Doug Masser

Pequea Valley Agriscience Teacher * PV TRIBE * Proud Penn State & Vandal Grad * Nature Enthusiast

[Michaela (Smith) Knepp @SmithMichaela13]

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!

[Pequea Valley SD @PequeaValley]

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! https://t.co/cN5G3x7f8c

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

Researchers used Crispr to force Salmonella to make lethal cuts to its own genome https://t.co/sghHTN9usC

[Ag Biotech @agbiotech]

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

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

The floor of the ocean, it turns out, is basically just one big maze https://t.co/rsGkLzmr0T

[NPR @NPR]

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.
https://t.co/v03V28UwEm

[NPR @NPR]

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.
https://t.co/fHhNsIqnuT

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

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 https://t.co/EtHNd5i2gT

[Penn State @penn_state]

Can human waste be turned into food for astronauts on Mars? 🚀 @PSUresearch explores the possibility in this article from @WonderfulEngr. https://t.co/I6AGQLcsgl

[Amy Wagoner Johnson (she/her) @ProfWJLab]

Every graduate student should read this essay! Also see a great @TEDTalks on "being in the cloud" https://t.co/m4bjWFJc54 have shared with my students. Many times "being lost" and "feeling stupid" are also can make research so rewarding!

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[Lancaster STEM @LancSTEM]

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
https://t.co/MN0901vxVt

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[NPR Science Desk @nprscience]

North America Has Lost 3 Billion Birds, Scientists Say https://t.co/sF2KjYpNXn

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In mice, brain cells clear out old memories while the animals sleep https://t.co/Dq9zf51p6z

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[Lancaster STEM @LancSTEM]

"Mathematics allows you to make intelligent decisions," "It allows you to approach a complex world with some insights."
#MondayMathematics
https://t.co/NoOgcRsYgW

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[The New York Times @nytimes]

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 https://t.co/ZhJymIts7C

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[Journal of Dairy Science | JDS Communications @jdairyscience]

Effects of winter housing system on hygiene, udder health, frostbite, and rumination of dairy cows https://t.co/IiO3hAAwzA

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

What kinds of forests can absorb planet-warming carbon emissions, but are fireproof? Seaweed. https://t.co/BqIeRgD4bs

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[NPR @NPR]

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.
https://t.co/Jfj305PMz8

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

#PVBravesSciRes

[itati, lost to geometry|🍉libre @savanna_itati]

Just leaving this here

[Doug Masser @MasserD]

Thanks @Eurofinsl and @LancSTEM for a great externship!

[Lancaster STEM @LancSTEM]

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!!