820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20, 1995
New Penn
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.)—What does it cost to pre
serve a species of owl? How much
money could a company save by
using a cleaner manufacturing
process? And how much will it
cost a company to comply with
State Major
A new major in Penn Mate s
College of Agricultural Sciences
will prepare students to answer
these types of questions by using
economics to analyze environ
mental problems and their possi
ble solutions.
The Environmental and Renew-
Explores Environmental Economics
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important educational need while of resource management and For more information about
addressing issues that students arc environmental management. ERRE, write to the Department of
very concerned about Basic 00111868 ln 1,16 program Agriculture Economics and Rural
The major’s core courses will P ro . vide mathematics, communi- Sociology, 103 Armsby Building,
apply economic theory to current 6300,1 ai, d reasoning skills, as well University Park, PA 16802, or call
-in environmental as a strong background in the (814) 863-3536.