Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Marilyn McPheron, former study abroad coordinator in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who is now retired, recently was one of six to receive Spirit of Internationalization Awards from the University's Office of Global Programs.
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Bruce Ames, a prominent scientist in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology and degenerative diseases, will present the first Healthy Lion Award Seminar, co-sponsored by Penn State's Center of Excellence for Plant and Mushroom Foods for Health and the Department of Food Science. The seminar, which is open to the public, will take place from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 10 in the Berg Auditorium, 100 Life Sciences Building, on the University Park campus. (more)
Two Web-based, evening seminars presented by Penn State Extension, on March 15 and 22, will provide a detailed examination of the shale-gas impact fee legislation recently passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. (more)
A grant of $484,000 will support a joint Penn State/U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service project designed to help farmers improve water quality by making better decisions about when and where to apply fertilizer. The funding will enable scientists to develop the Fertilizer Forecaster, a Web-based decision-support tool that producers can use before applying fertilizer to assess the risk of nutrients running off in surface water. (more)
In response to a tragic, four-state, two-week series of fatal accidents involving agricultural producers and skid-steer loaders, a farm-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is calling for operators to take precautions.
The four fatalities have occurred since mid-February in New York, Minnesota, Indiana and Wisconsin, according to Dennis Murphy, distinguished professor of agricultural safety and health. He noted that the accidents all had certain factors in common.
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Natural-gas development appears to be associated with falling dairy production in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region, but the exact reasons for the decline are unclear, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
Seats are still available for a Conservation Reserve Program training for conservation and natural resources professionals in the mid-Atlantic region, March 7-8 in Lancaster. (more)
A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine municipalities' roles related to water use and protection in the face of burgeoning Marcellus Shale gas development in Pennsylvania. (more)
A food scientist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will be one of the judges for the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wis., March 5-7. (more)
A top executive with the largest meat-processing business in the world will be a featured speaker at the Pennsylvania Cattleman's College, March 10 at the Pennsylvania Livestock Evaluation Center. (more)
