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Extension to hire phorid fly liaison for residents, researchers, mushroom farms

5/24/18

In an effort to ease the predicament of southern Chester County neighborhoods besieged by mushroom phorid flies, Penn State Extension will hire an entomologist to serve as a liaison between residents, the researchers trying to solve the fly problems, and mushroom farmers.

Four honored for commitment to diversity in College of Agricultural Sciences

5/23/18

Four individuals have received the 2018 Dr. William Henson Diversity Achievement Award from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, an honor that recognizes distinctive and outstanding teaching, research, extension or creative work that advances diversity in the college.

Petrunak receives 2018 Excellence in Academic Advising Award

5/23/18

Dianne Petrunak, academic adviser for the Department of Plant Science, has received the Excellence in Academic Advising Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences for 2018.

Penn State-led consortium to support agricultural, economic growth in Ukraine

5/23/18

To help Ukraine realize its agricultural potential, Penn State has assembled an elite group of experts from Ohio State University, Kansas State University, University of Missouri and Louisiana State University, to form the Consortium for Ukraine's Rural and Agricultural Development, or CURAD.

Holsteins born at Penn State to improve genetic diversity are 'udderly' amazing

5/21/18

The six bundles of Holstein joy born at the Penn State Dairy Barns in April of last year — the outcome of a research project to improve genetic diversity in the breed — have garnered a fan following.

Health and the Environment Seed Grant Program

Human Health and the Environment seed grant recipients announced

5/21/18

Human Health and the Environment seed grants for 2018 have been awarded to eight interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers. The seed grants were funded through a collaboration of Penn State Institutes and the College of Medicine, which collectively contributed more than $400,000.

City Lights: Experience the ingenious power of partnership

5/16/18

A series of interactive City Lights events will showcase Invent Penn State next month, as the annual series will visit Harrisburg; Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh from June 18-21.

Wasp warriors: Entomologists on samurai mission to slay stink bugs

5/16/18

Hillary Peterson is every brown marmorated stink bug's worst nightmare. The Penn State doctoral degree student does not intend to rest professionally until she and other entomologists devise a way to reduce burgeoning populations of the invasive insect, originally from Asia, which are damaging crops and aggravating people. The goal of their research is to develop biological controls to interfere with the pest's reproduction.

Penn State delegation advocates for social sciences in Washington, DC

5/15/18

A group of Penn State researchers recently attended the Consortium of Social Science Association’s (COSSA) 2018 Science Policy Conference and Social Science Advocacy Day in Washington, DC.

Leach named spotted lanternfly extension associate at Penn State

5/15/18

Heather Leach has joined Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences as a spotted lanternfly extension associate.

You're invited: 5 reasons to attend We Are Weekend

5/15/18

Penn Staters are encouraged to return to University Park for a summer celebration. We Are Weekend is your opportunity to create lasting memories with family, friends and classmates during a Penn State comeback weekend June 1–3.

Mending the Gap

5/15/18

Art, culture, sport, and a new kind of volunteer bring old and young together to strengthen the social fabric.

Penn State Master Gardener programs promote pollinator populations

5/14/18

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners across the state are helping to restore bee populations through their Pollinator Preferences and Pollinator-Friendly Gardener Certification programs.

Altered body odor indicates malaria even if microscope doesn't

5/14/18

Typhoid Mary may have infected a hundred or more people, but asymptomatic carriers of malaria infect far more people every year through mosquito vectors. An international team of researchers is working toward a way to identify malaria patients including infected individuals who show no malaria symptoms.

Crassweller receives society's Outstanding Extension Educator Award

5/14/18

Rob Crassweller, professor of horticulture and extension tree-fruit specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has received the 2018 American Society for Horticultural Science Outstanding Extension Educator Award.

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Extension to hire phorid fly liaison for residents, researchers, mushroom farms

Four honored for commitment to diversity in College of Agricultural Sciences

Petrunak receives 2018 Excellence in Academic Advising Award

Penn State-led consortium to support agricultural, economic growth in Ukraine

Holsteins born at Penn State to improve genetic diversity are 'udderly' amazing

Human Health and the Environment seed grant recipients announced

City Lights: Experience the ingenious power of partnership

Wasp warriors: Entomologists on samurai mission to slay stink bugs

Penn State delegation advocates for social sciences in Washington, DC

Leach named spotted lanternfly extension associate at Penn State

You're invited: 5 reasons to attend We Are Weekend

Mending the Gap

Penn State Master Gardener programs promote pollinator populations

Altered body odor indicates malaria even if microscope doesn't

Crassweller receives society's Outstanding Extension Educator Award

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