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Penn State Security Center announces Fall 2021 Grant Program 07/14/2021

The Penn State Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) is announcing its Fall 2021 Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State.

Repeat photographs of the same location within Lassen Volcanic National Park showing increases in tree density

Fire operations-prescribed burning combo reduces wildfire severity up to 72% 07/14/2021

Firefighters battling wildfires in the western United States use a variety of suppression tactics to get the flames under control.

Taylor to serve as interim director of Earth and Environmental Systems Institute 07/09/2021

Alan Taylor, professor of geography and ecology, will serve as interim director of the Penn State Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI) while director Susan Brantley is on sabbatical. His appointment began July 1.

Penn State partner Monash University honors Jenni Evans with fellowship 07/08/2021

Jenni L. Evans, director of Penn State’s Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, professor of meteorology and atmospheric science, and faculty associate of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, has been recognized as a university fellow by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Brian King named head of the Department of Geography 07/02/2021

Brian King, professor of geography and associate head for the department’s resident graduate programs, has been appointed head of the Department of Geography.