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Agricultural Sciences

Spotted lanternfly adults on ailanthus tree

Penn State receives $7.3 million grant to advance spotted lanternfly research

Penn State senior shares his passion for landscape contracting

From Mount Nittany to Patagonia: Students prep for study abroad in Chile

Extremely dry, hot conditions this fall causing early, muted foliage display

Carolee Bull to study seedborne pathogens

Plant pathologist awarded grant to aid global study of seedborne pathogens

Penn State community grieves loss of soil scientist Henry Lin

Aging in rural America focus of new research network

NASA Pa. Space Grant accepting undergraduate research internship applications

Daddy daycare: Why some songbirds care for the wrong kids

Penn State community grieves loss of biologist Victoria Braithwaite

'4th bottom line' key to sustainable waste materials management for universities

The Arboretum at Penn State to host pumpkin festival Oct. 6 and Oct. 11-12

Anthony Paiva, a senior majoring in electrical engineering, tested the water quality near one of the Namutamba community's water sources in central Uganda

Engineers Without Borders partners with Namutamba community in Uganda

Cassidy Prince, center, looks at a sample with Ethiopian Public Health Institute scientists Negga Asemene, left, and Meseret Kebede, right.

Scholar trains educators from Ethiopia in detection of foodborne pathogens

Animal science class will explore animal industries in Belgium, the Netherlands

About the College

The College of Agricultural Sciences has 17 undergraduate majors and awards nearly $2 million in scholarships annually. The college offers 18 graduate programs, participates in 11 intercollege graduate programs and supports seven dual-title graduate degrees. The college’s annual investment in research is nearly $100 million.

Penn State Extension provides education and problem-solving assistance in the areas of agriculture and food, natural resources, community and economic development, and youth and family.