http://plantpath.psu.edu/news daily 1 2010-09-29T11:34:29Z http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/congratulations-to-katy-baldwin-winner-at-the-undergraduate-exhibition-poster-session 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. No publisher Lori Long 2012-04-30T16:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/congratulations-to-dr.-scott-isard-for-receiving-the-international-ipm-award-of-excellence Scott was awarded the International IPM Award of Excellence at the 7th International IPM Symposium held March 27-29 in Memphis, TN. No publisher Lori Long 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/congratulations-to-brian-aynardi Brian is a student in the Plant Pathology Ph.D. Graduate program working on turf grass disease management with Dr. Wakar Uddin. Brian was recently elected in a university-wide election as the Faculty Senate representative for the Penn State Graduate Student Association for the 2012-2013 academic year. No publisher Lori Long 2012-04-23T04:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/big-congratulations-to-dr.-david-geiser-on-being-elected-a-fellow-of-the-mycological-society-of-america David Geiser was elected a Fellow of the Mycological Society of America (MSA) for 2012. MSA Fellows are recognized as outstanding mid-career mycologists on the basis of their record of mycological research, teaching, and service. Fellows will be honored at a ceremony at the MSA meeting in New Haven, Connecticut in July. No publisher Lori Long 2012-04-18T13:50:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/big-congratulations-to-dr.-seogchan-kang-on-becoming-a-2012-penn-state-institute-for-cyberscience-ics-faculty-fellow Seogchan Kang has been selected as a 2012 Penn State Institute for CyberScience (ICS) Faculty Fellow based on the proposal entitled “iFungi: A Comprehensive Cyberinfrastructure Supporting Data Management and Utilization and Knowledge Sharing on Fungi” and will receive $25,000. No publisher Lori Long 2012-04-13T04:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/probing-question-what-causes-trees-to-be-diseased-1 From the delicate cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C. to the towering redwoods of northern California, many towns and institutions across the nation are known and loved for their iconic trees. Count the majestic elms of Penn State's University Park campus among these beloved arboreal symbols—but if you literally count them, you'll notice there are fewer today than ever. No publisher Lori Long 2012-04-13T04:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/plant-pathologists-participate-in-university-graduate-research-exhibition Seven Plant Pathology graduate students participated in the 2012 Penn State University Graduate Research Exhibition held on March 25 at the Hetzel Union Building (HUB). No publisher Lori Long 2012-03-27T04:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/2012-college-of-agricultural-sciences-research-exposition Six graduate students from the Department of Plant Pathology participated in the 2012 College of Agricultural Sciences Research Exposition, sponsored by the Gamma Sigma Delta Ag. Science Honor Society, on March 14-15. No publisher Lori Long 2012-03-19T15:55:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/sporeprints201202 The first issue of SPOREPRINTS, a monthly newsletter for the Plant Pathology department, for 2012, is published. No publisher Lori Long 2012-02-20T14:20:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/department-of-plant-pathology2019s-annual-international-cookie-bake-off-contest Thursday through Friday, February 16-17, was the Department of Plant Pathology’s annual international cookie bake-off contest. No publisher Lori Long 2012-02-17T05:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/new-fact-sheets-are-posted Dr. Gary Moorman posted the following new fact sheets: No publisher Lori Long 2012-02-13T05:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/plant-pathology-hires-new-administrative-support-coordinator The Department of Plant Pathology welcomes Ms. Diane Yoder in her new position as the Department’s Administrative Support Coordinator (Administrative Assistant). No publisher Lori Long 2012-01-20T05:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/steve-conaway2019s-march-2011-trip-to-cereal-disease-laboratory-at-university-of-minnesota With the assistance of the plant pathology departmental travel award Steve had the opportunity to travel to the USDA Cereal Disease Laboratory in March of 2011 and observe techniques used by the world's preeminent rust researchers. The scientists at the CDL were kind enough to explain the details of their work as well as provide helpful suggestions pertaining to my research questions. Although Steve does not work with cereal diseases, his research on Canada thistle biological control with the rust fungus Puccinia punctiformis considers many of the same issues that the CDL focuses on with rust diseases on grain. Topics that have become the center of Steve’s biological control research such as host resistance, virulence genes, dispersal characteristics and epidemiology have all been intensively studied for rust diseases of cereal crops. No publisher Lori Long 2012-01-01T05:30:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2012/steve-conaway-hawaii-2011 In the summer of 2011 Steve had a rare opportunity to present his research at two conferences in the Hawaiian islands. Because of his interest in tropical agriculture and plant pathology he arranged to spend the month between the two conferences as a visiting scholar at the USDA-ARS Pacific Basin Agriculture Research Center in Hilo. He gained insights into a variety of interesting research projects being conducted by the USDA, Forest Service, and University of Hawai'i. No publisher Lori Long 2012-01-01T05:00:00Z News Item http://plantpath.psu.edu/news/2011/becky-peplinski-retirement Becky Peplinski, Administrative Assistant to the Department of Plant Pathology, has retired after 40 years of excellent service in the front office of 212 Buckhout Laboratory. No publisher Lori Long 2011-12-31T05:00:00Z News Item