News For May 2006
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Wednesday May 31, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - "Live green, go yellow," urges the now often-heard slogan about putting ethanol in the gas tanks of vehicles, with the "yellow" referring to the color of corn, the main source for the biofuel in today's world.
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Friday May 26, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A broad-based collaboration between Penn State and community organizations will result in more effective training and assessment for the workers who provide personal-care services for the elderly and people with mental and physical disabilities.
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Thursday May 25, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Parents may get squeamish when their kids bring insects home as "pets." But in June, some parents will encourage their children's fascination with bugs.
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Thursday May 25, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It's funny how old, neglected ideas become hot, new ones again when energy prices spike.
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Thursday May 25, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The 48th Annual Mushroom Industry Conference, sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will be held June 11-13 at The Nittany Lion Inn in State College.
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Wednesday May 17, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - After more than a decade of closely monitoring regeneration of oak trees on forest tracts around Pennsylvania, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have begun to understand why stands of the state's most important tree are not replacing themselves after they are harvested.
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Wednesday May 10, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- C. Daniel Azzara, vice-president of global innovation and quality for the Hershey Company, will deliver the spring commencement address for Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, college officials announced.
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Wednesday May 10, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, working under contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, this spring is unveiling a new rapid habitat-assessment tool for state officials to use in measuring the impact of deer browsing on public lands.
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Wednesday May 10, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- It happens ever summer: You're driving down a country road, see a large, complicated machine or an unusual building and wonder, "What's that?" You now can find the answer to such puzzling farming questions, thanks to a free booklet from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Wednesday May 10, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- One of Pennsylvania's most important labor forces is currently hard at work in the state's orchards and fields, helping to ensure the success of crops worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Wednesday May 10, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Tanuj Motwani of Jaipur, India, a graduate student in Penn State's Department of Food Science, recently won the 2006 Juran Doctoral Award for his research proposal involving development of a technique to monitor a critical aspect of chocolate manufacturing.
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Wednesday May 10, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Mary Colson, daughter of David and Melanie Colson of Pilesgrove, N.J., will receive the Outstanding Senior Award from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences at the college's commencement ceremony at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 13 in Eisenhower Auditorium.
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Saturday May 06, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A team of students from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences finished second overall at the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association National Poultry Judging Contest, held last month at Louisiana State University.
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Friday May 05, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - This fall, the new school year will bring increased food safety to children throughout Pennsylvania, thanks to a joint effort by Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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Wednesday May 03, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the University Creamery prepares to move into its new home this summer, the dairy processing plant and ice cream parlor that holds a special place in Penn State lore already occupies a new home on the Web.