Penn State students working with Penn State Sustainability are making an impact in communities across the state and gaining hands-on experience in the field with Sustainable Communities Collaborative projects. These efforts were on display during a recent Campus and Community Sustainability Expo that was co-hosted by State College Borough and Penn State Sustainability.
Seven Penn State campuses have created the Commonwealth Arboreta Network, a network that will inventory trees and plant life while sharing research and teaching resources, with the eventual goal of creating an arboretum at each of the University's 24 campuses.
Penn State Altoona’s Sustainability Council will recognize three local leaders in conservation and sustainability efforts on Thursday, April 21, at noon in room 150 of the Hawthorn Building.
"The Lost Bird Project," which memorializes five extinct North American species, is an opportunity for Centre Region residents to learn about conservation efforts now and in the future with a series of public programs slated to take place throughout the spring.
Seven Penn State faculty teams have received seed grants for biodiversity research as part of the 2021 “Mainstreaming Biodiversity in a Decade of Action” symposium, developed by Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research, in collaboration with Penn State’s Sustainability Institute.
Sundance Award-winning filmmakers Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera will participate in a discussion after an online screening of their film "The Infiltrators" at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, October 9, open to all campuses and their communities. The event is co-presented by the Latina/o Studies Program and Penn State’s Sustainability Institute as part of the "Intersections: How We Respond" film series and Penn State’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Attendees can sign up at: intersections.drordi.com/the-infiltrators.
