Pequea Valley Agriscience Teacher * PV TRIBE * Proud Penn State & Vandal Grad * Nature Enthusiast
Kinzers, PA
Joined January 2013
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Yesterday marked the first ever Ag Olympics at @PVAgEd and it was a HUGE success! They also welcomed the 2021-2022 officer team at the banquet!
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Families - are you having issues with PV services or devices? We are ready to help! Follow these steps to get in touch with our Tech Department! buff.ly/2WW9RMl
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Researchers used Crispr to force Salmonella to make lethal cuts to its own genome nyti.ms/2q0QoM0
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How long have we been modifying our food? How long have GMOs been around? Check out this history of genetic modification in crop graphic to clear up any misconceptions. @GMOAnswers
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The floor of the ocean, it turns out, is basically just one big maze nyti.ms/31MMwvh
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Live goldfish are among the more unexpected products caught up in the trade war with China.
It may not affect someone buying a fish from the local pet store — but "my income is literally cut in half by tariffs," one seller of rare fish says.
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When California's historic drought finally ended, 129 million trees were dead. But some did survive.
Now, scientists are racing to collect them — and other species around the globe — in hopes they have a natural advantage to help survive climate change.
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Using a rod, reel and artificial lure, a fisherman in Georgia caught a northern snakehead, the first time the nonnative species has been found in Georgia, officials said nyti.ms/2OyPocp
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Can human waste be turned into food for astronauts on Mars? 🚀 @PSUresearch explores the possibility in this article from @WonderfulEngr. ow.ly/J45C50wydpz
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Every graduate student should read this essay! Also see a great @TEDTalks on "being in the cloud" ted.com/talks/uri_alon_why_t… have shared with my students. Many times "being lost" and "feeling stupid" are also can make research so rewarding!
This 👌🏽 I wish I’d read this as a 1st year PhD student. I’ve made countless “stupid mistakes” and am always left feeling a bit of #impostersyndrome but as this article says, I’ve always leant a lot from my mistakes and they’ve made me become a better researcher. #AcademicTwitter
A team of LNP reporters collected water samples from 18 Lancaster County private residences, tested by the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory, for water contaminant levels. @LancasterOnline
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In mice, brain cells clear out old memories while the animals sleep nyti.ms/2kATLqT
"Mathematics allows you to make intelligent decisions," "It allows you to approach a complex world with some insights."
#MondayMathematics
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Breaking News: There are 2.9 billion fewer birds in the U.S. and Canada now than 50 years ago, a new study found, a steep decline that stunned the researchers nyti.ms/2Az7Yci
Effects of winter housing system on hygiene, udder health, frostbite, and rumination of dairy cows dlvr.it/RCBhly
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What kinds of forests can absorb planet-warming carbon emissions, but are fireproof? Seaweed. on.natgeo.com/34hHEB9
TR4, a fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia, has arrived in Colombia.
The disease moves slowly, but there's no cure, and that could mean calamity for Latin America's banana industry.
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Thanks @Eurofinsl and @LancSTEM for a great externship!
And that’s a wrap! What an amazing 3 days at @Eurofinsl !! Many thanks to their fantastic team, the incredible educators who joined us and everyone who made the 3rd Annual Summer Teacher Externship a success!!
