Farmers using a cover-crop seeder developed by Penn State agricultural scientists may eventually need only a single trip across the field to accomplish what takes most farmers three passes and several pieces of equipment to do. To watch a video about the cover-crop seeder, visit http://live.psu.edu/youtube/Pi0zbO61DgA online. Pennsylvania farmers are increasingly interested in growing cover […] … learn more→

It’s hard to discuss public surveillance without immediately being asked about privacy issues. As technologists working on computer-based surveillance, it’s tempting to say this is outside our area of expertise, but we believe there may be a moral imperative to state our views on this thorny issue. Firstly, it would seem public perception of CCTV […] … learn more→

The international conference Towards Carfree Cities is the flagship event of the World Carfree Network (WCN), a network of organisations and individuals dedicated to promoting radical transformations in cities in the quest towards urban sustainability. … learn more→

Sustainability is often criticised as too diffuse a term to be meaningful. Yet it is too important to ignore. Business can be a positive force for change towards sustainability, playing a crucial role in providing creative solutions to the problems facing the planet and our communities. And higher education has a critical role to play […] … learn more→

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of taxonomists from around the world – scientists responsible for species exploration and classification – announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2010. The announcement coincided with the anniversary of the birth of Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist […] … learn more→

Scientists have long known that people who have a close relative with alcohol problems themselves run an increased risk of starting to abuse alcohol. The reason for this has not been known, but a new study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, provides part of the answer. The study shows that people who have a […] … learn more→

Whites believe that they have replaced blacks as the primary victims of racial discrimination in contemporary America, according to a new study from researchers at Tufts University\’s School of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Business School. The findings, say the authors, show that America has not achieved the \”post-racial\” society that some predicted in the […] … learn more→

With teen moms being debated heavily in popular culture today, it\’s easy to neglect the effects of fatherhood. However, recent research shows that young, disadvantaged men also affect a family and society. In fact, by age 30, between 68 and 75 percent of young men with a high school degree or less are fathers. A […] … learn more→

College educators around the nation who are discovering the unique value of research experiences for undergraduate students now have a new tool available to them – a “program in a box” detailing exactly how such experiences can be created, used and implemented. This resource, which is free, will be introduced tomorrow in New York City […] … learn more→

New research by a team of University of Pennsylvania psychologists is helping to overturn the dominant theory of how children learn their first words, suggesting that it occurs more in moments of insight than gradually through repeated exposure. The research was conducted by postdoctoral fellow Tamara Nicol Medina and professors John Trueswell, and Lila Gleitman, […] … learn more→