- Entomology News and Announcements
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$100,000 endowment will aid undergraduate honeybee research July 26, 2010 University Park, Pa. -- Penn State's efforts to address Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a nationwide phenomenon in which the adult honeybees of a hive disappear, often spelling death for the colony, will benefit from a gift of $100,000 to aid pollinator research.
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Liwang Cui Receives $14.5 Million Grant to Lead International Malaria Center July 13, 2010 University Park, Pa. -- A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will lead a seven-year, $14.5 million project to fight malaria in Southeast Asia.
- New grant to support integrated pest management in Pennsylvania June 18, 2010 The Pennsylvania IPM Program recently received a multi-year grant to continue its mission to reduce pesticide use in agricultural and urban settings. The grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institutes for Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA), will help PA IPM further it's extension and outreach efforts to promoted integrated pest management practices that are economical and protect human health and the environment. The program will work with in both rural and urban areas to provide technologies, resources and educational opportunities across the state.
