News For December 2003
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Wapwallopen, Pa., teacher will be recognized as one of six outstanding 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries adult volunteer leaders in the country.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has honored two graduates with 2003 Outstanding Recent Alumni Awards. The award recognizes distinguished alumni who have graduated from the college within the last 10 years and promotes opportunities for interaction between selected alumni, students and faculty. The 2003 Outstanding Recent Alumni are:
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has honored six graduates with 2003 Outstanding Alumni Awards. The award recognizes distinguished graduates of the college and promotes opportunities for interaction between selected alumni, students and faculty. The 2003 Outstanding Alumni are:
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will feature the School of Forest Resources and cooperative extension programs as well as a stepped-up student-recruitment effort, at its main exhibit at the 2004 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Jan. 10-17 in Harrisburg.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State sophomore Javier Moreno made history at the recent 2003 National FFA Convention by becoming the first Puerto Rican -- and the first Penn State student -- to be named National FFA President.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For many students, their college years slip by quickly, without a notice to the passing. Ambridge, Pa., native Ian Rosenberger isn't taking a chance on that.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- No one likes to tinker with success, but several changes are coming to Penn State's 2004 Ice Cream Short Course, Jan. 4-10 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Cooperative Extension has named Jane Landis of Elizabethtown as county extension director in Dauphin County, effective Jan. 1, 2004.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- New students in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences can take advantage of a program designed to help bridge the gap between high school and college.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The sprawling new Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) Livestock Evaluation Center on Route 45 just east of the Ag Progress Days site at Rock Springs is a one-of-a-kind facility with deep historical roots at Penn State.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For companies such as Ben and Jerry's and Haagen Daaz, ice cream is big business. But a new short course from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is for people who've always dreamed of having their own ice cream parlor.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- More than 30,000 certified pesticide applicators in Pennsylvania easily can check their recertification credits online, thanks to a new Web page developed by the Pesticide Education Program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Three faculty members in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences -- Gary Perdew, professor of veterinary science; Jack Schultz, professor of entomology; and James Shortle, professor of agricultural and environmental policy -- have been named distinguished professors by the university.
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Tuesday December 23, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Does your water come from a private well or spring versus a public water supply? Are you concerned that your drinking water may become contaminated? Are you on a public water supply, but interested in educating your community about private water systems?
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Wednesday December 17, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- After watching raging wildfires devour wide swaths of California in October, a forest expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences points out that Pennsylvania forests have actually become less likely to burn. "Ironically, both our situation here and the one in California have been caused by forest fire suppression," says Marc Abrams, professor of forest ecology and physiology who has earned a number of awards and honors for his 25 years of forest fire research. "Forest fires, often caused by lightning and Native American burning in the past, have been a natural factor in forest ecology across North America for thousands of years, and when we suppress fire, we change the natural order. The eastern forests have become less flammable; out West, they have become infernos waiting to happen."
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Wednesday December 17, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The holiday season sends people of all ages in search of unique and creative gifts for their loved ones. But the obligation of gift-giving is also an opportunity to bring family members of different generations closer together, says a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Social scientists note that, even under the same roof, family members are spending less time together," says Matthew Kaplan, associate professor of intergenerational programs and aging in Penn State's department of agricultural and extension education.
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Wednesday December 17, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Flowering plants are good Christmas gifts, and they can be a reminder of the giver for months to come. But how you take care of a gift plant will govern how long it will remain attractive in your home.
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Wednesday December 17, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The holiday season sends people of all ages in search of unique and creative gifts for their loved ones. But the obligation of gift-giving is also an opportunity to bring family members of different generations closer together, says a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Monday December 08, 2003More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's bruin population is burgeoning and bear-human problems are being exacerbated by people moving into bear country, according to a wildlife expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.