PPEM Seminar Series: Dr. Hua Lu (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

When March 2, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Title: The flowering time regulator FLK controls pathogen defense in Arabidopsis

PPEM Seminar Series: Mankanwal Goraya (Esker and Roman-Reyna Lab Ph.D. Student)

When March 16, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Future Student Event: Bridging Resources to Success in Ag Sciences

When March 18, 2026, 8:00 PM - 8:45 PM

Meet members of the Ag Sciences team who work directly with students and are here to help you thrive academically, personally, and professionally.

PPEM Seminar Series: Jean Sabety (Ph.D. Student; Cornell)

When March 20, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Title: Understanding Apple Root Growth and Scion-Rootstock Dynamics in High-Density Orchards

PPEM Seminar Series: Dr. Kerik Cox (Cornell University, Geneva)

When March 23, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Title: Efforts to implement germicidal light for disease management in apples

PPEM Seminar Series: James Standish (Ph.D. Student; Connecticut Ag Experiment Station & UConn)

When March 30, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Title: Does Cultivar Susceptibility Influence the Efficacy of Immunity Inducers in Apple?

PPEM Seminar Series: Dr. Maria de Lima Brossi (Penn State Plant Science Department)

When April 6, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

PPEM Seminar Series: Dr. Peter Balint-Kurti (USDA ARS)

When April 13, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Title: One battle after another: How do plants survive in a hostile microbial environment that is everywhere all at once, and can we help them out?

PPEM Seminar Series: Dr. Shirley Micallef (University of Maryland, College Park)

When April 20, 2026, 3:35 PM - 6:00 PM
Where 112 Buckhout Lab

Ag Sciences Student Panel: A Day in the Life and Q&A

When April 21, 2026, 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

Curious what it’s like to be a Penn State Ag Sciences student? Hear directly from current students! Join the Ag Advocates—official student ambassadors of the College of Agricultural Sciences—for a look at life in Ag Sciences.

RR Nelson Memorial Lecture- Dr. Anne Vidaver (University of Nebraska - Lincoln)

When April 27, 2026