Feature Articles
New faculty member and researcher Andrew Patterson talks about metabolomics (you'll find out what that means) and the impact it could have on work throughout the college.
A new academic structure for the college was approved by the Board of Trustees in November 2011. Restructuring academic departments reduced their number from twelve to nine. The plan will formally take effect on July 1 of this year.
Three College of Agricultural Sciences faculty members, Nicole Brown, James Endres Howell, and Dan Stearns, talk about how their teaching methods help students succeed now and in the future.
Penn State Extension works with farmers and government agencies to help with renewed efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay and make sure the latest research and technology is available to meet new regulatory challenges.
Three graduates of the College of Agricultural Sciences bring their education and expertise to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina to help keep the vision of George Vanderbilt II alive.
An interview with Bruce McPheron, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences. McPheron discusses the challenges and issues related to a dramatic cut in state funding support.
Ag Alumni Society members help mentor students to success through the Mentoring Workshop. This is the story of Catherine Claxton.
Through international study and collaboration, faculty, staff, and students in the college help solve society's pressing problems.
The College of Agricultural Sciences works to nurture an entrepreneurial mindset among students, faculty members, and the community.
An old photograph stimulates a brief look at how research has changed the risk of and the way agriculture uses pesticides.
In warm weather homes and orchards across Pennsylvania are battling the brown marmorated stink bug, the latest invasive insect to find its way into the United States from Asia. We’ve created a primer with reminders of what you can do to battle the bug.
A plant-driven designer carves out a career working in and designing public and private gardens around the United States and the world, giving lectures, and writing. After 20 years she’s one of the most influential horticulturalists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Three million people, about one-quarter of Pennsylvania’s population, rely on some private source of drinking water. With no regulations governing well construction and location or testing of private water supplies, extension helps people find answers to problems and keep their water safe.
Each year malaria infects up to 500 million people worldwide, and as many as one million people die from the disease. Researchers in the college involved in a recent $14 million grant funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) are addressing the problem of malaria.
Plant nutritionist Jonathan Lynch and his research team work to identify maize and bean lines that are genetically predisposed to be water and nutrient efficient, specifically in their root systems. Root biology will play a role in a post–Green Revolution world.
Far from home, recent horticulture graduate Curtis Frederick takes his education and experience to South Africa to manage the Ukulima Root Biology Center. His skill and hard work enable him to juggle myriad responsibilities so that researchers can successfully pursue their goals.
Stem cell researcher Jon Oatley seeks to better understand general stem cell biology in hopes of finding ways to advance the treatment of disease.
Six Penn State alumni foresters sustainably manage the future of the Moshannon State Forest. Combining their Penn State studies with their day-to-day experience in the forest, collective knowledge of previous timber management foresters, and ongoing conversations with Penn State researchers, these alumni make judgment calls on how to regenerate the forest.
Ag Science editor Steve Williams discusses engineering synthetic microbes with Howard Salis, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.
Viticulturist and extension educator Mark Chien helps Pennsylvania winegrowers learn how to go from simply growing grapevines to transforming themselves into people who really understand how to nurture their grapevines to produce fine wine grapes. Collaborating with College faculty, Chien is able to help both new and established growers reach their goals.