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Penn State announces fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2017 05/22/2017

The following is a list of Penn State fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1.

A beach house on the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, TX, destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008.

Sustainable Climate Risk Management Summer School marks fifth year 05/19/2017

The Network for Sustainable Climate Risk Management (SCRiM) is seeking applications for its fifth annual summer school, which runs from July 30 to Aug. 4 at Penn State.

Geosciences professor Michael Arthur got his start with geosciences research at this location in the 1970s.

Generosity, ingenuity characterized geoscientist’s 40-year career 05/19/2017

Geoscientist Michael Arthur's four-decade career was highly collaborative and unconventional. He will retire on June 30, leaving behind a legacy as an innovative researcher and a champion for budding scientists.

Penn Staters' voices heard at science march in Washington, D.C. 05/18/2017

More than 130 members of the Penn State and State College communities traveled to Washington, D.C., last month to take part in the March for Science, a nonpartisan event organized to rally support for science.

Alumni from the Graduates of Earth and Mineral Sciences board of directors pose for a photo.

Alumni mentoring program underscores dedication to improving student experiences 05/15/2017

Alumni of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences volunteer their time to benefit students in the college in the numerous ways, the newest of which is an alumni-student mentoring program.