http://agsci.psu.edu/news Latest news from the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. daily 1 2012-02-10T01:30:14Z http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59750 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Penn State's University Park campus on May 16, accompanied by Cathie Woteki, the U.S. Department of Agriculture under secretary of research education. The visit included tours of research laboratories, a meeting with Penn State faculty and representatives from 4-H and FFA. The one-day visit ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-16T18:50:02Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59743 Laura Leites, a research associate and instructor in forest biometrics in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, recently was named to the board of directors of the Resource Modeling Association. ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-16T14:09:14Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59731 A researcher in the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences has been honored for his contributions in developing an online tool to keep track of threats to soybean crops.... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-15T18:05:11Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59720 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Penn State on Wednesday, May 16, to deliver an address commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and highlighting the groundbreaking research and innovation that takes place at land-grant universities, such as Penn State. Vilsack's address will take place at 11 a.m. ... No publisher Tim Simkins news-extension news-agsci 2012-05-14T20:10:00Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59710 Free public gardening workshops will be a featured attraction when the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on state Route 45.... No publisher Tim Simkins news-extension 2012-05-11T18:29:56Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59708 Penn State's Pasto Agricultural Museum will present a special exhibit of old, manual gardening tools, to debut in conjunction with the Master Gardener Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-11T17:29:24Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59705 A faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been recognized for her outstanding efforts to help students with their academic and career goals. Nancy Dreschel, instructor in companion animal science, received the college's 2012 Excellence in Academic Advising Award. ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-11T15:33:52Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59703 A new, free publication offered by Penn State Extension examines how water is used and affected during production of natural gas from deep shale formations. ... No publisher Tim Simkins news-extension news-aec 2012-05-11T15:20:17Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59684 A Penn State researcher has been chosen to receive a grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations program, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. David Hughes, assistant professor of entomology and biology, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "Taking Out the Bodyguards: A Novel ... No publisher Tim Simkins news-agsci news-aec 2012-05-09T17:10:00Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59660 Natural-gas development appears to be having a positive effect on the local collection of state taxes in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region, according to a report by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Marcellus Shale and Local Collection of State Taxes: What the 2011 Pennsylvania Tax Data Say" is a white paper ... No publisher Tim Simkins news-agsci 2012-05-08T18:55:00Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59617 A reorganization of Penn State Extension that has been under way during the last two years has taken additional steps toward completion. In a move to implement a new model of program delivery, the organization has appointed program leaders who will spearhead development of statewide educational programming that is structured around expertise and ... No publisher Tim Simkins news-extension 2012-05-04T14:10:03Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59597 Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County will hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 19. The event will take place at the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa., 9 miles southwest of State College on state Route 45.... No publisher Tim Simkins news-extension 2012-05-04T13:57:28Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59592 A commonly held belief that college students are only interested in courses where they can earn an "easy A" is not supported by a Penn State research study. What college students really value is how much they feel they learn in a course, according to recent findings from a survey. ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-03T18:54:32Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59583 A one-day conference in Lehigh County, sponsored by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, will provide a comprehensive overview of using natural gas as a transportation fuel in Pennsylvania and the mid-Atlantic region. ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-03T15:19:38Z Link http://agsci.psu.edu/news/live.psu.edu/59556 A parasite that fights the zombie-ant fungus has yielded some of its secrets to an international research team led by Penn State's David Hughes. The research reveals, for the first time, how an entire ant colony is able to survive infestations by the zombie-ant fungus, which invades an ant's brain and causes it to march to its death at a mass ... No publisher Tim Simkins 2012-05-02T21:00:00Z Link