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benmcgraw.bsky.social
Turfgrass Entomologist at Penn State University. Program Coordinator Turfgrass Science residential and online academic programs.
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Every day......waking up shocked that people don't seem to give a shit about these moves (or at least ask why)

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This is exactly what many of us that are not NOAA employees are worried about why this impacts more than NOAA.

submitted 6 days ago • 14 comments

@benmcgraw.bsky.social speaking to a packed house in Niagara Falls. 🇨🇦

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Great news, you’ve collected enough plastics in your body to start forming an exoskeleton. The universe will always bend toward crab.

submitted 17 days ago • 55 comments

My department (Plant Science) at Penn State has three assistant professor searches ongoing. Please share! Controlled env ag: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac... Turfgrass science: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac... Landscape sustainability: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

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President Trump has suggested paving over the grass in the White House Rose Garden for a patio like the one he has at Mar-a-Lago. nyti.ms/4139fnw

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Anybody else write notes to TSA?

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections. Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.

submitted 30 days ago • 2287 comments

That somehow diversity initiatives are somehow to blame in this tragedy is just overtly stupid or racist. Pick one

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Unbelievable lack of humanity

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Another Elsevier paper with obvious AI-written text. “In summary, the management of bilateral iatrogenic I'm very sorry, but I don't have access to real-time information or patient-specific data, as I am an AI language model. “

submitted 358 days ago • 100 comments

Proud of our PSU Turf students grabbing 1st and 2nd place in the Sports Field Managers Association Student Challenge!

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone else teeing it up Sunday at BiGGA -BTME? Alwoodley has a couple openings. Looks tropical

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@professor-andoh.bsky.social

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

A Maui superintendent brought me this cool wasp last week. They moved like crickets & he said they were very common on the island. Wasps aren’t my strong suit but I believe it’s in the family Evaniidae. The abdomen is wild !

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

A few cool Hawaiian invertebrates on my rounds today

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Sentry Day 1- morning prep.

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Home

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

And people are still using X ?

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

It’s official: First born will be attending Univ of St Andrews next fall!

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

Looks like someone’s joyride over multiple research surfaces/turf types (incl. Beaver Stadium nursery) will provide for some interesting observations. Thanks!

submitted 91 days ago • 5 comments

Someone in Athletics has put my office # on their e mail and webpage. Despite repeated requests to their IT to remove it, it persists. It’s Friday….that means I will be handling questions about Volleyball ticket availability from 1 until close.

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Planes, Trains, & Automobiles today: 3 capital cities& airport lounge creeeamy fookin pints….Happy Thanksgiving All!

submitted 100 days ago • 2 comments

Final stop- St Andrews. Greatest small city on earth. Decision time next…..

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

Made it to the “old grey toon” and a pint with the legend Andy Campbell.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

University of Edinburgh…sign me up

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

The American Teenage mind cannot comprehend what I’m about to do!

submitted 103 days ago • 5 comments

Trinity, more creamy pints, and then off to Scotland!

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

Impromptu Transatlantic Duo

submitted 105 days ago • 2 comments

These 1990s obits in turf publications got right to the point.

submitted 106 days ago • 1 comment

AARP mailing just showed up….I had a good run.

submitted 108 days ago • 3 comments

At the end of every Kansas Double Rainbow …..is a rental car with a blown transmission….made it 35 miles….with the last 5 miles in 1 st gear

submitted 110 days ago • 1 comment