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As the region’s expanding natural gas industry continues to create more jobs, safely produce more clean-burning American energy for consumers, and works to ensure that our environment is safeguarded, Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) representatives joined labor, manufacturing and economic development officials, as well as members of the General Assembly, on Monday of this week to underscore this more»

Low domestic natural gas prices have led to savings of almost $250 billion for natural gas customers over the past three years. The American Gas Association (AGA) today released a study entitled “Identifying Key Economic Impacts of Recent Increases in U.S. more»

By Victoria Stanish more»

Even though he often missed a few hours of volleyball practice a week due to academic class requirements -- an unusual exception not granted to most players -- Penn State outside hitter Joe Sunder was on top of his game both on and off the court.
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Investment in agricultural research doesn't benefit just the 2 percent of the population involved in farming. It's a matter of national security, job creation, energy independence and human health. That's according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who visited Penn State this week (May 16) to tour College of Agricultural Sciences research ...

Laura Leites, a research associate and instructor in forest biometrics in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, recently was named to the board of directors of the Resource Modeling Association.
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By Ben Wolfgang

Pennsylvania over the past three years has greatly reduced the number of environmental incidents related to natural gas drilling, and state officials appear fully able to oversee the industry without intrusion from the federal government, according to a study released Tuesday. more»

A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been honored for his contributions in developing an online tool to forecast the emergence of threats to soybean crops....

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Penn State on Wednesday, May 16, to deliver an address commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and highlighting the groundbreaking research and innovation that takes place at land-grant universities, such as Penn State. Vilsack's address will take place at 11 a.m. ...

Free public gardening workshops will be a featured attraction when the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, May 19. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, nine miles southwest of State College on state Route 45....

A faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been recognized for her outstanding efforts to help students with their academic and career goals. Nancy Dreschel, instructor in companion animal science, received the college's 2012 Excellence in Academic Advising Award.
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A Penn State researcher has been chosen to receive a grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations program, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. David Hughes, assistant professor of entomology and biology, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "Taking Out the Bodyguards: A Novel ...

Natural-gas development appears to be having a positive effect on the local collection of state taxes in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region, according to a report by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. "Marcellus Shale and Local Collection of State Taxes: What the 2011 Pennsylvania Tax Data Say" is a white paper ...

Property owners saw benefits, too, with about $400 million in royalties last year
By KEVIN BEGOS more»

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Centre County will hold their annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 19. The event will take place at the Ag Progress Days grounds at Rock Springs, 2710 W. Pine Grove Road, Pennsylvania Furnace, Pa., 9 miles southwest of State College on state Route 45....

Canonsburg, PA – Last week, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) released the first in a series of forthcoming recommended practices (RP). more»

A parasite that fights the zombie-ant fungus has yielded some of its secrets to an international research team led by Penn State's David Hughes. The research reveals, for the first time, how an entire ant colony is able to survive infestations by the zombie-ant fungus, which invades an ant's brain and causes it to march to its death at a mass ...

Canonsburg, PA – Following the release today of a set of recommended standards and practices by the Appalachian Shale Responsible Producers Group more»

A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, according to Penn State food scientists....

While Penn State originally was founded to educate farmers, the mission of its College of Agricultural Sciences has expanded to encourage the development of "agripreneurs." That was apparent during the college's recent Harbaugh Entrepreneurship Forum, which brings prominent entrepreneurs to campus to interact with students and share their business ...

First guidance document outlines recommendations for site planning, development and restoration more»