Recent Changes

Cocoa Potash was named the winner of the inaugural Land Grant Startup Launch Competition held in late March in the Dr. Kiko Miwa Ross Atrium of the Business Building.

The Penn State Spur Collectors National Wild Turkey Federation Chapter recently earned the national L.A. Dixon Memorial Award, which is presented to the chapter with the largest number of adult memberships.

Richard J. Sexton, distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis, will present this years M.E. John Memorial Lecture at Penn State University Park on Friday, April 17, from 2 to 3 p.m.

The Huck Distinguished Lecture Series in April will feature Tanya Berger-Wolf of The Ohio State University and Wah Chiu of Stanford University, highlighting advances in artificial intelligence for biodiversity research and cryogenic electron microscopy for biomedical discovery.

Six University faculty members have received 2026 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement: Amy Bridger, assistant research professor of higher education strategy at Penn State Behrend; Cui-Zu Chang, professor of physics in the Eberly College of Science; Alexander Hristov, distinguished professor of dairy nutrition in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Michelle Newman, professor of psychology and psychiatry in the College of the Liberal Arts; Xingjie Ni, associate professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering; and David Witwer, distinguished professor of Ame

Jason Kaye, distinguished professor of soil biogeochemistry in the College of Agricultural Sciences and chair of the Ecology Intercollege Graduate Degree Program, is the 2026 recipient of the Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award.

Edward “Ted” Jaenicke, professor of agricultural economics in the College of Agricultural Sciences, is the recipient of the 2026 Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award.

Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2026 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Jon Emigh, director of marketing and digital education in the College of Agricultural Sciences, has been honored with the 2026 Shirley Hendrick Award, presented by the Penn State Commission for Adult Learners for service to adult learners.

Two members of Penn State’s Global Teach Ag Network have been recognized with awards from Penn State Global in recognition of their efforts to advance the University's global engagement goals.

Penn State livestock judging team member Megan Zipprich was selected as one of 30 collegiate participants in the prestigious Top Judge program.