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Fruit research and extension projects receive funding from industry groups

9/21/18

The State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Apple Program recently awarded nearly $233,000 in funding to support new and ongoing fruit research and extension projects in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. The grants will support projects aimed at enhancing pest management, production efficiency and fruit quality.

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Penn State startup Trimatis converting plastic waste into 3D printer filament

9/20/18

3D printing, or additive manufacturing, as it’s more formally known, has enabled innovations in manufacturing and production. However, it’s also contributing to the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste that's been generated since 1950. Penn State startup Trimatis LLC believes it can help combat this problem by converting plastic waste into 3D printing filament.

THON Bingo Promo

Bingo Night planned to benefit THON

9/20/18

A Bingo Night is planned at Penn State DuBois to benefit THON, the Penn State Dance Marathon held each February to raise funds to help battle childhood cancer. Bingo Night is planned for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, in the Hiller Student Union.

Penn State Professor of Architectural Engineering and Lyralux founder, Kevin Houser

Lyralux lights the way for its Dim to Vivid commercial lighting technology

9/20/18

Have you ever noticed that colors start to fade and blend together at lower light levels? Due to how our eyes process color, the dimmer the light source, the less vivid a color appears. This can be a particular challenge for people trying to distinguish colors in low lighting environments like museums and restaurants. Fortunately, Penn State Professor of Architectural Engineering Kevin Houser has developed a technology at Penn State and formed a startup, called Lyralux, to solve this problem.

The Community Education Center

Medical marijuana program to be offered in St. Marys

9/19/18

If you own or manage a business or manufacturing center with a zero-tolerance drug policy, or just have concerns about what impact Pennsylvania’s new medicinal marijuana law will have on your workplace, join Penn State DuBois on Nov. 16 for an educational program to learn the facts.

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Building sustainable infrastructure

9/19/18

By studying infrastructure systems with a focus on smart buildings for integrated energy, Somayeh Asadi, assistant professor of architectural engineering, stresses the societal impact of buildings.

Loyalsock Creek with trout inset

Few hatchery brook trout genes present in Pa. watershed wild fish

9/18/18

Despite many decades of annual brook trout stocking in one northcentral Pennsylvania watershed, the wild brook trout populations show few genes from hatchery fish, according to researchers who genotyped about 2,000 brook trout in Loyalsock Creek watershed, a 500-square-mile drainage in Lycoming and Sullivan counties celebrated by anglers for its trout fishing.

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