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The jet stream configuration in late July 2018.

Controlling future summer weather extremes still within our grasp 10/31/2018

Continued burning of fossil fuels is likely to fuel even more extreme summers than that of 2018 because of its impact on the jet stream.

GIS Day 2018: 'Visualize the World' to be held Nov. 13 at University Libraries 10/30/2018

Penn State University Libraries will celebrate GIS Day on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at an event aimed at the broader Penn State community — students, staff, faculty and community members — who are interested in learning about how geospatial information is being used on campus and beyond.

This heat map shows the volume of calls from refugees to non-refugees in Turkey from January to early March, 2017.

Sifting through 50 million phone calls for patterns to aid refugees 10/30/2018

Clio Andris, assistant professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is analyzing a year’s worth of phone calls to find the clues to help address the Syrian refugee crisis in Turkey.

PennTAP advisers and energy engineering students in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State visited BWP Bats.

PennTAP energy assessments provide grand slam for students and Pa. manufacturers 10/29/2018

The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program(PennTAP) and a team of undergraduates in energy engineering from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State visited BWP Bats LLC, a baseball bat manufacturer located in Brookville, Jefferson County.

Penn State alumnus Greg Forbes, a severe weather expert for The Weather Channel, is a 2018 Alumni Fellow.

Alumni Fellow Award winner Forbes reflects on his time at Penn State 10/25/2018

Greg Forbes, a severe weather expert for The Weather Channel, found a familiar place when he returned to Penn State’s University Park campus to accept one of 14 Alumni Fellow Awards, the highest honor given by the Penn State Alumni Association.