Nick Fiels, a business major at Penn State Scranton and a student worker in Penn State Scranton's Academic Affairs department, has been awarded the Fall 2018 Chancellor Service Award.
Penn State Scranton Associate Professor of Biology Renee Bishop-Pierce has been working on a collaborative project with colleagues at the University of Split, in Croatia. A grant from the University's Global Program’s Split-PSU Collaboration funds is helping to establish a research program that examines the impacts of microplastics on the aquaculture industry and human consumption.
Not all plastic waste that makes it way to the shoreline are large pieces; here, one can see the large amount of smaller, broken down pieces and particles of plastic that now pollute some of the coastal areas where Bishop-Pierce was doing her research.
This coral reef, also found in the waters near the coastline of Split, Croatia highlights the variety and beauty of marine life that can be found in these areas.
Fortunately, not all waterways have fallen prey to pollution from humans. This waterfall in the Krka National Park, is very clean water feeding into the coastal habitat.
