CPR/IBC Newsletter 08/24/21

Center for Pollinator Research
& Insect Biodiversity Center
NEWSLETTER
Celebrating insect diversity in science and practice

Welcome Back! CPR-IBC newsletters are back to their weekly issuance from now through the end of the fall semester. Email Natalie if there are any new developments you'd like to share from the summer in next week's issue.

See below for the latest stories from our Centers. For more information, please visit the CPR or IBC websites or follow us on Twitter. If you have news stories to contribute, please email us at Natalie.Boyle@psu.edu.

Featured News Stories

Entomologist of the Month: September

Among the numerous achievements of Thomas Risley Odhiambo’s academic career, his founding of the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) stands out as the most influential. This factsheet was produced by Center for Pollinator Research graduate student fellow Staci Cibotti.

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Introducing our new Insect Biodiversity Center Education Specialist!

The IBC is expanding! Please join us in welcoming our newest member, Heather Desorcie, who will be linking IBC outreach efforts with the arboretum and other nature learning centers across Centre County. Read more about her background and new new role within the Center in the link below.

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CPR/IBC member Kate Anton receives 2021 Staff Laureate Ambassador Award

"Kate has worked closely with our Arboretum team to conceptualize, design, build, stock, and maintain the wild bee hotels and the honeybee observation hive pavilion in the new garden. With over 150,000 visitors to the Arboretum each year, Kate’s contributions will have far-reaching effects and will further the education and Extension mission of the College of Agricultural Sciences." ~Shari Edelson, Director of Operations, The Arboretum at Penn State

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New garden offers array of native plants, pollinators at Penn State’s Arboretum

North of campus and humming with life, The Arboretum at Penn State just completed a new addition — its Pollinator and Bird Garden.

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IBC member David Hughes named to 'Most Creative People in Business' list

Read about his a long-burning research program called PlantVillage that led him to massively impact one of the world’s most pressing socio-scientific challenges: food security.

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Beekeeping exhibit now open at the Pasto Agricultural Museum

Come and check out the new exhibit, developed and curated by PSU graduate student Chauncy Hinshaw and Pasto Agricultural Museum Curator Rita Graef

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Upcoming Seminars & Events

PSU Extension Live Webinar
Bees and Blooms; August 28; 10:00AM
Featuring Pam Haze, Penn State Master Gardener

Centre Region Parks and Recreation BioBlitz
August 24 - September 30 (online training on 30 Aug; 6:30pm)
Local Centre County public parks

The Arboretum at Penn State Summer Programming
View calendar for dates and availability

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