News
December 2007
Faculty Members Honored by University for International Work 2/12/2008
Lou Moore and Jim Dunn, both professors of agricultural economics, shared the Kopp Award for faculty. Read more at: http://aginfo.psu.edu/news/08February/Kopp.htm
Social, political factors affect area poverty
Many state and federal initiatives to combat poverty focus on education, job training and affordable housing for residents. But a recent study led by Penn State AERS professor Stephan Goetz demonstrates the influence of social and political factors on the amount of poverty in a county. Read the full story on Penn State Live: http://live.psu.edu/story/27528?nw=4
From ResearchPennState - The online magazine of scholarship and creativity
Probing Question:
Is world hunger preventable? Lack
of food is not the basic problem, says
David Blandford (Agricultural
Economics and Rural Sociology)
September 2007
Agriculture Faculty Honored for Service in Ukraine
Three Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences faculty members have received
national honors for their volunteer service in Ukraine and eastern Europe as
part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Program administered by nonprofit organization
CNFA Inc., with funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Kathleen Kelley, associate professor of horticultural marketing and business
management; Peter Ferretti, professor emeritus of vegetable crops; and Kenneth
Bailey, associate professor of agricultural economics; received the
President's Volunteer Service Award from the President's Council on Service
and Civic Participation for their work in helping to introduce innovation,
improve business skills and increase rural incomes for more than 85,000 people.
Full Story: http://live.psu.edu/story/26028
New Report Released by Dr. Hallberg: References on Agricultural History and Rural Life in the United States
This report, prepared by Milton C. Hallberg, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, provides a listing of over 600 books and articles dealing with various aspects of U. S. agricultural history and rural life. It is by no means an exhaustive listing, but should be helpful to individuals who wish to pursue the subject in some depth. Included in the listing are works on (1) agricultural statistics for the entire country and for the various states, (2) selected commodity studies, (3) general histories of the sector, (4) agricultural research and education, (5) political activism in agriculture, and (6) early rural life in America. A brief description of the contents of many of these works is provided in an effort to make the report more useful to the reader. A rather large section of novels on agricultural pioneering in the U. S. is also included along with a brief annotation of each.
April 2007
Edward Jaenicke receives 2006 Roy C. Buck Faculty Award
Edward
Jaenicke, assistant professor of agricultural economics in Penn State's
College of Agricultural Sciences, has received the 2006 Roy C. Buck Faculty
Award in the Agricultural Sciences for his article, "Follow the Leader?
Adoption Behavior in Food Retailers' Decision to Offer Fresh Irradiated Ground
Beef."
Read the full story on Penn Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/23484
March 2007
Beierlein, Gill and Houghton named 2007 Penn State Teaching Fellows
James
G. Beierlein, professor of agricultural economics, Penn State University
Park; Deborah Gill, associate professor of Spanish, Penn State DuBois; and
Charlotte M. Houghton, associate professor of art history, Penn State University
Park, have each won The Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and
have been named a 2007 Penn State Teaching Fellow. The Alumni Association,
the Undergraduate Student Government and the Graduate Student Association
established the Penn State Teaching Fellow Award in 1985. The award honors
distinguished teaching and provides encouragement and incentive for excellence
in teaching. Recipients are expected to share their talents and expertise
with others throughout the University system during the year following the
award presentation.
Read the full story on Penn State Live at http://live.psu.edu/story/23177