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2008–2009 Common Freshman Reader Announced

The Reader Selection Committee has announced the title for next year’s program: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell.

Posted on 4/23/2008 3:51:10 PM

Essay and Creative Works Contest Winners

The winners of the 2008 Essay and Creative Works Contest were announced at the Undergraduate Scholars Conference on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.  Below is the list of students who were recognized at the awards ceremony. Essay Winners First year Student

Posted on 4/9/2008 4:54:47 PM

Offsetting Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Emissions

John Harper from the Pennsylvania Geological Survey will discuss how we can offset Pennsylvania greenhouse gas emissions with carbon sequestration.

Posted on 3/6/2008 3:49:46 PM

Common Reader Author Visits Campus

Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change, will present her views in Memorial Field House on March 4 at 11 a.m.

Posted on 2/7/2008 4:16:34 PM

Essay Contest

Participate in an essay contest in response to the Common Freshman Reader Field Notes from a Catastrophe.

Posted on 2/1/2008 4:37:24 PM

The Social and Economic Effects of Climate Change in Africa

Penn State geography professor Dr. Robert Crane will explain why solutions to global warming are so urgently needed for the people of Africa. Monday, March 31, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. in the Hadley Union Building, Ohio Room.

Posted on 1/31/2008 4:20:34 PM

Movie and Discussion: The Great Global Warming Swindle

The Great Global Warming Swindle, a controversial documentary film arguing against the scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause of global warming, will be shown on Tuesday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. in Eberly Auditorium. Professor Steve Hovan, Chair of IUP’s Geoscience Department, will host a post-movie question and answer session.

Posted on 1/31/2008 4:13:29 PM

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