Spotting and stopping the spotted lanternfly: A guide for homeowners
| inquirer.com
From identifying the first signs of infestation to employing effective control methods, learn how to protect your beloved landscape from these destructive pests. This article mentions Penn State research.
It's been a decade since the lanternfly landed in Pennsylvania. Is it as bad as we feared?
| inquirer.com
After a decade of living with spotted lanternfly in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, some things are better than we feared, and some are worse. But all that stomping helped. This article mentions Penn State research and quotes Brian Walsh, spotted lanternfly researcher with Penn State Extension.
Penn State Extension educators recognized with national awards
| psu.edu
Several Penn State Extension educators were honored by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at its annual awards program in Dallas, Texas.
Lots going on at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Area at Ag Progress Days
| iee.psu.edu
There will be a lot going on in and around the J.D. Harrington Crops, Soils and Conservation Building at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15. Exhibits and activities will feature crop management, renewable energy, conservation education and planting demonstrations, as well as the signature hay show.
Nuclear engineering professor receives award with a long family connection
| psu.edu
Arthur Motta, a professor of nuclear engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, received the American Nuclear Society’s Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education in June for his outstanding contributions to science and engineering education. But what made the award especially meaningful, Motta said, was its connection to his grandfather, Arthur Moses, who was a contemporary of Compton.
With the U.S. bird flu outbreak uncontained, scientists see growing risks
| npr.org
A recent crop of human cases at a chicken farm highlight the risks of the ongoing outbreak. Here's what scientists fear could happen next in the evolution of the virus. This article quotes Troy Sutton, assistant professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences.
‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
| msn.com
To protect motorists from both slippery ice and vision-impairing dust, communities across Pennsylvania coat these roads with large, cheap volumes of de-icing and dust-suppressing fluids. This article quotes Bill Burgos, professor of civil & environmental engineering.
Penn State, Indiana libraries launch pilot to advance scholarly publishing
| psu.edu
Penn State University Libraries and Indiana University Library are partnering with Next Generation Library Publishing on a Big Ten Academic Alliance-funded pilot project. Using state-of-the-art technology, it aims to enable greater discovery, dissemination and preservation of participating institutions’ published open access content for users to experience those materials as a single, shared collection.
Lots going on at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Area at Ag Progress Days
| psu.edu
There will be a lot going on in and around the J.D. Harrington Crops, Soils and Conservation Building at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 13-15. Exhibits and activities will feature crop management, renewable energy, conservation education and planting demonstrations, as well as the signature hay show.
New NSF-funded center established to lead geologic CO2 storage innovation
| psu.edu
A team from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering and Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences has received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish a center named CO2 Storage Modeling, Analytics and Risk Reduction Technologies (CO2-SMART). CO2-SMART will be dedicated to innovation in geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide as a technology to enable industrial decarbonization at scale.
$1.1M ARPA-E award to fund project exploring potential of geologic hydrogen
| psu.edu
A group of Penn State researchers is one of 18 teams selected to receive $1.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The two-year cooperative agreement supports early-stage research and development to advance low-cost, low-emissions production of geologic hydrogen, which is produced naturally in Earth’s subsurface and could contribute to a more sustainable, energy-independent future.
Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences
| psu.edu
Professor of Geosciences Andrew Nyblade recently stepped down as head of the Department of Geosciences after five years at the helm, during which the department sustained research success and improved diversity under his leadership.
Lacking a standard unit for light measurement, scientists devised a spectral sensitivity curve in the early 20th century. This graph, representing an "average human observer," mathematically quantifies light. Though imperfect, it remains the standard today, but an update could significantly improve the energy efficiency of lighting. Listen to the podcast.
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