June 12, 2026
Penn State hosted the Pennsylvania FFA Turfgrass Science Career Development Event, where high school students from across the state competed in turfgrass-related knowledge and skills assessments while exploring careers in the turfgrass industry.
May 30, 2026
Research conducted by Penn State Center for Sports Surface Research Director Dr. Chase Straw, Ph.D. student Ava Veith, and collaborators at Virginia Tech examining how variability within and between natural turfgrass and synthetic athletic fields influences athlete safety and performance was featured as the cover story in the Spring 2026 issue of The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council Magazine.
May 30, 2026
High school students from the Brentsville Turf Toro Grounds Academy visited Penn State on May 20, 2026 to learn more about turfgrass science, sports field management, and career opportunities within the turfgrass industry.
April 5, 2023
In a word, yes, the type of soil on the baseball field greatly affects how players perform!
July 12, 2022
New research paper "Survival of Staphylococcus aureus applied to Poa pratensis L. and synthetic turf" recently published in June 2022 International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.
October 13, 2021
Graduate student Evan Mascitti takes a close look at what makes clay so unique
October 6, 2021
Mid-Season Field Checkup article details techniques to get the most out of your field
October 4, 2021
New research journal article outlines the develop of the test methods and inspection items used on synthetic turf NFL game fields prior to all NFL games.
August 11, 2021
Members of Penn State's Center for Sports Surface Research co-authors of new research paper examining NFL lower extremity injury risk
July 15, 2021
George Peters, Supervisor of Grounds at Penn State University joins Jeff and Tanner on the podcast. George supervises all sports venues at Penn State except for baseball. During this episode, turf management of different fields is discussed, including changes made during the COVID pandemic. Beaver Stadium turf management is also discussed
