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Friends and EMS THON members pose with one of the Four Diamonds families at the THON Family Carnival held at the IM Building.

EMS students reflect on THON journey and leadership behind the scenes 02/13/2018

When five students met at a first-year student orientation, they did not know their friendships would build through college and positively impact the community. Dan Cooley, Cole Ensminger, Steven Langballe, Peter Scalia and Shannon Stellato began their journey as members of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Student Council Benefiting THON (EMS THON) and emerged as leaders to support fundraising to fight cancer.

Richardson, Easterling named Fellows of the American Meteorological Society 02/12/2018

Yvette Richardson, professor of meteorology and associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), and William Easterling III, professor of geography and former dean of EMS, have been elected 2018 Fellows of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

enn State geoscientist Richard Alley urged scientists to communicate science using utility, unity, history and humanity.

In keynote address, Alley urges scientists to express value of their work 02/08/2018

Richard Alley has a message for scientists: It’s time to revamp the message. In a keynote address to scientists and educators at the 2018 American Meteorological Society Conference, Alley said people may be losing their appreciation for the good they get from science, and it’s up to the scientific community to change that.

The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea, from Feb. 9-25.

Penn State alumnus to help oversee athlete, visitor safety during Olympics 02/08/2018

A Penn State graduate, who earned his degree online, is leading an FBI team that is charged with overseeing the safety of athletes, spectators and visitors during the Winter Olympics.

Proton conductivity measurements of protein membranes using impedance spectroscopy.

Repetition key to self-healing, flexible medical devices 02/08/2018

Medical devices powered by synthetic proteins created from repeated sequences of proteins may be possible, according to materials science and biotechnology experts, who looked at material inspired by the proteins in squid ring teeth.