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AgroParisTech interns

Penn State, AgroParisTech deepen global partnership through internship program

July 24, 2025

Chris Canfield receives 2025 award from National Association of County Agricultural Agents

Penn State Extension team earns national communication awards

July 24, 2025

Close up of Pollock Gates

Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

Flock of Canada geese flying over farm field.

Seasonal flu immunity protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets

July 23, 2025

Driving demo at Ag Progress Days Equine Experience

The Equine Experience at Ag Progress Days rides again

July 23, 2025

Pasto Agricultural Museum exterior

Pasto Agricultural Museum to offer interactive exhibit at Ag Progress Days

July 23, 2025

John Turack_NACDEP award 2025

Penn State Extension team earns national award for work on intergenerational living

July 22, 2025

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Newts Penn State research

National foundation grant to support study on amphibian health at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Wine chemistry can be accurately judged from fermenting tiny batches of wine

July 22, 2025

dying corn stalks

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

July 21, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Rose Johnson working in a rain garden

Master Watershed Steward Rose Johnson brings a green thumb to Philadelphia

July 21, 2025

The 4-H and Youth Building with visitors at Ag Progress Day

Ag Progress Days offers roster of family-friendly events

July 17, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 17

July 17, 2025

Ag Progress Days Family Room food demonstration 2023

Health and wellness at the heart of Family Room activities at Ag Progress Days

July 17, 2025

Visitors stroll through the pollinator gardens at Ag Progress Days

Gardening questions answered by Master Gardeners at Ag Progress Days

July 16, 2025

Student examines soil in New Mexico

College of Ag Sciences grant program supports student learning, experiences

July 16, 2025

Christopher Little outstanding senior

Plant sciences grad named outstanding senior by College of Agricultural Sciences

July 15, 2025

Visitors board bus after Ag Progress Days tour

Explore organic crops, ‘slash walls’ and more on Ag Progress Days tours

July 14, 2025

A person operates a riding lawnmower.

Riding lawnmower safety to be featured at Ag Progress Days

July 14, 2025

Melanie Miller Foster award

College of Ag Sciences faculty, student recognized at annual NACTA conference

July 11, 2025

grad student on fairway

Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways

July 08, 2025

Person standing in front of water and mountains

‘Scialog’ grant to study how rising ocean temperatures affect fish behavior

July 07, 2025

Ag Progress Days commercial

Penn State’s Ag Progress Days features commercial exhibits, field demos

July 07, 2025

Cow to Cone video

Penn State Creamery unveils new 'Cow to Cone' video celebrating 160th anniversary

July 03, 2025

Páramos 2025 Symposium

Science, art and action: Páramos 2025 Symposium ignites global collaboration

July 02, 2025

Group of people in the woods

National forest genetics groups meet at Penn State for annual conference

July 02, 2025

A bumble bee perched on a yellow flower

What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet

July 02, 2025

Investigating the impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations

July 02, 2025

Virtual reunion

Ukrainian scholars reconnect during virtual reunion hosted by Penn State

June 30, 2025

Penn State's BEST Program trains next generation of Extension professionals

June 27, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — June 26

June 26, 2025

Penn State College of Ag Sciences names Harbaugh Scholars for 2025

June 25, 2025

Penn State MANRRS

Penn State MANRRS students shine at national training and career expo

June 25, 2025

Latest Pennsylvania farm fatality report underscores agricultural hazards

June 25, 2025

goals student program

Penn State students break down global issues through educational immersions

June 25, 2025

Two blueberries on a wild blueberry bush branch

Warmer spots within fields have more blooms and more bees

June 24, 2025

Food for thought: How a wooden spoon inspired a career and philanthropy

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

Lion Shrine head on

Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows

June 23, 2025

Teh-hui Kao, distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and chair of the Plant Biology intercollege graduate degree program, speaks with prospective students at a recruiting event on January 19, 2024

Kao steps down as plant biology graduate program chair

June 23, 2025

Two men standing on either side of a presentation poster

Penn State, Galway partner on empathy and engaged youth citizenship

June 23, 2025

weed from field

Multistate herbicide-resistant weeds study aims to protect soybean crops

June 23, 2025

Equine symposium

Equine science faculty, students earn recognition at international meeting

June 22, 2025

Worker bees surround a queen bee

How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee

June 20, 2025

Aerial view of people's hands working on project with diagrams, sticky notes, and a laptop.

Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

June 18, 2025

Graduate finds her purpose in ‘community, environment and development’ program

June 17, 2025

Person packing boxes

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

Portrait of Hazel Velasco Palacios

Penn State Ag Sciences doctoral student awarded competitive national fellowship

June 12, 2025

College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott speaks to attendees at the 2025 Pa. Timber Show

Heard on Campus: College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott at Timber 2025

June 12, 2025

Two people looking through a plastic representation of a chemical compound

‘Fingerprinting’ plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes

June 11, 2025

Images representing siloed health systems, disease-centric One Health system and One-Health Microbiome sciences

Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 9

June 09, 2025

Pennsylvania’s tree farms get boost from new extension educator

June 09, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

white fringetree

Master Watershed Stewards offer webinar ahead of native trees and shrubs sale

June 05, 2025

A group of nine professionally dressed individuals pose for a photo in an ornate office setting. The man in the center is holding a plaque or award. The group stands in front of a wooden wall adorned with framed photos and documents, with antique lamps and furniture in the background. Everyone is smiling and facing the camera.

State Sen. Elder Vogel Jr. honored with 2025 Friend of Penn State Legislative Award

June 04, 2025

student among trees

Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

Penn State’s Youth Food Lab attends UN Science, Technology, Innovation forum

May 30, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle stands on a dock

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle makes a splash in Luzerne County

May 30, 2025

Mondock to lead college relations, communications in College of Ag Sciences

May 29, 2025

View of a band playing on a stage at a concert with an audience watching

La Plazuela: Using music to combat ageism

May 29, 2025

Streambank fence and buffer

New certification program expands conservation capacity in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — May 27

May 27, 2025

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AgroParisTech interns

Penn State, AgroParisTech deepen global partnership through internship program

July 24, 2025

Chris Canfield receives 2025 award from National Association of County Agricultural Agents

Penn State Extension team earns national communication awards

July 24, 2025

Close up of Pollock Gates

Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

Flock of Canada geese flying over farm field.

Seasonal flu immunity protects against severe illness from bird flu in ferrets

July 23, 2025

Driving demo at Ag Progress Days Equine Experience

The Equine Experience at Ag Progress Days rides again

July 23, 2025

Pasto Agricultural Museum exterior

Pasto Agricultural Museum to offer interactive exhibit at Ag Progress Days

July 23, 2025

John Turack_NACDEP award 2025

Penn State Extension team earns national award for work on intergenerational living

July 22, 2025

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Newts Penn State research

National foundation grant to support study on amphibian health at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Wine chemistry can be accurately judged from fermenting tiny batches of wine

July 22, 2025

dying corn stalks

Simulating the unthinkable: Models show nuclear winter food production plunge

July 21, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Rose Johnson working in a rain garden

Master Watershed Steward Rose Johnson brings a green thumb to Philadelphia

July 21, 2025

The 4-H and Youth Building with visitors at Ag Progress Day

Ag Progress Days offers roster of family-friendly events

July 17, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 17

July 17, 2025

Ag Progress Days Family Room food demonstration 2023

Health and wellness at the heart of Family Room activities at Ag Progress Days

July 17, 2025

Visitors stroll through the pollinator gardens at Ag Progress Days

Gardening questions answered by Master Gardeners at Ag Progress Days

July 16, 2025

Student examines soil in New Mexico

College of Ag Sciences grant program supports student learning, experiences

July 16, 2025

Christopher Little outstanding senior

Plant sciences grad named outstanding senior by College of Agricultural Sciences

July 15, 2025

Visitors board bus after Ag Progress Days tour

Explore organic crops, ‘slash walls’ and more on Ag Progress Days tours

July 14, 2025

A person operates a riding lawnmower.

