March 16, 2026
The temperature is getting warmer, which means the traditional Penn State Berkey Creamery’s "Flavor Madness" competition is right around the corner. Ice cream fans can soon begin rallying behind their favorite Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream flavor.
March 16, 2026
When farmers apply poultry litter — chicken manure — to fields as fertilizer, it adds nutrients like phosphorus to the soil that plants need. However, phosphorus can dissolve in water and runoff into streams instead of going into crops, causing water pollution and economic loss for farmers, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A team led by Penn State researchers recently demonstrated that the use of a novel soil additive might effectively reduce phosphorus runoff.
March 13, 2026
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.
March 13, 2026
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.
March 12, 2026
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.
March 11, 2026
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.
March 10, 2026
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.
March 5, 2026
Emma Uhlman, a junior majoring in animal science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, is determined to make her time on campus count — supporting fellow students while preparing for a career that improves the health and well-being of animals.
March 5, 2026
The inaugural Penn State-Ghana Research Partnerships Seed Grant Program has awarded nine projects to fuel global impact, including crop disease surveillance, removing heavy metals from mining wastewater and understanding multimodal traffic streams.
March 4, 2026
The Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences announced a call for 2026-27 Seed Grant Program funding proposals, due by May 1. Huck seed grants foster innovative, interdisciplinary and collaborative life sciences research with the potential to drive scientific breakthroughs and generate new research directions leading to impactful externally funded research.
March 3, 2026
Jim Shirk was recently honored with the Lifetime of Service to the Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Award from the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.
March 2, 2026
Ten Penn Staters will be honored with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards. Recipients will return to the University Park campus to share their expertise with students and be honored at an award ceremony on March 20.
March 2, 2026
Ten Penn Staters will be honored with the 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards. Recipients will return to the University Park campus to share their expertise with students and be honored at an award ceremony on March 20.
February 26, 2026
A new teaching guide — created by Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences alumna Sadie Seaman along with the support of her thesis adviser — is making bacterial genome sequencing more accessible for students just getting started in the lab.
February 26, 2026
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 19 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
February 26, 2026
The temperature is getting warmer, which means the traditional Penn State Berkey Creamery’s "Flavor Madness" competition is right around the corner. Ice cream fans can soon begin rallying behind their favorite Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream flavor.
February 25, 2026
Penn State students Kellyn Roth and Rayner Raynor joined more than 16,500 of their peers in channeling a passion for service into THON’s fight against childhood cancer. Their commitment at THON reflects the work they’ve been doing all along to lift others up, serve families and strengthen communities through Penn State Outreach.
February 25, 2026
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.
February 25, 2026
Penn State and the Pennsylvania Department of Health researchers will continue monitoring household sewage at dozens of municipal plants around the commonwealth for foodborne illness pathogens, with new funding from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The grant, anticipated to amount to more than $500,000 over five years, will complement related work funded by the FDA since 2016.
February 25, 2026
Microbiome — referring to the community of microorganisms inhabiting a specific organism — science may help solve problems facing agriculture, but prior research findings have not yet been translated to practical recommendations for growers, according to a team of scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences that has offered some ways to accelerate the transition.
February 24, 2026
Andrew Patterson, John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences, has been elected as a fellow in the American Academy of Microbiology.
February 24, 2026
Penn State researchers and their colleagues found that vegetative buffers, like shrubs or grasses, likely reduces the amount of specific pesticides from reaching a stream. However, the buffers are not protective against all pesticides entering waterways.
February 23, 2026
Daniel F. Perkins, professor of family and youth resiliency and policy in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named a distinguished professor by Penn State’s Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.
February 17, 2026
Ran Li, assistant professor of agricultural economics, will discuss the effectiveness of the mobile app Too Good To Go as a potential complement to public food assistance by reallocating surplus food into low-cost consumption opportunities. His talk is scheduled for noon on Wednesday, Feb. 25, in 157 Hosler Building on the Penn State University Park campus.
February 17, 2026
Penn State Extension recently was awarded a competitive national grant to build a microcredentialing system aimed at strengthening the agricultural workforce and formally recognizing job-ready skills.
February 16, 2026
First responders and farm workers looking to build safety and preparedness for farm emergencies can attend an upcoming Penn State Extension workshop on April 11 covering hazardous materials, livestock behavior, biosecurity and applications during a farm visit.
February 16, 2026
Those interested in learning how to leverage local data and knowledge to set priorities, identify effective approaches to change, and craft action plans that align with community values and promote equity in land-use planning can attend an upcoming Penn State Extension webinar.
February 16, 2026
Recently, students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences earned top honors at two national turfgrass industry competitions, claiming multiple first-place finishes and $25,000 in awards.
February 16, 2026
Penn State's Office of Faculty Affairs has named 14 new distinguished professors for 2026, recognizing outstanding academic contribution to the University.
February 13, 2026
Penn State’s Block and Bridle Club won three awards at the National Block and Bridle Club’s 105th Convention, which took place Feb. 3-5 in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s event was hosted by Middle Tennessee State University in conjunction with CattleCon, the largest annual event and trade show for the U.S. cattle industry.
