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On November 6th, join EMS researchers, staff, students, and the public for the premiere of 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘦 “𝘌𝘌𝘚𝘐” a historical documentary on the people that put PSU at the front of Earth System Science research and education.

Coming Feb. 11: Bradley Setzler of @PSULiberalArts will discuss U.S. labor market responses to increased import competition from China. A preview: bit.ly/45IcHHC

As temps rise, promoting conservation probably won't be enough to sustain some municipal reservoirs, according to research led at @penn_state. The new study centers on three cities connected by the Colorado River, seen here in a @USGS photo. More: bit.ly/4qb9F66

How long did it take for life to bounce back after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs? Not as long as many scientists imagined, according to new research conducted in part at @penn_state: bit.ly/4bYdhEP Image: @txgeosciences / John Maisano

Coming Feb. 6: Christopher Timmins of @UWBusiness will discuss residential market responses to certain toxins in drinking water — PFAS specifically. His talk is part of a series hosted by the Initiative for Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy: bit.ly/3OdcCpa

"We think of wildfires happening mainly in the western states. But fire conditions are changing more quickly in eastern states than we anticipated." --Erica Smithwick, professor of geography, @PSUEMS A new research effort targets eastern-U.S. wildfires: bit.ly/4p43Qqd

Lithium is key for electric vehicles, electronics and other tech. And it appears in the Mercer Formation, long mined in central Pennsylvania for coal and claystone. Research Professor Tim White and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will discuss Dec. 15: bit.ly/44Vl7uw

What holds up clean sanitation in developing countries? Laura Schechter of @WIEconomics studied the impact of collusion. She'll speak at Penn State -- part of a series from the Initiative for Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy. A preview: bit.ly/48lqIwx

Happening Monday: Pennsylvania State Geologist Gale Blackmer, a @PSUEMS alumna, will be at University Park to deliver a seminar in our EarthTalks series. Her free presentation: "Critical Minerals Research at the Pennsylvania Geological Survey." Preview: bit.ly/4pLzFoE

Amid the mountains of western Uganda, a collaboration led in part by @PSUEMS faculty members Sarah Ivory and Ida Djenontin is targeting climate-related disasters: deadly rainstorms, landslides and more. The strategy: trees. Story: bit.ly/3MgSoKq

Members of the National Eclipse Ballooning project will be livestreaming during the eclipse from aboard their atmospheric balloons while they are in flight. These video streams will give you incredible views of the eclipse above the clouds! sites.psu.edu/paspacegrant/2…

While filming for an upcoming project, we had the amazing opportunity to capture a photo of all of the directors EESI has had since its inception in 1986. From left to right: Drs. Alan Taylor, @EricaSmithwick, @BrantleyPSU, and Eric Barron. @penn_state @PSUEMS

#FacultySpotlight Shujie Wang is an EESI Faculty Associate and Assistant Professor of @psugeography. Her research focuses on the mass balance and ice dynamics of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Learn more about Shujie on pg 34 of EESI Magazine at bit.ly/42ctU8p

Meet Nicolle Di Domenico, an EESI Environmental Scholar, & student in @psugeography, working with Shujie Wang. Nicolle is working to locate/research small ice-wedge polygons found in the Arctic tundra. Learn more about Nicolle on pg 11 of EESI Magazine. bit.ly/42ctU8p

Meet @shuyo5, an EESI Fogel Fund recipient pursuing a Ph.D. in geography & working with @VanmeterKVM. Her project is titled “Dams, reservoirs, and nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: past trajectories and future horizons.”

Join us 👉TODAY👈 for another exciting edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley will talk "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets." 👉TODAY👈 | 4:00 p.m. | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at: bit.ly/3IXHgym

@BrantleyPSU, Viktor Balashov, and Marina Lebedeva conduct research that reveals new clues about how 'Earth's thermostat' controls climate. Read more at bit.ly/3TXHJ79

ICYMI: Jose Fuentes elected to the '22 cohort of @aaas Fellows for his work in uncovering the significance and workings of key interactions among the biosphere and the atmosphere, and their role in regional and global environmental change. Read more at bit.ly/3wR5qmR

Join us for another edition of EarthTalks where Brad Foley, Associate Professor of Geosciences, will discuss "Planetary interior controls on the habitability of rocky exoplanets."🪐 Monday, April 3 | 4 pm | 112 Walker Building & via Zoom Learn more at bit.ly/3IXHgym

Meet Joy Adul, an EESI Environmental Scholar, & graduate student in @PennStateEME, working with advisor, @reneeobringer. The global issue of energy poverty/inequality inspires her drive to pursue her Ph.D. Learn more about Joy on pg 13 of EESI Magazine. bit.ly/42ctU8p