News For March 2006
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Monday March 27, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In many cases, experts regard insect evidence as the most accurate way to determine a victim's time of death, allowing investigators to reconstruct crime scenes.
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Friday March 24, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 40th Annual Pennsylvania Agricultural Bankers Conference will be offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, April 18-19 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Friday March 24, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Converting agricultural commodities into energy can help the environment, reduce the country's reliance on foreign oil and open new markets for farmers, according to experts in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Wednesday March 22, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Patreese Ingram, associate professor of agricultural and extension education in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been selected to receive the college's 2005-2006 Diversity Achievement Award, which honors faculty and staff who encourage the valuing, understanding and promotion of diversity through their professional work.
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Wednesday March 22, 2006More »
(High quality, high resolution photos of Ali Demirci in his lab areavailable by sending a request to jjm29@psu.edu.)
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Wednesday March 22, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In the wake of proposed cuts in the state budget for water quality and safety, Penn State Cooperative Extension -- using its Master Well Owner Network volunteers -- has undertaken a statewide study of private water supplies.
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Thursday March 09, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The stirrings of spring are making green thumbs across the state itchy for warmer weather and a chance to get out in the dirt. But for the gardener looking for something new and inspiring, a Web site run by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences uses the Internet to bring Pennsylvania's best to your desktop.
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Thursday March 09, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – After a fairly mild winter across the state, you can give your lawn a head start, head off the crabgrass, save yourself some money and maybe even impress the neighbors by following a few tips from a turfgrass specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Monday March 06, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Don Orr of Noblesville, Ind., has been named a 2006 Animal Sciences Distinguished Alumnus by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Orr is president of JBS United Inc. based in Sheridan, Ind. The nutrition technology company is involved in feed production and marketing, swine production and management, and grain storage and marketing. Founded in 1956, JBS United operates seven feed plants in the United States and a plant in Qingdao, China.
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Monday March 06, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Department of Horticulture in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will be hosting its popular annual Garden Forum on March 22 and April 5 at the Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on the University Park campus. Registration begins at 6 p.m., and the two-hour sessions begin at 7 p.m.
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Friday March 03, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Richard Saacke of Blacksburg, Va., has been named a 2006 Dairy Science Distinguished Alumnus by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.