City Semester Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for its 2026 summer program, offering 12-week paid experiences with community partners in the Pittsburgh region.
Those interested in learning about the connections between communities and local food systems, and how to strengthen these systems, can attend an upcoming Penn State Extension webinar.
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Participate in an immersive leadership and career exploration experience July 19–21 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
On Valentine’s Day, the Palmer Museum of Art became a tasting room and a classroom all at once. “The Art of Chocolate: A Guided Tasting Experience,” presented by the Arboretum at Penn State in partnership with Penn State’s Cacao and Chocolate Research Network, paired research with sensory discovery and chocolate with cheese.
A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or prevent the virus from transmitting to others. New research led by Penn State scientists suggests there may not have to be a tradeoff.
Penn State Extension Seeks Soybean On-Farm Research Intern to Support Field Crop Studies in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Undergraduate students pursuing careers in environmental and natural resource fields are invited to apply
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The community of Juniata Terrace has been plagued by stormwater runoff for years, but a group of students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is working on a design that could help greatly improve the situation.
Last semester, students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences participated in the first National Honey Board Product Development Competition at Penn State. Three teams of four students were challenged to develop a beverage using honey as the primary sweetening agent.
From sourdough starters to kombucha brews, Penn State’s Fermentation Science Club is giving students across campus a taste of hands-on fermentation.
The SEAREC Internship is a comprehensive experiential learning program. Each summer, 3 to 6 students are invited to work beside educators and faculty to conduct research and produce crops from May through August.
Visitors are welcome in selected areas of SEAREC including the Penn State Flower Trials, Lancaster County Idea Gardens, and Blooms & Butterflies Trial daily from dawn until dusk, June through September.
Formerly known as the Landisville Experiment Station, the Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center (SEAREC) is located in Lancaster County, in the heart of the most intensive farming area in Pennsylvania.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza once again is threatening Pennsylvania’s poultry industry, but researchers, diagnosticians and extension educators in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences are at the forefront of efforts to slow the virus, support producers and provide science-based guidance.
In preparation for this event, the SAFES Institute has organized the SAFES Water Extension and Research Seminar Series and provide opportunities for both researchers and extension professionals to share ideas on how to work together to elevate their programming.
SAFES is hosting a series of microplastics-themed talks during the 2024-25 academic year. The talks will enable faculty to engage with scientific and policy expertise spanning the full microplastics lifecycle. Topics will include polymer design and manufacturing, polymer recycling, the fate and transport of microplastics, and impacts on aquatic ecosystems and human health. We hope that many interdisciplinary research partnerships will emerge from these conversations.
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There are two opportunities to participate in this special experience. Agendas, travel, parking, locations will be distributed to registered participants at a future date.
The Pennsylvania Youth Institute (PYI), a part of the World Food Prize Foundation Programming, was first offered in 2017. PYI engages high school students in global thinking to address food insecurity. Aligned with the mission of the PA School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences (PSEAS) program, the institute showcases student research related to factors impacting, and more importantly, solutions for food insecurity.
On April 14, Penn State students interested in food innovation and product development will have the opportunity to learn about a unique hands-on competition returning in Fall 2026.
Undergraduate students studying agriculture, environmental studies, soils, or natural resources in Pennsylvania are invited to apply.
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