March 5, 2020
Ted Jaenicke, professor of agricultural economics, describes his recently published study, which estimated the average amount of food waste generated in households with various characteristics.
March 5, 2020
This story quotes Claudia Schmidt, assistant professor of agricultural economics, and Elizabeth Dobis, postdoctoral scholar in the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.
March 5, 2020
Beth McGraw, professor and Huck Scholar in Entomology and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, comments on the potential effects of temperature on coronavirus spread.
March 5, 2020
Katherine Zipp, assistant professor of environmental and resource economics, talks about a study that looked at how floodplain damages affect long-term housing development in high flood-risk areas.
March 5, 2020
Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, comments about a study conducted by researchers at the Swiss University of Lausanne.
March 5, 2020
This blog post highlights the text of Dean Rick Roush's opening remarks in his recent budget testimony before the state Senate Appropriations Committee.
March 4, 2020
“Realistically, this is a bug that’s here to stay,” Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology, said of the spotted lanternfly.
March 4, 2020
This article quotes Erin Connolly, professor and plant science department head.
March 4, 2020
Suresh Kuchipudi, clinical professor and associate director of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, authored this article, which appeared originally in The Conversation and was published in several other outlets nationwide.
March 4, 2020
Jay Harper, professor of agricultural economics and director of the Fruit Research and Extension Center, comments on the potential for spotted lanternfly infestations in California. This story also appeared in the Bakersfield Californian, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and other newspapers across the country via the Associated Press.
March 4, 2020
This story cites a spotted lanternfly economic impact study led by Jay Harper, professor of agricultural economics and director of the Fruit Research and Extension Center, and mentions Penn State Extension as a source of information. Similar coverage appeared on ABC27.com (WHTM-TV, Harrisburg), PennLive.com (Harrisburg Patriot-News), the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Washington Post, the Associated Press, U.S. News and World Report, the Allentown Morning Call, the Reading Eagle, Lancaster Newspapers, and other outlets.
March 3, 2020
Jennifer Fetter, water resources extension educator, offers advice for those whose private drinking water supply might be found to be contaminated.
March 2, 2020
This story quotes Alex Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition.
March 2, 2020
Authored by Julian Avery, assistant research professor of wildlife ecology and conservation, this article also appeared in SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle) and other outlets.
March 2, 2020
Julie Urban, research associate professor of entomology, and Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator, comment on the status of efforts to contain the spotted lanternfly.
March 2, 2020
This article, authored by Sjoerd Duiker, professor of soil management and applied soil physics, provides recommendations for planting red clover and sweet clover in a "relay" cropping system.
March 2, 2020
This column was authored by Penn State Master Gardener Laura Murphy.
March 2, 2020
This article about the recent 4-H State Leadership Conference highlights two local 4-H'ers who received the Diamond Clover Award.
February 29, 2020
In this column, Nancy Routch, nutrition, diet and health extension educator, explains the benefits of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan.
February 28, 2020
Armen Kemanian, associate professor of production systems and modeling, discusses how climate change might affect agriculture in Pennsylvania.
February 27, 2020
Matt Royer, director of the Agriculture and Environment Center, and Rick Roush, dean of the college, talk about a survey of farmers aimed at highlighting steps they have taken to protect water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
February 27, 2020
This article quotes Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator.
February 27, 2020
This story quotes Dennis Calvin, associate dean and director of special programs, Julie Urban, research associate professor of entomology, Heather Leach, spotted lanternfly extension associate, and Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator. Similar coverage appeared in the Bradford Era and the PA Environmental Digest.
February 27, 2020
Alex Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition, talks about a feed additive that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from animal agriculture. This research also was featured in USDA's "NIFA Update" and other outlets.
February 26, 2020
This article profiles environmental resource management alumnus Grae Buck.
February 26, 2020
Dennis Calvin, associate dean and director of special programs, and Julie Urban, research associate professor of entomology, provide an update on the battle against the spotted lanternfly.
February 25, 2020
This story quotes John Pecchia, associate research professor and director of the Mushroom Research Center, Dave Beyer, professor of plant pathology, and Charlie Stanton, a part-time student employee at the MRC and an agribusiness management major.
February 25, 2020
Josh Lambert, associate professor of food science, says the combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75% in mice fed a high-fat diet.
February 25, 2020
This article cites research led by John Hayes, associate professor of food science and director of the Sensory Evaluation Center.
February 25, 2020
This column quotes from an article by Jim Finley, professor emeritus of forest resources.
