January 20, 2021
“There are certain foods cafeteria managers are buying ... that the kids never are going to eat,” says Christine Costello, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering. This story also appeared in Morning Ag Clips.

January 20, 2021
Chauncy Hinshaw, doctoral candidate in plant pathology and environmental microbiology, and Margarita López-Uribe, assistant professor of entomology and Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor, explain their recently published study. Similar coverage appeared in Science Daily, Technology Networks, ScienceBlog.com, Mirage News (Australia), Bioengineer.org, BrightSurf Science News and Morning Ag Clips.

January 17, 2021
This article, which also appeared in Lancaster Farming and other outlets, cites Penn State research about the economic impact of the spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania and links to Penn State Extension's SLF webpages.

January 15, 2021
This coverage of a Penn State Extension webinar quotes Tom Murphy, co-director of the Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, and Dave Hartman, livestock extension educator.

January 14, 2021
Paul Patterson, professor of poultry science, and Josh Cassar, doctoral candidate in animal science, talk about their research showing that pulsed ultraviolet light can be an effective alternative to some of the antimicrobial technologies now used by the poultry industry to kill pathogens on eggshells.

January 13, 2021
This article quotes Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

January 13, 2021
Ted Alter, professor of agricultural, environmental and regional economics, Tim Kelsey, professor of agricultural economics, and Siena Baker, undergraduate research associate, discuss a newly released report from the college's Center for Economic and Community Development.

January 13, 2021
Duane Diefenbach, adjunct professor of wildlife ecology and leader of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Tess Gingery, research technologist in ecosystem science and management, say their study of stress hormone levels in the saliva of newborn white-tailed deer suggests that predation is not the only thing in the wild killing fawns. Similar coverage appeared in Earth.com and Morning Ag Clips.

January 12, 2021
Emelie Swackhamer, horticulture extension educator, comments on the threat posed by SLF and efforts to manage its spread. This story also appeared on WROC-TV, Rochester, New York.

January 12, 2021
Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research, and Melanie Kammerer, former ecology graduate student, say their study showed that the most critical factor influencing wild bees was the weather -- particularly changes to temperature and rainfall associated with climate change. Similar coverage appeared in Science Daily and ScienceBlog.com.

January 10, 2021
This column quotes Heather Preisendanz, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, who says a small percentage of locations and rain events contribute to the vast majority of total annual pollution loads entering the bay.

January 9, 2021
This story quotes Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

January 7, 2021
DJ McNeil, postdoctoral fellow in the Insect Biodiversity Center, and Heather Hines, associate professor of biology and entomology, discuss their recently published research. Similar coverage appeared in Science Daily and Earth.com.

January 6, 2021
This coverage of a recent Penn State Extension webinar quotes Adrian Barragan, clinical assistant professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences.

January 6, 2021
This article, authored by Sinclair Adam, horticulture extension educator, and the accompanying slideshow highlight the flower varieties that performed well in the annual variety trials held at the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center.

January 6, 2021
John Hayes, professor of food science and director of the Sensory Evaluation Center, originally co-authored this article for The Conversation. Similar articles appeared in CNN.com, SciTechDaily and other outlets.

January 6, 2021
John Hayes, professor of food science and director of the Sensory Evaluation Center, explains the difference between smell loss due to the common cold and that caused by COVID-19.

January 6, 2021
This story quotes Margarita López-Uribe, assistant professor of entomology and Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor.

January 6, 2021
This story highlights the appointment of Brad Cardinale as head of ESM, effective Jan. 4.

January 6, 2021
This story features the schedule of Penn State Extension webinars and Dean Rick Roush's joint town hall with PDA Secretary Redding in conjunction with this year's virtual state Farm Show. Similar coverage appeared in the DuBois Courier Express, Farm and Dairy, Morning Ag Clips and other outlets.

January 6, 2021
This article quotes Allison Brown, dual-title doctoral candidate in food science and in international agriculture and development, and Helene Hopfer, Rasmussen Career Development Professor in Food Science.

January 6, 2021
Dave Swartz, Penn State Extension assistant director for animal systems programs, says there will be ample supplies of meat this year, and consumers need not worry about shortages in this sector of the food system.

January 6, 2021
Dan Brockett, community development and energy extension educator, comments on Pennsylvania's growing solar energy industry.

January 6, 2021
In this story, which also features an audio interview, Heather Leach, extension associate in entomology, talks about the challenge of slowing the spread and managing populations of SLF.

December 3, 2020
Tom Richard, professor of agricultural and biological engineering and director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, says energy efficiency, renewables, carbon-smart farming and sustainable forestry are among the measures that will help mitigate climate change.

December 3, 2020
This article highlights Penn State Extension recommendations for spreading manure on cropland during the winter months.

December 3, 2020
This column contains items about a grant for metal can coating research awarded to Greg Ziegler, professor of food science; funding awarded to Margherita Cantorna, professor of molecular immunology and nutrition, by NIH to study the links between vitamin D and COVID-19; and gifts in support of 4-H from Eugene and Carol Schurman, retired extension educators, and Christy Bartley, retired Penn State Extension statewide leader of 4-H youth development programs.

December 3, 2020
This story, which also appeared in Morning Ag Clips, quotes Greg Ziegler, professor of food science.

December 2, 2020
Shipping pallets present unique hazards when used by retailers and homeowners for unintended purposes, says Judd Michael, Penn State Nationwide Insurance Professor of Agricultural Safety and Health. This story also appeared in Morning Ag Clips.

December 2, 2020
This article features research conducted by a team that includes several faculty members from the college as well as Penn State Extension dairy educators.
