Monday, February 26, 2007

Honeybee Podcast

A mysterious affliction is killing honey bees across the United States, and a beekeeping specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says there might not be enough bees this spring to pollinate the nation's crops.

To hear this podcast click HERE

For more information about honeybees visit the Web site of the Department of Entomology.

Beyond the Borders


This video will give an excellent idea of the value students find in studying and traveling abroad as part of their college educational experience. The College of Agricultural Sciences provides a wide range of opportunities and support to students to engage these trips.

For more information about international programs in Ag Sciences visit these Web sites:

International Programs for Undergraduate Students

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Majors and Minors in Ag Sciences at Penn State


Penn State Ag Sciences is about doing. It's more that just classroom knowledge. It's a place where hardworking students can become part of the teaching instead of just being taught. If you love the outdoors, love a challenge, enjoy meeting new people, if you want to make a global difference, then the College of Agricultural Sciences may have what you're looking for.

This video will offer a glimpse of the many majors and minors in the College. For more information visit thinkagain.psu.edu.

Think Outside the Barn. Think AG.

International Experience and Study Abroad



Students in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State find extensive opportunities to travel and study abroad. Students find support in terms of experienced faculty and staff and in dollars. Whether part of the Vets-in-the-Wild program in Africa or studying in Europe, Asia, or Central and South America, students will find exciting and challenging opportunities.

This video is made from images provided by students in the college made during their own international travels. For more information about international education check out these links:

International Education

International Programs

Think Again, Think Outside the Barn, Think AG


The College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State does a lot of things people don't normally associate with the word agriculture. There's farming, animals, crops and all those traditional production and research areas that support our way of life. But there's much more. Alternative fuel research, toxicology, immunology, satellite data, NASA, oceans, mountains and more.

The college's new ThinkAgain viewbook helps open a door to thinking about agriculture and agricultural sciences in a bigger way. This video version give you a glimpse. For more information about Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences visit thinkagain.psu.edu!