Earth and Environment

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Biodiversity seed grants support innovative collaborations across Penn State

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.
Student picks up trash in China

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Penn State Lehigh Valley student Tyler Adams worked to restore the Yangtze Watershed in China last year during the CHANCE China program.

Student picking up trash from the Yantze River in China

Thinking beyond the classroom

CHANCE traveled with 24 students to China last July to research the pollution of and restoration efforts needed to preserve the water flowing through the Yangtze River watershed.