Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
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Fungi into the future
January 29, 2024
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Five Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows
January 31, 2023
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Corn-colonizing fungus may help the crop repel disease, grow larger
December 14, 2022
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New grant looks to biomaterials to help reduce construction waste
December 13, 2022
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Soybean virus may give plant-munching bugs a boost in survival
September 13, 2022
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USDA grant supports Penn State research on mushroom industry automation
September 28, 2021
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Bull elected fellow of American Phytopathological Society
August 24, 2020
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Penn State research projects awarded USDA organic agriculture grants
November 15, 2019
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Blooms and Shrooms Club reveals new world at Penn State
October 29, 2019
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Fungi into the future
January 29, 2024
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Five Penn State faculty elected to 2022 cohort of AAAS Fellows
January 31, 2023
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Corn-colonizing fungus may help the crop repel disease, grow larger
December 14, 2022
![Samples of mycelium being grown on biomaterials are shown on the platform of a table saw.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/12/Fig02_PSnews.jpg?h=4c804382&itok=1hGJciEt)
New grant looks to biomaterials to help reduce construction waste
December 13, 2022
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Soybean virus may give plant-munching bugs a boost in survival
September 13, 2022
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USDA grant supports Penn State research on mushroom industry automation
September 28, 2021
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Bull elected fellow of American Phytopathological Society
August 24, 2020
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Penn State research projects awarded USDA organic agriculture grants
November 15, 2019
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Blooms and Shrooms Club reveals new world at Penn State
October 29, 2019
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