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Student Spotlight on Tyler Seutter: Why not What: Using AI to improve Tree Fruit Pest Management

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Student Spotlight on Sophia Mucciolo: Where Did That Monarch Butterfly Go?

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Student Spotlight on Kittiphum Pawikhum: Bud Control for Better Apples: The Future of Fruit Farming 

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Student Spotlight on Edward Amoah: AI-powered Monitoring of Wild Bee Behavior

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Penn State receives $3M grant to address insect biodiversity crisis

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Penn State INSECT NET members Vijay Narayanan honored with Evan Pugh University Professorship

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Penn State INSECT NET member Vijay Narayanan elected to 2023 cohort of AAAS Fellows

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Penn State Graduate Students Link Entomology and Engineering in Two New INSECT NET Courses

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Learn about Tech and AI in the life sciences at PSU's University Park campus this spring!

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InsectEye earns first prize in Nittany AI Challenge

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INSECT NET trainee wins award for research integrating agriculture and technology

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INSECT NET is accepting traineeship applications for 2025-2026, submit yours today!

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INSECT NET coursework featured in PSU videos

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Emerging tech to be a focus of exhibits during Penn State’s Ag Progress Days

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bioWatch: INSECT NET Finalists Compete in the 2024 Nittany AI Challenge

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bioWatch places first in 2024 Nittany AI Challenge

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AI Hub names new director