Riding lawnmower safety to be featured at Ag Progress Days

July 14, 2025

Melanie Miller Foster award

College of Ag Sciences faculty, student recognized at annual NACTA conference

July 11, 2025

grad student on fairway

Fungicides intended to suppress turfgrass diseases may damage fairways

July 08, 2025

Person standing in front of water and mountains

‘Scialog’ grant to study how rising ocean temperatures affect fish behavior

July 07, 2025

Ag Progress Days commercial

Penn State’s Ag Progress Days features commercial exhibits, field demos

July 07, 2025

Cow to Cone video

Penn State Creamery unveils new 'Cow to Cone' video celebrating 160th anniversary

July 03, 2025

Páramos 2025 Symposium

Science, art and action: Páramos 2025 Symposium ignites global collaboration

July 02, 2025

Group of people in the woods

National forest genetics groups meet at Penn State for annual conference

July 02, 2025

A bumble bee perched on a yellow flower

What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet

July 02, 2025

Investigating the impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations

July 02, 2025

Virtual reunion

Ukrainian scholars reconnect during virtual reunion hosted by Penn State

June 30, 2025

Penn State's BEST Program trains next generation of Extension professionals

June 27, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — June 26

June 26, 2025

Penn State College of Ag Sciences names Harbaugh Scholars for 2025

June 25, 2025

Penn State MANRRS

Penn State MANRRS students shine at national training and career expo

June 25, 2025

Latest Pennsylvania farm fatality report underscores agricultural hazards

June 25, 2025

goals student program

Penn State students break down global issues through educational immersions

June 25, 2025

Two blueberries on a wild blueberry bush branch

Warmer spots within fields have more blooms and more bees

June 24, 2025

Food for thought: How a wooden spoon inspired a career and philanthropy

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

Lion Shrine head on

Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows

June 23, 2025

Teh-hui Kao, distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and chair of the Plant Biology intercollege graduate degree program, speaks with prospective students at a recruiting event on January 19, 2024

Kao steps down as plant biology graduate program chair

June 23, 2025

Two men standing on either side of a presentation poster

Penn State, Galway partner on empathy and engaged youth citizenship

June 23, 2025

weed from field

Multistate herbicide-resistant weeds study aims to protect soybean crops

June 23, 2025

Equine symposium

Equine science faculty, students earn recognition at international meeting

June 22, 2025

Worker bees surround a queen bee

How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee

June 20, 2025

Aerial view of people's hands working on project with diagrams, sticky notes, and a laptop.

Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

June 18, 2025

Graduate finds her purpose in ‘community, environment and development’ program

June 17, 2025

Person packing boxes

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

Portrait of Hazel Velasco Palacios

Penn State Ag Sciences doctoral student awarded competitive national fellowship

June 12, 2025

College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott speaks to attendees at the 2025 Pa. Timber Show

Heard on Campus: College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott at Timber 2025

June 12, 2025

Two people looking through a plastic representation of a chemical compound

‘Fingerprinting’ plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes

June 11, 2025

Images representing siloed health systems, disease-centric One Health system and One-Health Microbiome sciences

Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 9

June 09, 2025

Pennsylvania’s tree farms get boost from new extension educator

June 09, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

white fringetree

Master Watershed Stewards offer webinar ahead of native trees and shrubs sale

June 05, 2025

A group of nine professionally dressed individuals pose for a photo in an ornate office setting. The man in the center is holding a plaque or award. The group stands in front of a wooden wall adorned with framed photos and documents, with antique lamps and furniture in the background. Everyone is smiling and facing the camera.

State Sen. Elder Vogel Jr. honored with 2025 Friend of Penn State Legislative Award

June 04, 2025

student among trees

Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

Penn State’s Youth Food Lab attends UN Science, Technology, Innovation forum

May 30, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle stands on a dock

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle makes a splash in Luzerne County

May 30, 2025

Mondock to lead college relations, communications in College of Ag Sciences

May 29, 2025

View of a band playing on a stage at a concert with an audience watching

La Plazuela: Using music to combat ageism

May 29, 2025

Streambank fence and buffer

New certification program expands conservation capacity in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — May 27

May 27, 2025

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