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Todd Davis and Erin Murphy

Penn State Altoona English faculty to read from new books

Penn State Altoona English faculty members Todd Davis and Erin Murphy will read from their work at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The reading will kick off the fall Hard Freight Café open mic event.  
An LDIR image that shows the size, shape, and material characterizations of scanned microplastics that are between 10-990 um (microns).

Researcher leads effort to combat microplastics, PFAS in waterways

A Penn State research team led by Lisa Emili, associate professor of physical geography and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona, is studying the interactions between microplastics and PFAS in aquatic ecosystems, examining how these pollutants accumulate in rivers and wetlands and assessing the potential risks they pose to wildlife and human health.