September 19, 2025
Fall is the time of year when thousands of Pennsylvania residents head to forests and woodlots with chainsaws to cut firewood to heat and enhance their homes over the coming winter months. Judd Michael, professor of agricultural and biological engineering, who recently published a study on chainsaw injuries, recommended precautions for those who use the powerful, dangerous tools in this Q&A.
September 19, 2025
Cruciferous vegetables like radish, broccoli and kale offer significant health benefits, especially when they are consumed as microgreens, or as young seedlings harvested early. But microgreens are highly perishable and lose nutritional value quickly. In an effort to boost the impact and accessibility of microgreens, a team of researchers at Penn State found that hot air drying — a cheap and relatively easy preservation technique — largely allows the plants to retain key nutrients and compounds that benefit health.
September 18, 2025
Organic beekeeping can support healthy and productive honey bee colonies, and a new study led by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences found that adopting organic honey bee colony management is not only profitable, but in some cases, it can be even more profitable than conventional management.
September 18, 2025
Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of Penn State University Libraries, has announced the Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee members for the 2025-26 academic year. The committee is pivotal in guiding the integration of technology within teaching and learning at Penn State.
September 18, 2025
Rebecca Krisher, global senior director of reproductive biology and gene editing for Genus plc Research and Development in DeForest, Wisconsin, has been named head of the Department of Animal Science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, effective Oct. 6.
September 16, 2025
The avian pathology team from the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences received national recognition at the recent 2025 American Association of Avian Pathologists’ annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.
September 16, 2025
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.
September 15, 2025
Eight projects, featuring research teams representing a dozen departments across the University, have been selected to receive seed funding from the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
September 15, 2025
Elizabeth Karcher, a Penn State alumna and a professor and undergraduate program coordinator at Purdue University, has been named the new associate dean for undergraduate education in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, effective Sept. 16.
September 12, 2025
Freshwater tidal marshes trap large amounts of diverse plastics and the most hazardous polymers — such as the large molecules found in single-use plastics — are posing significant environmental dangers, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State.
September 11, 2025
Penn State is preparing to ask the commonwealth for a $49 million boost to its 2026-27 general support appropriation, an amount that would allow the University to freeze tuition for all undergraduate students, at all campuses, for the 2027-28 academic year.
September 11, 2025
Young boys and girls eat different amounts if provided with fruit before a meal, with girls consuming more, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences.
September 11, 2025
Leaders from the Chesapeake Bay Commission visited Penn State's University Park campus Sept. 4-5 to experience the impactful work being done at Penn State and in Centre County to help protect the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
September 10, 2025
On Aug. 28, around 120 Master Gardener volunteers, Penn State Extension educators, staff from Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and 13 National Park Service staff members spent the day tending garden beds at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. They weeded, pruned and prepared the grounds to welcome families and visitors ahead of the 24th annual remembrance on Sept. 11.
September 10, 2025
The Department of Animal Science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has named Scott Kephart, of Clearfield, to receive its 2025 Distinguished Poultry Science Alumnus Award.
September 9, 2025
The Lake Erie Regional Grape Research and Extension Center is a 40-acre vineyard where biologists, viticulturists and Behrend undergraduate students study Concord and Niagara grapes.
September 9, 2025
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and its Department of Entomology are benefiting from a $1.5 million gift from a donor who has chosen to remain anonymous. The gift, split into two parts, supports the creation of the Maria Sibylla Merian Endowed Faculty Position and the Rachel Carson Graduate Training Program.
September 8, 2025
On the heels of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Penn State faculty will host the Goddard Forum 2025 — Flood Risk in the Mid-Atlantic, with the aim of enhancing collaboration and engagement in flood risk management.
September 8, 2025
Learn about the diverse world of insects at this year’s Great Insect Fair, the annual Penn State event that celebrates insects with a variety of activities, games, crafts and more.
September 5, 2025
Students in "International Affairs 804: Global Cultures and Leadership" at Penn State take part in a global catastrophe simulation, which was led by Deanna Behring, assistant dean for international programs in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
September 5, 2025
Municipal leaders and other interested individuals can learn about current Pennsylvania solar development trends, including solar zoning, legislative updates and planning strategies, at an upcoming Penn State Extension land-use webinar.
September 4, 2025
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 20 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
September 4, 2025
Flathead catfish, opportunistic predators native to the Mississippi River basin, have the potential to decimate native and recreational fisheries, disrupting ecosystems in rivers where they become established after their introduction or invasion from a nearby river drainage. A team of researchers from Penn State, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission assessed how flatheads are affecting the food web and energy flow in the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.
September 3, 2025
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) has named 15 recipients of the 2025 Faculty Engagement Awards with this year’s theme of “Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Teaching including Microsoft Copilot 365.” Recipients will collaborate with TLT to experiment with AI-driven tools to support course planning, content design and instructional delivery.
September 3, 2025
Twelve Penn State alumni will be honored for their outstanding professional accomplishments and named Alumni Fellows, the most prestigious designation given by the Penn State Alumni Association.
September 2, 2025
The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) of the Huck Institutes for Life Sciences at Penn State has selected six candidates to receive the 2025 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship, a competitive funding opportunity designed to empower trainee-led projects that blend disciplines in novel and impactful ways. This year, the six recipients were awarded up to $5,000 to support collaborative work that pushes the boundaries of traditional academic silos through acquisition of new skills, tools or approaches.
September 1, 2025
Andrew Patterson, John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor, professor of molecular toxicology and of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Huck Chair in Molecular Toxicology at Penn State, has been named associate director for shared and core facilities at the Huck Institutes. In this new role, he will champion the resources that he said have helped to define his career.
August 29, 2025
Christina M. Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology at Penn State, will deliver a talk titled “Leveraging Technology to Conserve Pollinator Biodiversity” on Sept. 12 as part of the Penn State Department of Geography's Coffee Hour lecture series.
August 29, 2025
Penn State alum Celia Graef has been a part of the Shaver's Creek Environmental Center community for as long as she can remember. Now, as continues on her journey, she works to build that same sense of community everywhere she goes.
August 27, 2025
Ben Lindgren, a Schreyer Scholar, interned with Whole Foods Market and Amazon in Austin, Texas, assessing sustainability practices through the Chapel Executive Internship Program.
