Still Life

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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Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Updates:
Penn State Promise

Board of Trustees launches new website

Faculty Senate recaps 2011-12 activity for Board of Trustees

Frazier provides update on Special Investigations Task Force

Board of Trustees meeting to be streamed live

Penn State donates more than $2.6 million to abuse prevention efforts

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Soil expert encourages homeowners to compost

More information and tips on composting are available by clicking on the image above.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Recycling and energy conservation have become part of the daily routine for many homeowners. You might even think you're doing your best for the environment. But what about those food scraps and plant materials you're dumping in the trash can? Organic materials from your garden and kitchen should be recycled in a different way, according to an expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. You should be composting. (more)

Agro/Soils 590 Seminar hosts Ph.D. candidate presentation

Friday, April 17, 2009

The Agro/Soils 590 Seminar will host "Origin of Soil Coatings: Spectroscopic Studies of Soil Colloids and Grain Surfaces," by Katya Bazilevskaya, Ph.D. candidate in soil science, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, at 12:20 p.m. on May 1 in 101 ASI Building. For more information, contact the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences at (814) 865-6541. (more)

Researcher guides design of Smithsonian exhibit on soil, life on Earth

Patrick Drohan, Penn State soil scientist. Click on the image for more photos.
Monday, July 21, 2008

Penn State soil scientist Patrick Drohan helped to lead the design of a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. "Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" exhibition reveals the complex world of soil and how this hidden ecosystem supports nearly every form of life on Earth. Photos of the exhibit are at: http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1749 (more)