Campus notes: February 5, 2023
Feb. 5—Devin Raburn of Birdsboro received a Bachelor of Science degree with high honors from Mississippi State University's College of Forest Resources.
Professor edits textbook
Penn State Berks Professor Mike Fidanza recently served as the editor of a new textbook centered on implementing eco-friendly initiatives in maintaining turfgrass.
Fidanza, former editor-in-chief of the International Turfgrass Society Research Journal, Mike Fidanza has received numerous awards for teaching and research, most recently editing "Achieving Sustainable Turfgrass Management," published in January by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing.
His research focuses on turfgrass ecology, diseases and plant protection. In 2016, Fidanza created the Penn State Berks Center for the Agricultural Sciences and a Sustainable Environment, which conducts agriculture, horticulture, plant and soil ecology, rhizosphere microbiome and turfgrass science research and supports teaching and outreach efforts on campus.
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