Team wins grant to develop nitrogen fertilizer decision tool for organic farmers
| psu.edu
Penn State researchers have received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to perfect a tool they developed to help organic corn producers decide how much nitrogen — as fertilizer or manure — to apply to their crop fields.
World-renowned infectious disease researchers to lecture on COVID-19 Sept. 24
| psu.edu
Dr. David Ho, director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City, and Peter Hudson, Willaman Professor of Biology at Penn State, will draw on their experiences in infectious disease research to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, during Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania’s virtual "Nights to Discover" speaker series on Sept. 24.
Energy Law and Policy webinars to focus on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
| psu.edu
Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy is hosting a series of webinars this semester focusing on the economic, human health, legal and industry aspects of Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement among almost a dozen states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric power plants. The webinars, which are free and open to the public, will be held at noon on Fridays via Zoom. Registration is required.
Wastewater sampling may give advanced warning of potential COVID-19 outbreaks
| news.psu.edu
Wastewater sampling for coronavirus on campus and in the surrounding community could alert University decision makers to a potential outbreak several days before individuals exhibit symptoms of an infection.
Five researchers join the Institutes of Energy and the Environment
| news.psu.edu
Five Penn State researchers have become cofunded faculty in the Institutes of Energy and the Environment.
Virtual Undergraduate Exhibition brings together nearly 200 students
| psu.edu
During the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent cancellation of public events, organizers in the Office of Undergraduate Education still wanted to provide some avenue for undergraduates to gain the experience of communicating their research and be able to compete for prizes. Nearly 200 participants shared their research and creative work during the 2020 virtual Undergraduate Exhibition at Penn State.
A conversation with Multicultural Engineering Program Director Lauren Griggs
| onwardstate.com
"Making sure people's momentum continues to be present and evolve is what will help the STEM field be the best it can be."
Reducing transmission risk of livestock disease
| psu.edu
According to a new study, the risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80% of the world’s sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices, including attendance at seasonal grazing camps and the introduction of sheep and goats to the herd.
Cover crop roots are key to understanding ecosystem services
| psu.edu
To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants’ roots as well as above-ground biomass, according to Penn State researchers who tested the characteristics of cover crop roots in three monocultures and one mixture.
Cover crop mixtures must be 'farm-tuned' to provide maximum ecosystem services
| psu.edu
Penn State researchers, in a recent study, were surprised to learn that they could take the exact same number of seeds from the same plants, put them in agricultural fields across the Mid-Atlantic region and get profoundly different stands of cover crops a few months later.
Researchers aim to create thriving agricultural systems in urbanizing landscapes
| psu.edu
A team led by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences researchers is almost a year into a five-year study aimed at creating economically and environmentally sustainable agricultural systems in the face of development pressures and other challenges of urbanization.
Water-energy-food research event to explore US-Colombian partnership
| psu.edu
As part of Penn State's ongoing support of research in the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus, an online information session focused specifically on WEF nexus efforts in Colombia will be held on Aug. 6.
Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and infrastructure. Researchers are investigating how these changes will transform rivers, with potential consequences for erosion, sediment transport, and the entire Arctic landscape. Additionally, their project incorporates art to communicate these critical findings in an engaging way. Listen to the podcast.
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