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"The Answer is Blowing in the Wind: Air Pollution Effects on Plants," a lecture by Dennis DeCoteau, professor of horticulture and plant ecosystem health in the Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, will be offered at 12:20 p.m. Oct. 26....
The Northeast could help lead the way to a renewable-energy-based economy by utilizing marginal and abandoned land to grow energy crops such as perennial grasses and fast-growing woody plants. That's the goal of a new research and education project led by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and supported by a $10 million grant from the ...
On the heels of finding chronic wasting disease in a Pennsylvania deer, it's time for the state's game commissioners to consider a ban on deer feeding, according to a veterinarian in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. It actually is past time, noted David Wolfgang, extension veterinarian and field studies director in veterinary and ...
You gotta love it when a plan comes together ... Robert Caccese always knew he wanted to attend law school to study environmental law, but he felt it would be beneficial to focus on something else as an undergraduate student. ...
A pumpkin-carving contest and lighted jack-o'-lantern display will highlight The Arboretum at Penn State's second Pumpkin Festival, Oct. 14-20. Festivities will take place in the arboretum's H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, at the corner of Bigler Road and Park Avenue on the University Park campus. Admission is free. Festival activities begin with a ...
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has honored six of its graduates with 2012 Outstanding Alumni Awards. The awards recognize alumni for their achievements and provide opportunities for recipients to interact with the college's faculty, students and other alumni....
Nineteen students from the Golf Course Turfgrass Management program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently had a rare opportunity to get hands-on experience at the highest level of golf when they helped prepare and maintain the links for the Ryder Cup tournament in Chicago. Last month, the students were among volunteers who ...
Richard Marini, department head and professor of horticulture in the Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, will give a seminar titled "Regional Projects: The North Central 140 Project as an Example" at 12:20 p.m. Oct. 19, in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the University Park campus of Penn State. The ...
As people head out to deer camps or cabins this fall, they may want to take some precautions to safeguard themselves against a potentially fatal virus that sickened nine and killed three in California's Yosemite National Park this past summer, warned an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences....
The Dairy Judging team from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences took top honors at the recent Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis....
Penn State is hosting 23 new National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients in 2012-13. These students join 33 prior recipients continuing in the University's graduate degree programs in the Eberly College of Science and the colleges of Agricultural Sciences, Engineering, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Health ...
Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will visit Penn State on Wednesday, Oct. 10, to talk about the USDA's Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative. The address will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Forest Resources Building, at the corner of Park Avenue and Bigler Road on the University ...
A student in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will be the first recipient of a scholarship created to honor the memory of Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove, who was killed in the line of duty in November 2010. ...
An interdisciplinary team of scholars has received an $11.9 million award from the National Science Foundation to support the establishment of a multi-institution research network on Sustainable Climate Risk Management strategies. Part of the NSF's Sustainability Research Networks initiative, the network is centered at Penn State and spans nine ...
Beginning farmers who need to enhance their knowledge about organic vegetable production, ecological plant-disease management and soil basics will find useful information in a new series of fact sheets offered by Penn State Extension. The series is part of the Start Farming program, led by Tianna DuPont, sustainable agriculture extension educator....
There was no turning back for the 11 Penn State students who traveled to Turrialba, Costa Rica this spring. If they wanted to get as much as they could out of the four weeks they would spend there, they had to completely immerse themselves in their surroundings and try their best to unplug from life back in the United States. ...
The next in a series of fall open houses at Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum will focus on the history of haymaking. The event is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 7. ...
Water features will be the star of the 99th annual Penn State Horticulture Show, Oct. 6 and 7. Presented by students in the College of Agricultural Sciences, the show will be held in the Snider Agricultural Arena, diagonally across Park Avenue from Beaver Stadium on the University Park campus. ...
A narrowly averted farm tragedy this month has a farm safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences renewing his warning about the dangers of toxic gases emanating from manure-storage facilities. ...
Barbara Christ, senior associate dean and professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named interim dean of the college while a national search for a permanent replacement gets under way. Current Dean Bruce McPheron announced his plans to take on the role of vice president for agricultural administration and dean of the College of ...