News For November 2003

• Looks Like Some Young Bucks Head Out And Then Go Back Home
  Friday November 21, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Preliminary information from the second year of a three-year male deer dispersal study being done by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has researchers thinking that some young bucks may be mama's boys.

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• Penn State Beef Cattle Sale Generates More Than $111,000
  Tuesday November 18, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The first beef cattle sale held by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences since 1990 generated $111,035, attracted buyers from six states, exposed a new class of students to livestock marketing and renewed a time-honored tradition.

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• Drivers Beware: More Deer Cross Roadways In November
  Tuesday November 18, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- With breeding and hunting seasons for white-tailed deer upon us, more deer are crossing Pennsylvania highways, says a wildlife biologist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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• Kids Get Interactive Nutrition Education Via New Penn State Cd-Rom
  Tuesday November 18, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teachers and parents looking to help students avoid youth obesity and bad nutrition can access a new resource developed by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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• Penn State Pesticide Education Garners National Recognition
  Tuesday November 18, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Pesticide Education Program recently was one of four such state programs to be recognized as models by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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• Penn State Shares Grant To Administer Northeastern IPM Center
  Wednesday November 05, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State and Cornell University will share a four-year, $4.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to jointly administer the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center.

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• Penn State Helping In Effort To Stop Spread Of Rabies
  Wednesday November 05, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The costs of dealing with rabies are extremely high, and that's why a wildlife expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other agencies to stop rabies from moving west out of Pennsylvania.

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• College Of Ag Sciences Students Receive Internship Awards
  Tuesday November 04, 2003

  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Five Penn State students have been selected as College of Agricultural Sciences Alumni Society 2003 Internship Award winners. The award, which includes a $500 stipend, was established to encourage students to enroll in internship courses offered within the College of Agricultural Sciences.

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