Faculty

Melanie Miller Foster

Associate Teaching Professor
Plant Institute, Ag Education Faculty Lead

Email mjm727@psu.edu

Overview

Educator professional development with a focus on fostering global competence.

Centers & Institutes

Plant Institute

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently welcomed a delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to the University Park campus. One of the tours included the PlantVillage Lab, where researchers are using artificial intelligence to help smallholder farmers across Africa, Asia and the Americas adapt to climate change. It is led by David Hughes, Huck Chair in Global Food Security and professor of entomology and biology at Penn State. From left are Celeste Macilwaine, Ed Bogart, David Hughes, Derek Morr, Rimnoma Serge Ouedraogo, Bipana Paudel Timilsen and Huanhuan Wang. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

May 30, 2025

Penn State’s Youth Food Lab attends UN Science, Technology, Innovation forum

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