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Firefighters battled a controlled blaze on the tarmac at Penn State's University Park Airport on May 23 during a full-scale emergency exercise. The exercise was designed to provide real-time training and recertification for emergency response personnel from around the Centre Region.

University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise

A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

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Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

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Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

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Insect fair draws enthusiastic crowds

Monday, September 19, 2011

Penn State's Department of Entomology hosted The Great Insect Fair at the Ag Arena on the University Park campus on Sept. 17. Visitors explored a variety of insect-related displays, collections, activities and games that included an insect deli, which offered some interesting snacks to fair-goers brave enough to try them. Go to http://live.psu.edu/flickrset/72157627690664468 to view photos from the fair. (more)

Insect Deli serves meal worms, crickets and global nutrition awareness

Items at the insect deli this year included meal worms (pictured), crickets, and wax moth larvae. Just to make the food more appealing, Blair and her students created dips and served the food in wraps or with tortilla chips.
Thursday, October 08, 2009

Those ants on a log aren't raisins; they're real ants. And they're much healthier than a bag of chips or candy. At the annual Great Insect Fair, hosted by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, one professor and several students in the Department of Nutritional Sciences cooked and served delicious insects and tried to make it clear why people all over the world are eating bugs. (more)

Annual insect fair draws thousands

Caleb, a youth visitor to the Great Insect Fair in the Snider Agricultural Arena on Saturday, Oct. 3, grins as a large tarantula spider makes its way up his arm while his mother takes a picture on her cell phone at left. For more photos, click on the image above.
Sunday, October 04, 2009

Many tend to avoid insects and other many-legged creatures, but on Saturday, Oct. 3, thousands of insect-interested people swarmed to the Great Insect Fair held in the Snider Agricultural Arena for the sole purpose of holding, touching and learning about the world of entomology - the study of insects. This year's theme, "Moth Madness," featured moth- and butterfly-related activities such as a butterfly tent, "Mothra vs. Batman" tag, a make-your-own-moth-mask activity, and monarch butterfly caterpillars and larvae for purchase. Visitors to the event were able to hold and touch many species of insects, arachnids and other such creatures, as well as race cockroaches, build their own paper butterflies and purchase insects of their own. For photos of the event, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/2151 online (more)