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.
August 27, 2025
More than 20 high school educators recently visited Penn State’s University Park campus as experiential learners for a new program focused on one of Pennsylvania’s highest-producing agricultural commodities: mushrooms.
August 27, 2025
Penn State graduate students conducted research on Beech Creek’s abandoned mine drainage, using community input and educational outreach to promote awareness and restoration efforts.
August 27, 2025
The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to evaluate two innovative employment programs aimed at reducing underemployment among military veterans.
August 26, 2025
Microgreens, which are young, edible plants that only take one to three weeks to harvest, are more than garnish at trendy restaurants — they could be the answer to global hunger, according to plant scientists at Penn State. Two new studies have revealed that microgreens, already densely packed with nutrients, can be made even more nutritious with a couple of minor growing adjustments.
August 22, 2025
Birds of a feather flock together, often traveling over enormous distances that can cross international borders. This can make managing and conserving critical populations of migratory birds extremely difficult, according to scientists at Penn State leading a team working to improve the understanding of migration movement at regional, continental and global scales. The team recently received a $848,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to support their work, which focuses on integrating two tracking methods into one powerful tool called an Integrated Movement Model.
August 22, 2025
Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, held Aug. 12-14 at the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center at Rock Springs, was a successful showcase of agricultural innovation, research and technology, according to leaders in the College of Agricultural Sciences, which sponsored the event.
August 22, 2025
Faculty and students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will soon have expanded opportunities for hands-on learning and research with the addition of New Holland’s fully methane-powered tractor.
August 21, 2025
Researchers at Penn State investigated how strains of Salmonella Dublin — a type of bacteria that can cause severe illness and death in cattle and blood infections and hospitalization in humans — are evolving and spreading across humans, cattle and the environment in the United States.
August 20, 2025
There is a new, consolidated resource center open to all students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences — Ag Sciences Global Basecamp encompasses the Ag Food Pantry, the School Supplies Station and the Global Gear Closet.
August 20, 2025
Penn State Extension will offer a five-part webinar series this fall to help participants build essential money management skills.
August 20, 2025
A new Penn State Extension publication, "Bees of Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Genera," is intended for those interested in learning to identify and learn about the diversity of over 440 bee species in Pennsylvania ecosystems.
August 19, 2025
Anyone interested in developing healthy habits and increasing stamina can benefit from a free Penn State Extension virtual walking program called “Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania.” The statewide program will take place from Sept. 8 through Nov. 3.
August 18, 2025
Over the centuries, root traits of corn — now the most widely planted crop in the U.S., and second globally (by acreage) — evolved in response to both changing environmental conditions and human agricultural practices. Because the role of roots in crop domestication in response to shifting circumstances remains unclear — and because it may be relevant to the present when a warming climate is stressing corn and other crops — a team of researchers led by Penn State plant scientists conducted a study to understand how root traits evolved during corn domestication.
August 15, 2025
For the newest generation of U.S. veterans, transitioning to civilian life can pose profound challenges. According to Penn State researchers, post-9/11 veterans are younger and more diverse, and they face rising rates of trauma, mental health conditions, underemployment and service-connected disabilities. To help veterans tackle these hurdles, researchers have created an online assessment tool that assists veteran-serving organizations in identifying individualized risks and providing targeted, evidence-informed support.
August 15, 2025
Bridget Reheard, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania, native, has been named the student marshal for the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences’ (EMS) summer 2025 commencement ceremony. A Penn State Millennium Scholar and Schreyer Scholar, Reheard will graduate with two bachelor of science degrees: one in geosciences from EMS and another in wildlife and fisheries science from the College of Agricultural Sciences.
August 14, 2025
Penn State Extension will present a free, four-part webinar series this summer, fall, winter and spring to help community members, families and professionals address substance use in rural communities, support youth well-being, and learn strategies for assisting individuals affected by substance use disorder or opioid use disorder.
August 14, 2025
A new way to treat poultry for fowl mites was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July, thanks in part to a team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
August 14, 2025
Mary Wirth, director of college relations and communications in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, recently was inducted into the Armbsy Honor Society in recognition of her distinguished career dedicated to championing agriculture and advancing the mission of the college and Penn State Extension.
August 14, 2025
Mary Wirth, director of college relations and communications in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, recently was inducted into the Armsby Honor Society in recognition of her distinguished career dedicated to championing agriculture and advancing the mission of the college and Penn State Extension.
August 13, 2025
A gallery of photo from this year's Ag Progress Days, which brought thousands of visitors to the Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center from Aug. 12-14 for demonstrations, exhibitions and talks on every aspect of the agricultural industry.
August 13, 2025
New research led by researchers at Penn State examined what happens when two common viruses — tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus and impatiens necrotic spot orthotospovirus — infect the same plant.
August 13, 2025
A team of Penn State graduate students recently placed first in the Northeast Weed Science Society’s annual “Weed Contest,” co-hosted this year by Rutgers University and Syngenta at the New Jersey Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
August 12, 2025
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences alumnus Jeffrey A. Conrad has made a $100,000 gift to support the college’s Office of Access and Equity. The gift will help remove barriers to success for the next generation of students in the college.
August 8, 2025
Florence Becot, Nationwide Insurance Early Career Professor in Agricultural Safety and Health in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, received the Jim Williams Early Career Achievement Award from the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health at the organization’s recent conference in Portland, Maine.
August 7, 2025
The high tunnel at Penn State Beaver — a hoop-like greenhouse that offers enough protection from the elements for hearty flowers to be grown and plants to be overwintered during the cold weather — was covered with new plastic for the first time since it was originally constructed in 2018.
August 7, 2025
Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Steward program will hold its sixth annual native tree and shrub sale this fall in 29 locations across the state. Funds from the sale will support regional Master Watershed Steward volunteer activities, such as stream repair projects, tree plantings and youth education programs.
August 6, 2025
Penn State Extension’s Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training was recognized for outstanding support and partnership with Pennsylvania’s conservation districts at the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts’ 2025 annual conference held in Champion.
August 5, 2025
A Penn State Extension webinar series is aimed at helping community leaders navigate land-use challenges, with topics ranging from small farm economics and green infrastructure to solar development trends and artificial intelligence in planning. The Summer/Fall 2025 Land-Use Webinar Series begins Aug. 6 and runs monthly through November.
August 5, 2025
On Aug. 13, the Penn State Small Business Development Center’s Agriculture Center of Excellence will host an in-person seminar, “Fields of Opportunity: Starting Your Agritourism Journey,” at this year’s Ag Progress Days in Pennsylvania Furnace.
