March 4, 2021
This article highlights the SLF work of several faculty members and extension specialists in the college.
March 4, 2021
This story quotes Ed Johnstonbaugh, renewable energy extension educator.
March 4, 2021
Dori Owczarzak, extension registered dietitian, authored this column.
March 3, 2021
Jodi Sulpizio, Master Watershed Steward coordinator in York County, says plastics in the environment don't decompose, they just break down into smaller pieces.
March 2, 2021
Penn State Master Gardener Tom Reed says he expects the increased interest in gardening during the pandemic to continue in the coming growing season.
March 2, 2021
Claudia Schmidt, assistant professor of marketing and local/regional food systems, and Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural and regional economics and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, explain the results of their recently published research. Similar coverage appeared in Farms.com, USDA's NIFA Update and New Food magazine.
March 2, 2021
A newly discovered root trait helps corn, wheat and barley grow deeper roots, which is important for drought tolerance, nitrogen efficiency and carbon sequestration, says Jonathan Lynch, distinguished professor of plant nutrition. This story also appeared in Morning Ag Clips.
March 2, 2021
Tyler Wagner, Penn State adjunct professor of fisheries ecology, and Danielle Massie, former master’s degree student in wildlife and fisheries science, explain their project looking at the effects of temperature and turbidity on walleye populations.
February 27, 2021
This story quotes Duane Diefenbach, adjunct professor of wildlife ecology.
February 26, 2021
Lauren Shaffer, outreach specialist with the Agriculture and Environment Center, and Matt Royer, the center's director, discuss a program to assist landowners in implementing conservation measures that are helping to improve water quality in three Chesapeake Bay tributary watersheds. Similar coverage of the program also appeared in Lancaster Farming.
February 25, 2021
If new variants of the coronavirus continue to evolve after the pandemic, "we won’t have useless vaccines," says Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology. "We might have slightly less good vaccines than we have at the moment."
February 25, 2021
This story quotes Margaret Brittingham, professor of wildlife resources, and Julian Avery, associate research professor of wildlife ecology and conservation, about their recently published study. Similar coverage appeared in the River Reporter, Narrowsburg, New York.
February 25, 2021
This story quotes Laura Kaminsky, doctoral candidate in plant pathology, and mentions Terrence Bell, assistant professor of phytobiomes.
February 24, 2021
Po-An Lin, doctoral candidate in entomology, and Gary Felton, professor and head of entomology, comment on a study they recently published.
February 24, 2021
John Hayes, professor of food science and director of the Sensory Evaluation Center, discusses smell-check cards distributed as part of the "Stop. Smell. Be Well." campaign to raise awareness of the link between smell loss and COVID-19.
February 24, 2021
This story quotes Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes. Similar coverage appeared in The Hill.
February 24, 2021
Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator, comments on how snow and ice affect landscape plants.
February 24, 2021
This column, written by Stacy Reed, food safety and nutrition extension educator, quotes Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, horticulture extension educator, and highlights the "Home Food Preservation" webinar series.
February 23, 2021
This article, which focuses on the spotted lanternfly, was authored by Katie Schmidt, forestry extension educator.
February 23, 2021
This article quotes Harry Crissy, extension educator in business and community vitality, about Penn State Extension's role in the effort to expand broadband internet coverage in Pennsylvania.
February 23, 2021
This story highlights a gift from college alumnus Jeffrey Conrad.
February 23, 2021
Studies suggest that between half and three-quarters of people with COVID-19 abruptly lose their sense of smell, sometimes in the absence of or before other symptoms, says John Hayes, professor of food science and director of the Sensory Evaluation Center. Similar coverage appeared in Morning Ag Clips.
February 22, 2021
Marcela Martinez, research technologist in veterinary and biomedical sciences, Adrian Barragan, assistant research professor and extension veterinarian, and Lisa Holden, associate professor of dairy science, offer advice for dairy producers to communicate effectively with their employees.
February 21, 2021
More than one in 10 households in Pennsylvania sometimes or often didn’t have enough food to eat last year, says Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural and regional economics and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development. Similar coverage appeared in the Bradford Era, Lewistown Sentinel and Morning Ag Clips.
February 21, 2021
This story quotes Cristy Schmidt, applied research educator in the Center for Economic and Community Development, and Brent Hales, director of Penn State Extension.
February 20, 2021
This article features Penn State Extension recommendations for pollinator-friendly gardening.
February 19, 2021
This column was authored by Penn State Master Gardener Dianne Machesney.
February 19, 2021
Duane Diefenbach, adjunct professor of wildlife ecology, comments on recently published research that he co-led. Similar coverage appeared in Science Daily, Science Codex and Morning Ag Clips.
February 18, 2021
Margaret Brittingham, professor of wildlife resources, and Julian Avery, associate research professor of wildlife ecology and conservation, describe their study, which found that bluebirds and tree swallows nesting in noisy boxes spent less time incubating their eggs, had fewer eggs hatch and produced fewer young than their neighbors nesting in quiet boxes. Similar coverage appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot-News (PennLive.com) and Morning Ag Clips.
February 18, 2021
This article commemorating the retirement of Kim Steiner, professor of forest biology and director of The Arboretum at Penn State, also quotes Dean Rick Roush, President Eric Barron and Provost Nick Jones.
