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Oct 14, 2024
Penn State researchers earn funding for sustainable weed and insect management
Three Penn State research teams have received awards totaling $1.78 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to investigate climate-smart approaches to pest control in agriculture.
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Oct 08, 2024
Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities
Recent findings will help identify the groups of bees that may be most at-risk and aid in creating conservation strategies, according to researchers.
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Sep 11, 2024
Three projects receive Huck Innovative and Transformational Seed Fund grants
Three potentially high-impact, high-risk research projects have been selected to receive seed funding for the latest round of the Huck Innovative and Transformational Seed (HITS) Fund initiative.
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Aug 29, 2024
Volunteers record bee biodiversity and discover new species in Pennsylvania
A new study, recently published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, evaluated the efficacy of a monitoring program, finding that 26 trained program volunteers were more than twice as effective at documenting bee diversity than thousands of users of the photo-based app iNaturalist.
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Aug 23, 2024
Honey bees may play role in spreading viruses to wild bumble bees
Honey bees may play a role in increasing virus levels in wild bumble bees each spring, according to researchers at Penn State who analyzed seasonal trends of parasite and virus transmission in bees.
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Jul 12, 2024
Arboretum at Penn State's Pollinator and Bird Garden wins international award
The Arboretum at Penn State has been recognized with an international award for sustainable landscape architecture for its Pollinator and Bird Garden.
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May 15, 2024
Penn State pollinator experts author a new book that explores the lives of bees
Two renowned pollinator scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences have co-authored a book that sheds light on one of the Earth’s most invaluable resources: bees.
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May 10, 2024
Q&A: Should you skip #NoMowMay and #PlantMayFlowers instead?
Many have heard about “No Mow May” — a movement that encourages people not to mow their lawns during the month of May to encourage the growth of flowering plants for bees and other pollinators. But is it really beneficial?
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May 06, 2024
Five faculty members honored with Evan Pugh University Professorships
Five Penn State professors—including Huck-affiliated faculty members Reka Albert, Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, and Clive Randall—have been named Evan Pugh University Professors, an elite and prestigious distinction conferred by the University on only 79 faculty members since the establishment of the designation in 1960.
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May 28, 2024
Réka Albert named Evan Pugh University Professor
Réka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology at Penn State, has been named an Evan Pugh University Professor, the highest honor that Penn State bestows on a faculty member.
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