

Renowned carbon capture technology expert Klaus Lackner to speak at Penn State 10/23/2019

Renowned carbon capture technology expert Klaus Lackner will speak at the next EarthTalks seminar at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in 112 Walker Building on Penn State's University Park campus.

The Center for Immersive Experiences will increase access to virtual reality, augmented reality

Center for Immersive Experiences set to debut, serving researchers and students 10/22/2019

Penn State will be equipped to meet the needs of students, faculty, and a society at large that is progressively more reliant on immersive technology with the opening of the Center for Immersive Experiences (CIE) on the University Park campus.

The 2019 IEE Seed Grant Program is accepting proposals through Dec. 4, 2019.

Seed grant funding available for energy, environmental research projects 10/22/2019

The Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) announced the availability of seed grant funds intended to foster basic and applied interdisciplinary energy and environmental research.