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Gift to Penn State will support ongoing research in food safety, energy

5/24/17

When it comes to global challenges, there are none more pressing to Penn State alumni Frank and Janet Glasgow Dudek than food safety and clean energy. They are passionate about finding solutions to those challenges, and that's why they are providing $50,000 to Penn State to lead the way.

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Penn State researchers hope to extend berry growing season in Northeast

5/15/17

Researchers at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences are among a group of researchers examining how the use of high and low tunnels and plastic coverings extend the growing season for strawberries and raspberries, and as a result, increase yields while also reducing pesticide use and improving berry quality and shelf life.

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Food Science student team takes first place in competition

4/11/17

A student team representing the Food Science Department in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences recently took first place in the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association Central Atlantic Area College Bowl competition.

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Engineering's Tucker welcomes fellow Gates Millennium Scholar

9/16/16

Incoming Penn State freshman Teniola Idowu, is one of the 1,000 students to receive the honor of being named as a 2016 Gates Millennium Scholar, the last class of the program, and one of 29 students named to the fourth cohort of Penn State Millennium Scholars.

Probing Questions: How concerned should Pennsylvanians be about Zika virus?

7/7/16

Penn State associate professor of entomology and disease epidemiology Jason Rasgon studies how viruses are spread by mosquitoes, fleas, sand flies, lice, ticks and mites, as well as other insects and arthropods.In this Probing Question video, Rasgon looks at the relative risks for Pennsylvanians

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding honored as Alumni Fellow

10/16/15

Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, who holds two degrees from the College of Agricultural Sciences, will be one of 19 Penn State alumni honored Oct. 21 for their outstanding professional accomplishments and given the lifelong title of Alumni Fellow by the Penn State Alumni Association.

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Student Stories: Fungi fan — food science alumna got her job though career day

10/13/15

The College of Agricultural Sciences’ Ag Career Day, set for Oct. 20 at the Bryce Jordan Center, is a great opportunity for students to interact and meet future employers. For recent graduate Anh Tran, attending last year’s event led to a full-time job with the largest single-location mushroom farm in the world — Giorgi Mushroom Company.

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Visitors can 'tour' national parks at Horticulture Show Oct. 10-11

10/8/15

The national parks will be the theme of the 102nd Horticulture Show, slated for Oct. 10-11 at the Snider Agricultural Arena. Visitors will be able to imagine strolling through the Great Smoky Mountains, visiting Gettysburg National Military Park and seeing some of the sites in our nation's capital.

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The Arboretum at Penn State to host annual Pumpkin Festival Oct. 11, 16-17

10/1/15

The Arboretum at Penn State will host its fifth Pumpkin Festival Oct. 11 and Oct. 16-17, highlighted by a pumpkin-carving contest and lighted jack-o'-lantern display. 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.

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Beer entrepreneur, Ag Sciences alumnus, to speak

9/28/15

What's it like to be a young founder and CEO of a startup tech company in State College, tasting beer and coffee for your job and working in a former frat house? Jason Cohen, founder and CEO of Analytical Flavor Systems, tells his story Sept. 30 as the Harbaugh Forum speaker.

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