News and Events
Department of Plant Pathology in the News
| Department Sponsored Events |
| Dr. Martin B. Dickman, Director, Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Christine Richardson Professor of Agriculture, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, presented the 2008 Richard Memorial Lecture, "Death Be Not Proud: Modulation of Programmed Cell Death for Disease/Stress Tolerance in Plants," on Monday, April 28, 2008. |
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| Faculty and Staff Activities |
Mushrooms May Aid Rapid Vaccine Response (Video)
A rapid production of therapeutic human drugs using modified mushrooms may help mount a faster response to a variety of public health problems.
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Dr. Elwin Stewart served as the judge for the mead (honey wine) competition at the 2008 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg . The competition received coverage on the Harrisburg Patriot-News ' Farm Show blog as well as on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN). |
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| John M. Skelly , Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, in the Department of Plant Pathology and Dennis Decoteau , Professor of Horticulture and Plant Ecosystem Health in the Departments of Horticulture and Plant Pathology, are the recipients of the 2007 ENRI (Environment and Natural Resources Institute) Innovation Award . |
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| Student Achievements |
| Congratulations to Alma Rodriguez and Dylan Short, who recently passed their Ph.D. comprehensive examinations. |
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| Congratulations to Maria Velez-Climent passed her Masters exam on December 10, 2007. |
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| Alumni |
| Lee Schisler, Professor emeritus of plant pathology, recently received the 2007 Outstanding Alumni Award from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. |
Conferences, Seminars, Short Courses, Symposia, and Workshops
Department of Plant Pathology Annual Newsletters
SporePrints (Department of Plant Pathology Monthly Newsletter)
| April 16, 2008 issue (PDF document) |
| January 23, 2008 issue (PDF document) |
| November 9, 2007 issue (PDF document) |
| September 7, 2007 issue (PDF document) |
| June 28, 2007 issue (PDF document) |
| May 22, 2007 issue (PDF document) |
| March 15, 2007 issue (PDF document) |
| January 19, 2007 issue (PDF document) |
| April 27, 2006 issue (Word document) |
| November 4, 2005 issue (PDF document) |
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Department of Plant Pathology Photo Album
Department of Plant Pathology Annual Award Recipients |
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