News For June 2006
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Thursday June 29, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The recent flooding in the Northeast likely contaminated many private wells, and residents should disinfect the supplies before drinking water from them, according to an Penn State Cooperative Extension water quality expert.
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Monday June 26, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With more than two-thirds of Pennsylvania counties declared disaster areas due to severe flooding, Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering disaster-related recovery information for residents who may be affected by the deluge.
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Monday June 26, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Grade school teachers can refresh or expand their knowledge about ecology and the environment by attending the Forest Resources Institute for Teachers, Aug 8-9. Organized by Penn State's School of Forest Resources and Penn State Cooperative Extension, the program is designed to instruct teachers of grades 1-7 in forest and water resources topics.
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Wednesday June 21, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Cooperative Extension is offering a two-hour mandatory class in local communities around the state to assist residents in filing for debt relief under the Bankruptcy Abuse Protection and Consumer Protection Act.
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Monday June 19, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The aging of the baby boom generation in the United States and globally has created growing concerns regarding relations between the young and the elderly. To help bridge the generation gap, faculty and educators in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will collaborate with agencies in Japan to see how America and Japan can learn from and adopt each other's successful intergenerational programs. Matthew Kaplan, associate professor of intergenerational programs and aging, administers a project entitled Japan-U.S. Partnerships to Promote Intergenerational Programs and Practices. Supported by a grant from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, the two-year initiative includes an international conference at Japan's Waseda University and a study tour by Japanese intergenerational professionals of the United States.
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Wednesday June 14, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ag Progress Days, Pennsylvania's largest outdoor agricultural exposition, will return for its annual three-day run, Aug. 15-17. Sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, the event is held at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on Pa. Route 45.
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Friday June 02, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Five Penn State farms have been recognized for environmental stewardship, receiving the Pennsylvania Environmental Agricultural Conservation Certification of Excellence.