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
A study examining the prevalence of the fungus Fusarium in bathroom sink drains suggests that plumbing systems may be a common source of human infections. In the first extensive survey of its kind, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences sampled nearly 500 sink drains from 131 buildings -- businesses, homes, university dormitories and public facilities -- in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and California. They analyzed fungal DNA to compare the spectrum of Fusarium species and sequence types found in drains with those recovered from human infections. (more)
Determining how to save Penn State's elm trees is an ongoing collaboration between University researchers and groundskeepers. Capturing disease-carrying insects to study them has been an elusive task, but researchers believe existing efforts to prevent Dutch elm disease may be a clue to keeping the landmark trees safe from elm yellows. (more)
A Web-based resource developed by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is helping crop producers manage insects, diseases and weeds, often while reducing the need for pesticides. (more)
Last year an epidemic of late blight disease on tomatoes not only forced many home gardeners to throw out their plants but also threatened the crops of thousands of growers throughout the state. Along with cool, wet weather, the distribution of infected plants through big-box stores spurred along the widespread outbreak. With springtime approaching, Beth Gugino, assistant professor of plant pathology, offers some tips that home gardeners can start thinking about now. (more)
Across the northeast, home gardeners expecting the usual bumper crop of tomatoes this season were dismayed to find their plants affected by late blight, the same fungus that caused Ireland's potato famine in the 19th century. According to Beth Gugino, assistant professor of plant pathology at Penn State, late blight is a fungus that primarily affects tomatoes, potatoes and certain solanaceous weeds such as bittersweet nightshade. (more)
Members of Penn State's Plant Pathology Department recently presented a copy of the "History of the Department of Plant Pathology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1956 to 1976" to the Penn State University Archives in the University Libraries. (more)
Frederick Gildow, professor in Penn State's Department of Plant Pathology, has been named head of the department, effective immediately. He succeeds Barbara Christ, who assumed the post of senior associate dean in the College of Agricultural Sciences in January. (more)
"Uncovering Indigenous Knowledge in Tanzanian Agriculture," a seminar sponsored by the Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK), will be presented at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 2 in 502 Keller Building by Gretchen Kuldau, associate professor, and Katelyn Willyerd, doctoral student, in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences' Department of Plant Pathology. (more)
Once a year, Penn State plant pathologists put aside pipettes, computers and other high-tech equipment for potato peelers, slicers and deep-fryers: It's time to make the potato chips. (more)
