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Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Northeast SARE) awards Max Aleman a 2022 Graduate Student Grant.
The Latinx Agricultural Network in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been lauded nationally for enhancing engagement with and support for Pennsylvania’s Latino agricultural community.
Students interested in the study of microbiomes now can apply for the new microbiome sciences dual-title doctoral degree program, administered by Penn State’s Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently welcomed five new graduate students.
Microbial communities naturally living on the leaves and stems of tomato plants can be manipulated to suppress diseases that reduce productivity, according to Penn State researchers, offering hope that growers someday can apply these mixtures of bacteria and fungi to protect plants and improve harvests.
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will hold several events during the week of August 17 to welcome new graduate students.
Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu successfully defended their thesis on June 7, 2022.
Ram Neupane, a graduate student in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, will be one of 20 members of the inaugural Young Scientists Cohort at the World Food Forum.
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology announced its 2022 awards and scholarships recipients during their annual celebration on May 2 at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center in State College.
Laura Kaminsky, a doctoral student in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, has been selected as a recipient of the 2021-22 Alumni Association Dissertation Award.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Chad Fautt for passing their comprehensive examination.
Johanny grew up working on a coffee farm and earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and a master’s degree in crop protection from the University of Costa Rica. He’s the son of Marea Elisa Chinchilla and Gerardo Castro.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Karen Luong for passing their comprehensive examination.
Miranda DePriest successfully defended their thesis on March 18, 2022.
Alexander Varaksa successfully defended their thesis on February 15, 2022.
Tyler McFeaters successfully defended their thesis on February 14, 2022.
Seven students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have received predoctoral fellowships from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The students received a combined total of nearly $1.1 million — the most received for this year's fellowships among U.S. universities.
Laura Kaminsky, a doctoral student in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, has been selected as a recipient of the 2021 College of Agricultural Sciences Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Max Aleman for passing their comprehensive examination.
Congratulations to Karen for passing their qualifying exam this semester.
Congratulations to Jamie for passing their qualifying exam this semester.
Congratulations to Rachel for passing their qualifying exam this semester.
The Penn State Graduate Professional and Student Association announced their presidential appointments at the September 1 assembly meeting. Appointments include Delegate for the College of Agricultural Sciences, Ram Neupane - a graduate student in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology.
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently welcomed eight new graduate students.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Johanny Castro for passing their comprehensive examination.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Jeremy Sutherland for passing their comprehensive examination.
Four individuals have received the 2021 Dr. William Henson Diversity Achievement Award from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, an honor that recognizes distinctive and outstanding teaching, research, extension or creative work that advances diversity in the college.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Caylon Yates for passing their comprehensive examination.
The Plant Pathology Association (PPA) elected new officers for the 2021 – 2022 academic year during its May 10 meeting.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Md Tariqul Islam for passing his comprehensive examination.
Phillip Martin successfully defended his thesis on April 23, 2021.
Congratulations to Sarah for passing her qualifying exam on April 6.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Michelle Paukett for passing her comprehensive examination.
While Penn Staters may have had some time to adjust to pandemic life for the fall 2020 semester, there were still many challenges to overcome as students and instructors worked through the limitations of a mixed-mode learning environment.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu for passing her comprehensive examination.
Matthew Wheatley successfully defended his thesis on June 9, 2020.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Chauncy Hinshaw for passing his comprehensive examination.
Meet some of PPEM's 2020 Ph.D., M.S., Intercollege, and World Campus graduates, as well as undergraduates who minored in Plant Pathology and/or Mushroom Science and Technology or who worked in PPEM labs.
Karemera successfully defended his thesis on April 30, 2020.
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Emma Rosenthal for passing her comprehensive examination.
Three graduate students in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences were among those who received grants and honorable mentions this year from the National Science Foundation.
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology announced its 2020 awards and scholarships recipients during their annual winter celebration on February 17 at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center in State College.
Congratulations to Mary for passing her qualifying exam on February 24.
Food and housing insecurity is a growing issue for students at colleges and universities across the United States. Recent reports from both The Hope Center and the U.S. General Accounting Office have found these issues on college campuses nationwide. To help address this problem at Penn State, University President Eric Barron has formed a University Task Force on Food and Housing Security.
