News and Events

The fall film series at the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library (EMSL) features a range of topics concerning Earth and the environment. The series opens with the origin of life on Earth, and ends with global warming, and a look at how major corporations are reacting to new regulations. 

Films are screened on Wednesdays, at 12:15 p.m., in 105 Deike Building. All titles are available for patrons to borrow after the screening, and can be found in The CAT, the Libraries' online catalog. The schedule is listed below and can also be found on the EMSL website: www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/emsl.html.

September 2: "Miracle Planet – The Violent Past," 50 min. The early evolution of the Earth and the beginning of life.

September 9: "Miracle Planet – Snowball Earth," 50 min. Earth’s first ice age and how life survived.

September 16: "Miracle Planet – New Frontiers," 50 min. Life on Earth moves into new frontiers on land.

September 23: "Miracle Planet – Extinction and Rebirth," 50 min. Extinctions and the rise and fall of the dinosaurs.

September 30: "Miracle Planet – Survival of the Fittest," 50 min. The evolution of humans.

October 7: "Inside an Earthquake," 25 min. Examines the earthquake that struck Izmit, Turkey in 1999.

October 14: "Liquid Assets, the Story of Our Water Infrastructure, part 1," 60 min. The story of essential infrastructure systems: water, wastewater, and stormwater. Featured locations include Herminie, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.

October 21: "Liquid Assets, the Story of Our Water Infrastructure, part 2," 60 min.

October 28: "Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars," 34 min. Community opposition at eleven coal-fired power plants in central Texas.

November 4: "Earth Energy," 46 min. A journey in search of Earth’s renewable energy.

November 11: "Meltdown: a Global Warming Journey," 60 min. A look at divergent points of view contributing to the global warming debate.

November 18: "Arctic Dinosaurs," 56 min. Researchers combine engineering with fossil digging to come up with dinosaur bones in Alaska’s North Slope.

November 25: Thanksgiving break – no film.

December 2: "Heat: a Global Investigation, part 1," 60 min. Shows how some corporations around the world are fighting to fend off new regulations while others are repositioning themselves to meet these challenges.

December 9: "Heat: a Global Investigation, part 2," 60 min.

For more information, or if you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Linda Musser in advance of your visit (814-863-7073/ lrm4@psu.edu).