Penn State turfgrass research and education will get a boost as the result of a recent gift to the College of Agricultural Sciences. Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Inc. gave the college $300,000 to establish an endowment -- the Pennsylvania Turf Research Innovation Fund.

Penn State turfgrass programs get new endowment

March 8, 2011

Penn State turfgrass research and education will get a boost as the result of a recent gift to the College of Agricultural Sciences. Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Inc. gave the college $300,000 to establish an endowment — the Pennsylvania Turf Research Innovation Fund — that will provide financial support for studies to address important issues facing the turf industry, while creating new research opportunities for students.