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April 25, 2022
A scientist from the Mushroom Research Center in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences provided guidance to a mushroom grower in East Africa that helped the grower to overcome infrastructure and production challenges.
April 22, 2022
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Chad Fautt for passing their comprehensive examination.
April 20, 2022
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology welcomes new postdoctoral scholar, Eoin O'Connor, who joined the Hockett lab earlier this month.
April 18, 2022
In this 1-on-1 episode, Dr. Kari Peter provides an update on fire blight, apple scab, and several other diseases. Don Seifrit also highlights upcoming in-person Penn State Extension events.
April 18, 2022
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.
April 6, 2022
Sixty-eight Penn State graduate students received awards for their research and creative scholarship in the 37th annual Graduate Exhibition. A complete list of winners is available below.
April 5, 2022
The Penn State chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the agricultural honor society, recognized Penn State faculty and students during its annual meeting, which was held March 31.
March 31, 2022
An interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers was awarded $40,000 as a recipient of the Skidmore Owings & Merrill Foundation 2021 Research Prize for a project that explores mycelium-based and knitted textiles to form a sustainable building material.
March 28, 2022
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Karen Luong for passing their comprehensive examination.
March 21, 2022
Miranda DePriest successfully defended their thesis on March 18, 2022.
March 18, 2022
The inaugural Penn State microbiome symposium, titled “Changing Microbiomes Symposium,” will be held from May 31 to June 3 at the Mountain View Country Club at the Wyndham Garden Inn, 310 Elks Club Road, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania.
March 18, 2022
Developing solutions to address threats to plant health is the centerpiece of a partnership between Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
March 18, 2022
Dr. Crassweller talks about herbicides that were released after the editing of the new tree fruit production guide, and Greg highlights the chlorpyrifos ban and what that means for growers with some still in their pesticide shed.
March 17, 2022
A technology patented by a Penn State researcher to enhance the capabilities of the genome-editing tool known as CRISPR/Cas will have potential commercial applications as the result of a recently signed licensing agreement.
February 16, 2022
Alexander Varaksa successfully defended their thesis on February 15, 2022.
February 14, 2022
Tyler McFeaters successfully defended their thesis on February 14, 2022.
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.
January 31, 2022
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology is pleased to announce the addition of Chad Moore to its staff as he assumes the position of biological technician.
January 28, 2022
Don Seifrit and Kari Peter discuss post-harvest rot with Kari’s Ph.D. student Johanny Castro. Originally from Costa Rica, Johanny currently works with Kari to look at post-harvest rots and diseases in Pennsylvania’s packhouses.
January 19, 2022
Kevin Hockett, assistant professor of microbial ecology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, recently received a $682,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study bacterial control methods and their implications for disease prevention in plants.
January 6, 2022
While previous studies have shown little economic benefit associated with using foliar fungicides in soybean as a preventive measure, new research aided by a Penn State plant pathologist suggests otherwise, especially in southern regions.
December 18, 2021
The Department of Plant Pathology & Environmental Microbiology in the College of Agricultural Sciences is in search of a tenure-line faculty member at the rank of assistant professor.
December 17, 2021
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.
December 9, 2021
Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Max Aleman for passing their comprehensive examination.
December 2, 2021
A research team led by Benay Gürsoy, assistant professor of architecture, was awarded the American Institute of Architects Upjohn Research Initiative grant to advance the study of biodegradable building composites made from mycelium, which comes from the root of fungi.
November 24, 2021
Congratulations to Karen for passing their qualifying exam this semester.
November 24, 2021
Congratulations to Jamie for passing their qualifying exam this semester.
November 24, 2021
Congratulations to Rachel for passing their qualifying exam this semester.
November 23, 2021
The Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology welcomes new visiting scholar, Diana Njuguna, who recently joined the Esker lab.
November 17, 2021
If action isn’t taken to protect the health of the world’s plants, the prognosis for some species is poor, especially in regions that lack plant protection policies and extension services, according to scientists who participated in an international workshop and conference that was co-led by a plant pathologist at Penn State.
