Recent News

February 9, 2026

Noel Habashy, associate teaching professor and coordinator of the international agriculture minor in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, was a recipient of the 2025 United States Department of Agriculture Excellence in College and University Teaching in Food and Agricultural Sciences Award in the regional category.

January 30, 2026

Advising, coursework, and an array of minors helped her explore that path, she explained, while the INTAG minor still shapes how she approaches her work.

January 23, 2026

Acknowledging women's vital contributions to food production and stewardship, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is joining the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in marking 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

January 22, 2026

Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has awarded bridge funding to four faculty members to support research collaborations addressing soil fertility, public health, climate resilience and agricultural trade. The awards, administered through Ag Sciences Global, range from $5,000 to $15,000 and are intended to build bridges and address temporary funding gaps. Projects will run 12 to 24 months and involve partners in Tanzania, Belize, Mexico, India, and the United States.

January 16, 2026

Penn State's global engagement was highlighted through the Global Teach Ag Network (GTAN), which curated a global learning pathway for the more than 1,200 secondary agriculture educators attending NAAE.

January 16, 2026

Attendees identified high-priority action areas for investing in youth empathy work — Penn State, led by Brennan, is very active in this space, one example being the Youth-as-Researchers program — and shared personal experiences about their work with both formal and non-formal empathy education.

January 16, 2026

In early November, Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Engineering partnered to host a BUILD Night at the Penn State Learning Factory. Attendees worked in teams to map challenges, brainstorm solutions, and build prototypes to combat food insecurity by reducing post-harvest waste.

January 16, 2026

Penn State graduate student Zilfa Irakoze conducted research on fungal contamination in food crops and sustainable biocontrol strategies during a study abroad trip to the Ivory Coast.

December 23, 2025

The course will take place as a trip to Taiwan from May 14 to June 3, 2026, and is available to students at all Penn State campuses.

December 15, 2025

Wesley Doll, Grace McCarty, Samantha Angelucci, Keira Mull and Anna Shaffer — all agricultural and extension education majors — participated as part of the Global Orientation to Agricultural Learning (GOALs) program, an initiative of the Global Teach Ag Network.

December 2, 2025

A Penn State delegation, led by College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott, recently took part in high-level meetings and collaborative activities in Kazakhstan — the world's ninth-largest country — to strengthen academic, research, and international partnerships.