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Penn State Law to launch new Rural Economic Development Clinic
Rural America is vastly different than it was 50 years ago. Prosperity for many rural communities depends on innovative income-generating strategies, such as extracting alternative energy sources. Today, agricultural producers need to be sophisticated business professionals. With one of the nation's largest rural populations, Pennsylvania's ...
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Thirty-nine former Nittany Lions in 2010 NFL training camps
A total of 39 Penn State football alumni are populating the rosters of 22 NFL teams as training camps begin league-wide. The Buffalo Bills once again feature a league-high four former Nittany Lions on its roster, including veterans Bryan Scott and Paul Posluszny and second-year players Aaron Maybin and Lydell Sargeant. Three NFL teams, the Chicago ...
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Tradition continues strong with Ag Progress Days Equine Experience
The Equine Experience at Penn State's Ag Progress Days has a history of delivering attractions and activities that educate and entertain horse lovers of all ages and experience levels. The 2010 version of the exhibit will be no exception, as Penn State's Equine Science team and the College of Agricultural Sciences again will offer a full schedule ...
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IST researchers categorize social media searches
By integrating social media, Penn State researchers have found a way to better satisfy individual users' multimedia searches on the Web. Penn State Information Sciences and Technology faculty members Lee Giles and Luke Zhang and their students recently introduced SNDocRank, a framework to incorporate social networks into multimedia search ...
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Probing Question: Do boys or girls suffer more from poor body image?
A recent Penn State study on teens and body image yielded some surprising results. "Past researchers may have missed the key groups: normal weight girls who think they are overweight, and underweight boys," said Jason Houle, graduate student in sociology and demography. It's not just weight that troubles kids, it's the combination of weight and ...
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Is DNA evidence enough? An interview with David Kaye
Law professor David H. Kaye shares his insights into how the the use of DNA evidence has impacted our legal system. While its use has far-reaching implications, Kaye points out that "DNA is only a tool. It gives information depending on the nature of the samples and how well the analysis is done," and lawyers and judges need to understand the ...
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Questions on crops, weeds, conservation answered at Ag Progress Days
Folks with questions about managing their crops or weeds can get answers at the Crops, Soils and Conservation Tent at Penn State's Ag Progress Days Aug. 17-19. Visitors to the crops and soils area can also take the "Weed ID" quiz and/or bring weeds with them for the experts to identify....
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Forum launches 2010-11 speaker series on Sept. 3
The Penn State Forum Speaker Series is bringing a diverse lineup of speakers to the University Park campus this fall. Those attending will get to hear from a professor of American literature, a national investigative reporter, a singer/songwriter, a counterterrorism professional and others during the 2010-11 academic year. Stephen Lewis, ...
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Synthetic biologist receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently presented its Young Faculty Award to Howard Salis, an assistant professor in Penn State's colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering. Salis' research lab is developing nucleic-acid therapeutics to selectively kill pathogens. These nucleic acids potentially could be designed and ...
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Health benefits to see some modifications in 2011
As part of its ongoing efforts to control rising costs, Penn State is making some modifications to employee health benefits, starting in January 2011. "Penn State remains committed to maintaining excellent benefits in a time of limited resources," said Al Horvath, senior vice president for finance and business. "The changes we're going to be ...
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