Science News
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Lunar Lion Withdraws From Google Competition, Still Shooting for the Stars
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With a nearing deadline, Penn State’s Lunar Lion team has announced its withdrawal from the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition. The decision came after the university brought in a review panel — consisting of specialists in areas of planetary landing systems, program formulation and space exploration — in order to evaluate the progress of the…
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Penn State Named A ‘Cool School’ For Sustainability By Sierra Club
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Penn State, which earned No. 35 on the list, is highest-ranked Pennsylvania school, proving that it dominates the state in every aspect. However the ranking comes as no surprise, as Penn State is no stranger to being recognized for its sustainability efforts.
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Penn State Unveils Three-Dimensional 1893 Pennsylvania Map
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“It’s an amazing piece of work,” museum director Russ Graham said. “The colors are so beautiful and stunning that it’s really sort of a piece of artwork.”
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Penn State Professor Lands Multi-Million Dollar Grant to ‘Revolutionize Medical Science’
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Penn State professor of biomedical engineering Yong Wang doesn’t mince words about the possible impacts of his current research. “It’s going to revolutionize medical science,” Wang says. “Over the past 60 years when we’ve developed a new material or drug, it wasn’t programmable. But our bodies are essentially one programmed unit, so we know…
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Trumpeter Swan Makes a Comeback after Being Hit by a Car
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“When we got all of the results back we weren’t sure if she would survive. The Veterinarians who did surgery on her foot didn’t what to do surgery right away because of her high lead levels and pneumonia.”
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Community-Friendly Solar Conference Pushing Boundaries of Sustainability
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“While it is a technical conference in that we’ll present new things that are happening in the field, it’s totally welcoming to community members and to people who are looking for change around solar energy and sustainability,” conference chair Jim Brownson says.
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Penn State Alumnus Donates High-Tech Weather Station to Shaver’s Creek
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The world is moving faster and faster, and big data is becoming one of the most useful tools in the world. Now State College is at the big data forefront, and you’ll be able to collect every aspect of outside conditions within seconds. WeatherSTEM, an education company located in Tallahassee, Fl., is donating…
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Kids Have Opportunity to Learn Wonders of Universe
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It’s a chance to soar through the clouds, touch the stars, plant your feet on Mars and freeze on a comet. Each night will include presentations, planetarium shows, craft making, science projects — and weather permitting — star gazing from atop Davey Laboratory on the Penn State campus.
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Fireworks Primer for Children Reveals Magic Behind Fourth of July Pyrotechnics
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How many different kinds of fireworks are there? How do they make fireworks in so many different colors? What does it take to put on a fireworks show during the Fourth of July? A special program aimed at kids is set to blast off.
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Teaching Kids How to Grow Their Own Food — With Fish
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“Our kids are on their fifth crop of lettuce,” says Lyke, who has been teaching biology for 19 years. “Our tomato plant is huge; I have dozens and dozens of ripening cherry tomatoes, and the Swiss Chard is coming out of my ears.”