News For September 2006
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Friday September 29, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Great expectations were in abundance as officials from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences joined with university, state and industry representatives to dedicate the university’s new $45.7 million Food Science Building today on the University Park campus.
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Friday September 29, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration narrows the search for the cause of a nationwide outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 tied to bagged spinach, a specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says the incident may lead to tighter controls on food safety at the farm level.
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Thursday September 28, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The environmental resource management major in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been joined with the college's newly created Environment and Natural Resources Institute to expose students to the cutting-edge interdisciplinary education, research and outreach focus of the institute.
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Wednesday September 20, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A severe August drought followed by cool temperatures in early September resulted in many pockets of early fall color in central and northeastern Pennsylvania and southeastern New York, according to a forest expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Friday September 15, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- If you need trustworthy information and advice on everyday matters concerning your home, family, lawn and garden, health or environment, a new Web site offered by Penn State Cooperative Extension may have the answers you're seeking.
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Tuesday September 12, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A multi-level alcohol and drug-prevention program that brings together representatives from Penn State Cooperative Extension, local school districts and community service agencies with parents, youth and other community members has been cited as a Program of Distinction by the National 4-H Headquarters.
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Tuesday September 12, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Audrey Maretzki, professor of food science and nutrition in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, recently was awarded the Helen Denning Ullrich Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Nutrition Education for her years of service as a champion for nutrition education, local food systems and food-security issues.
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Tuesday September 12, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Department of Food Sciences in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will offer its 15th annual Pasteurizer Operators Workshop, Nov. 7-8 at Atherton Hotel in downtown State College and in the Food Science Building on the University Park campus.
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Tuesday September 12, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Sanitation Short Course will be offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Oct. 10-12 at the Atherton Hotel in State College.
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Tuesday September 12, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - For many fans, football isn't football without a good tailgate party. And a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences wants you to remember that the four C's of food safety apply to tailgating, too.
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Monday September 11, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Most people avoid insects because they're afraid of being bitten. But thousands of visitors are expected to swarm to Penn State's Great Insect Fair to get a closer look at bugs that bite, suck, sting, spray, stab or chew.
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Friday September 08, 2006More »
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In what Penn State President Graham Spanier called another milestone in the university’s history, Penn State today dedicated its new $30.5 million Forest Resources Building at the corner of Park Avenue and Bigler Road.