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50th Anniversary Exhibit and Celebration
May 15, 2013
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You are invited to join in celebrating the Grand Opening of our 50th Anniversary Exhibit of the Department of Plant Pathology to be held on Friday, June 7 from 3:30-6:00pm in the Special Collections Gallery of Pattee Library.
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First degrees conferred from new International Ag graduate program
March 21, 2013
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A new dual-title graduate degree program in International Agriculture and Development offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has graduated its first two students.
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PA apple growers to benefit from addition of tree-fruit pathologist
March 20, 2013
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania has a strong tree-fruit industry, led by the nation's fourth largest apple crop, which was valued at more than $133 million in 2012. But diseases that damage fruit can severely limit production, causing potentially millions of dollars in losses annually.
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Travel Award Provides Opportunity to Learn More About Phytophthora infestans
March 4, 2013
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Thanks to donations from current and past Department alumni, an endowment was established for the enhancement of graduate student education. The latest recipient received a travel award to visit the lab of Dr. Bill Fry at Cornell University.
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Assistantships available in Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
February 18, 2013
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Microbes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance
February 17, 2013
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While most farmers consider viruses and fungi potential threats to their crops, these microbes can help wild plants adapt to extreme conditions, according to a Penn State virologist.
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Wild plants are infected with many viruses and still thrive
February 13, 2013
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Researchers have studied viruses as agents of disease in humans, domestic animals and plants, but a study of plant viruses in the wild may point to a more cooperative, benevolent role of the microbe, according to a Penn State virologist.
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Congratulations to PPEM graduate student competitive grant recipients
December 12, 2012
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Sara May and Sarah Bardsley, PhD Candidates in Plant Pathology, have been selected for funding by the College of Agricultural Sciences Graduate Student Competitive Grants Program. Each will receive $2,000 from the Alex and Jessie C. Black Research Fund Endowment to support their thesis research projects.
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Congratulations to PPEM 25-year service awardees
December 12, 2012
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The College of Agricultural Sciences held the annual 25-year Service Award ceremony on December 5, 2012, at the Nittany Lion Inn. The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology honored three 25-year employees this year including: Randy Dreibelbis, Vija Wilkinson, and Douglas Keith.
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PPEM graduate student diligently promotes cultural diversity at Penn State
December 12, 2012
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Brian Aynardi will address promoting cultural diversity at the Faculty Senate meeting on January 29, 2013.
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2012 Outstanding Alumni Award to Dr. James Moyer
October 23, 2012
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Dr. James Moyer was recently honored with the College of Agricultural Sciences 2012 Outstanding Alumni Award by Dean Bruce McPheron at an award ceremony held on October 19th at the Nittany Lion Inn.
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Dr. Daniel Klessig gave the 2012 Richard R. Nelson Memorial Lecture
October 19, 2012
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Dr. Klessig from Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research/Cornell University presented a talk entitled “SOS-too many mobile signals in systemic acquired resistance? & CTR1, a key player in multiple layers of immunity" on Monday, October 15.
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Plant Disease Diagnosis (PPATH 502) course offers diverse learning opportunities
August 1, 2012
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Graduate students enrolled in this summer’s PPATH 502 organized by Drs. Don Davis and Fred Gildow, had the opportunity to learn about plant disease diagnosis from many experts during July gaining hands-on experiences in the field and lab. The sudents also networked and learned about different job opportunities in industry and government.
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Congratulations to Drs. Don Davis and Dennis Decoteau for receiving two grants
July 31, 2012
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Drs. Don Davis and Dennis Decoteau have received two grants totaling $539,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, to monitor ambient ground-level ozone in the Marcellus Shale natural gas areas of PA and study impacts of ozone on PA vegetation.
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Congratulations to Dr. John Pecchia
June 26, 2012
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Effective July 1, 2012, Dr. John Pecchia will be the newest addition to the Faculty of Plant Pathology.
Dr. Pecchia has been hired as a dual-titled Assistant Professor/Research Associate and Manager of the redesigned Mushroom Research Center. John will have teaching responsibilities for PPATH 405 and will be designing a new undergraduate general education course in Mushroom Biology. He will also be the new advisor for the Mushroom Science Minor in Plant Pathology.
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Dr. James Moyer - College of Agricultural Sciences 2012 Outstanding Alumni
June 15, 2012
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Dr. James Moyer a MS (1973) and PhD (1976) graduate of the Department of Plant Pathology at Penn State University has been selected as an Outstanding Alumni of the College of Agricultural Sciences for 2012.
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Plant Pathology Graduate Student Emily Pfeufer in the News!
May 31, 2012
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Emily’s hard work over the past few years has paid off! Emily was recently interviewed for an article titled “Kelly working to dig up ailments as plant pathologist” published in her hometown newspaper the Saint Marys Daily Press on May 25, 2012.
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Master in Professional Studies in Homeland Security option in Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense has first graduate!
May 30, 2012
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Congratulations to Dr. Joe Smith, DVM the first graduate of the Master in Professional Studies in Homeland Security option in Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense!
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Congratulations to Katy Baldwin, winner at the Undergraduate Exhibition poster session
April 30, 2012
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Katy Baldwin, an undergraduate researcher working in Dr. Tim McNellis’s program won "best overall" at the Undergraduate Exhibition poster session this week on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Her poster was titled "Exploring the genetics of fire blight from Erwinia amylovora." Katy was first author, with Caroline Black, Laura Ramos, Judy Sinn, and Tim McNellis as co-authors. Katy prepared the poster on her own and you can view it hanging in Old Main until the end of the semester.
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Congratulations to Dr. Scott Isard for receiving the International IPM Award of Excellence
April 26, 2012
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Scott was awarded the International IPM Award of Excellence at the 7th International IPM Symposium held March 27-29 in Memphis, TN.
