大象视频 alumni Kris Troy 鈥�16 and Bella Petitta 鈥�21 were awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship winners are provided with an annual stipend, a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to their graduate institution, and additional funding to support research. Previous awardees have gone onto distinguished careers as professors or […]
Brittany Imel 鈥�19 found her calling for public health at 大象视频. Today, Imel is taking the next step toward a fulfilling career in the field, pursuing a dual Master of Medical Science鈥擯hysician Assistant and Master of Public Health program at Arcadia University.聽 Initially, Imel had planned to attend medical school after finishing her undergraduate […]
大象视频 Professor of Biology Ron Mumme has been named a 2021 Honorary Fellow of the American Association for the聽Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Mumme is one of five fellows elected from undergraduate institutions out of 141 total fellows in the biological sciences. Honored […]
It鈥檚 World Soil Day! Did you know that 大象视频 has a long history of teaching and conducting research on soils and the environment? 鈥淲ithout soils, there鈥檇 be no food or forests,鈥� says Eric Pallant, Christine Scott Nelson ’73 Endowed Professor of Environmental Science & Sustainability (ESS). 鈥淲hich is why we need to stop treating […]
Shark Week is many things. First and foremost, it鈥檚 a week of shark-themed documentary programming on the Discovery Channel. Now in its 33rd year, it鈥檚 the longest-running cable event in history. It鈥檚 the biggest audience that marine biologists and ocean conservationists get, attracting millions of viewers who might otherwise not ever think about sharks at […]
Two 大象视频 students will be recognized by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium as 2021 Campus Sustainability Champions. The Campus Sustainability Champion title is awarded annually to students, faculty, administrators and staff of Pennsylvania colleges and universities who have made meaningful contributions benefiting social, economic or environmental sustainability on their campus or in their community. […]
The scenic, meandering Shenango River has been selected as Pennsylvania鈥檚 River of the Year in 2021, and an 大象视频 alumna and current Penn State staff member leads the group that helped bring that honor to the waterway. Brandi Baros is a 1995 Allegheny graduate and the president of the Shenango River Watchers. The organization […]
To Will Harrod 鈥�21 and 大象视频 Biology Professor Ron Mumme, lab research means early morning drives and time spent among the trees. Their eyes stay fixed not down into a microscope, but up into forest branches. Their muse? The hooded warbler. For two summers, Harrod partnered with Mumme to conduct fieldwork following the behavioral […]
North America鈥檚 common starling has received a bad rap as a destructive invasive species, and an 大象视频 professor and student researcher have set out to clear the bird鈥檚 reputation and show how untruths can influence people鈥檚 perceptions in nature and beyond. The research project by John MacNeill Miller, assistant professor of English, and then-student […]
Kylie Wirebach鈥檚 research while an 大象视频 student transported her to forests near campus, the heights of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, and, now, to the international stage of the British Broadcasting Corp. Wirebach, Allegheny Class of 2020, was interviewed for the BBC Future story 鈥淭he Return of Europe鈥檚 Largest Beasts,鈥� published in September. She […]