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Upcoming trainings include "Mental Health First Aid for Adults Working with Youth" and "Mental Health First Aid."

From stress to grief to addiction, understanding mental health is crucial when faced with difficult times, according to organizers of an upcoming Penn State Extension webinar series. The “Mental Wellness Series” will take place from during the month of May. This free, six-part series is designed for concerned citizens, family members, social workers, mental health workers, medical professionals, teachers and college students.

Those raising children of family members or close friends face unique challenges, according to organizers of Kinship Café, a Penn State Extension program. Monthly live webinars take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., with the next meeting scheduled for May 21.

Twelve educators from across the country had the opportunity to explore one technology — artificial intelligence — during a recent immersive workshop at Penn State University Park.

The Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology selected six projects to receive funding from the college’s seed grant program, which provides funding to support research activities and generate preliminary results that will eventually lead to bigger projects involving external funding.

A team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is addressing the growing interest among tree fruit growers in Pennsylvania and the Northeast in adopting drone-based spraying systems for high-density apple and peach orchards. The Northeast Region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded the team two grants to support the work.

Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa uniflora, remains a mystery. Now, with social media and the internet driving a resurgence in the harvest and economic trade of the parasitic species — which appears strangely white because it is devoid of chlorophyl — a research team from Penn State has taken the first step toward documenting its new status.

Submit your application by April 30th to be eligible for 2025-26 Ag Sciences scholarships!

If you love houseplants, this course was made for you! Take a deep dive into indoor plants in HORT 297.

"I’ve been with the Forest Service for 41 years and have held 19 different positions. I love the variety of work that we do. I have lived in 14 different locations and traveled to 49 of the 50 states. I love that I take care of your land. We take care of the nation's forest and grasslands for current and future generations. This is our legacy."

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently appointed Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State, to an 18-member study committee to examine the status of insects in North America.