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FACULTY RESEARCH
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CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 36, 2020
Penn State responds: App aids
United Nations’ efforts to control
Africa’s locust infestation
A partnership with the United Nations enables Penn State researchers to rapidly respond to the locust crisis with an artificial intelligence tool that tracks the insects’ spread
By Sara LaJeunesse
“Creating and applying knowledge that is of value to society around the globe is a core part of our mission as a modern land-grant university.”
– Eric J. Barron, Penn State President