2016 Presidential Election:

Donald Trump is unelectable – here’s why; written by McCourtney Institute for Democracy managing director Christopher Beem – PennLive.com (March 17)
Speeches dip below 6th-grade level, study says; quotes communication arts and sciences professor Kirt H. Wilson  – Tribune-Review (March 17)

Pennsylvania Politics:

WPSU to host forum with Democratic Senate candidates – StateCollege.com (March 18)

Hot Button Issues:
Can a Russian-funded cable network actually promote free press in the U.S.? – The Conversation (March 29)
The Wall Street Journal, climate change denial and the Galileo Gambit; written by Michael Mann, director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center – Huffington Post (March 28)
— Climate-change scenarios may not be gloomy enough; quotes Michael Mann – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (March 28)
— We had all better hope these scientists are wrong about the planet’s future; quotes Michael Mann and Richard Alley – Washington Post (March 22)
Penn State professor discusses the importance of sustainable agriculture; article quotes ecology professor David Mortensen – The Sentinel (March 27)
Unstereotyped: Muslim feminists fight for change; article quotes African-American studies and women’s studies professor Maha Maroun – CNN Money (March 21)
Early Learning: ‘Science Achievement Gaps Begin Very Early, Persist, and Are Largely Explained by Modified Factors’ – Education Week (March 8)
What makes on economy more resilient than another?; written by Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural and regional economics, and Yicheol Han, postdoctoral scholar – The Conversation (March 7)
Can US solar energy survive without incentives? Article quotes energy and mineral engineering professor Seth Blumsack – Christian Science Monitor (March 2)