Hong Wu

@PSUstormwater @nasim_Yy @ASCE_JSWBE @WatershedDuncan @CaitlinAGrady @H2O_econ hooray!!! Congrats Nasim and Lauren!

As cities are built, a lot of vegetation is replaced with building materials, creating urban heat islands. Trees offer shade and cooling, reducing the temperature in cities. Read the transcript of this month's podcast with @travis_flohr: bit.ly/3MBfs46

What are solutions for a just and thriving planet? Come find out at our Climate Solutions Symposium! Register now climatesolutions.psu.edu #ClimateCrisis #PennStateClimate @IEEPennState @PSUEarth

Hong Wu, associate professor of landscape architecture, is part of a research team that has been awarded an @IEEPennState seed grant to improve urban stormwater management in Pennsylvania. Learn more about the project: ow.ly/x1sH50OeaS6

Travis Flohr, assistant professor of landscape architecture, is featured in the latest @IEEPennState's Growing Impact podcast for his work addressing vulnerability to extreme heat in cities thanks to a NASA seed grant. Learn more: ow.ly/W4Tp50O9794

Congratulations to all of our @psuarts_arch Award Winners who were celebrated at a ceremony today! Learn more: arts.psu.edu/awards/

Over spring break, landscape architecture students in Assistant Professor Leann Andrews' Design Activism Studio traveled to Claverito, an informal, floating community near Iquitos, Peru. Learn more: ow.ly/1Kj050NGy4U

@PSUstormwater @State_CollegePA haha, where can I get the Herndon for council sign? :)

Maintaining your stormwater practices can seem daunting at times, but the Alliance can assist! bit.ly/3zQ8xwU

ICYMI: Rui Wang, an architecture Ph.D. student focusing on landscape architecture, received the Alumni Association Dissertation Award for her research regarding urban stormwater runoff in Chinese cities, including her hometown of Wuhan. Story: ow.ly/Mu2050NEgpt

@psugeography @shuyo5 @VanmeterKVM congratulations!!!

Pleased to announce that Kimberly Van Meter, assistant professor of geography, received a $644,595 NSF CAREER Award to study water quality in the wetlands of Chesapeake Bay! Congratulations, @VanmeterKVM! 📰: bit.ly/3MntiYm #PennStateDoG

We Are...Hiring (PAID💰) student interns for fall 2023! We're looking for photographers/videographers + writers/social media assistants. Search the following in WorkDay to apply: REQ_0000041753 (photographer) & REQ_0000041754 (writer). @PSUBellisario @PSU_SoVA

Join us this THURSDAY 4/6 for our next water cooler discussion! We will be focusing on Water and Infrastructure, specifically household water and storm water! It is going to be a great opportunity to learn and ask questions! #PennStateWate

Installing a rain barrel for your yard can help to prevent flooding and reduce erosion. They can hold 55 to 90 gallons of water and certain models can save an average of 1,300 gallons of water each summer. Steve Droter/Chesapeake Bay Program

@GotschSybil Thank you very much, Sybil!!!

@PSU_SLL Congratulations Hong!!!

Humbled by this award, and it’s truly a privilege to be part of the exceptional Penn State community that values interdisciplinary research! #PennStateWater

@PSUstormwater Thank you, Lauren!!! 😍

The Climate Solutions Symposium will be held May 22–23. We spoke with @EricaSmithwick, a symposium organizer, to learn more about the climate crisis and the solutions being developed to improve mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. iee.psu.edu/news/blog/penn… #PennStateClimate

@TylerAGroh @psuextension @PSUecosystems Congrats Tyler! It is wonderful to be your colleague!

Today marks my 3 year work anniversary at Penn State! Every day I walk past the #WeAre sculpture and think about how blessed I am to work with both my @psuextension and @PSUecosystems families! Thanks to everyone at Penn State who has made the first 3 years so memorable!

ICYMI: Roxi Thoren, head of the Department of Architecture, was recently inducted into the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Academy of Fellows at the organization's annual conference in San Antonio. Learn more: ow.ly/k2x350Nou7A