Troy Ott

Oct 18, 2024

Penn State named site for World Food Forum Youth Food Lab

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been selected to host a prestigious World Food Forum Youth Food Lab, a key initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to address global food security and climate change.

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Jun 07, 2024

Troy Ott Named Dean Of Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences

Troy Ott has been named dean of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, effective July 1, the university announced Tuesday. Ott entered the role while working as the interim director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, a role that has been filled by Patrick Drew.

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Jun 05, 2024

Ott Named Penn State Ag Sciences Dean

A Penn State faculty member of nearly two decades will be the new dean of the university’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Troy Ott, who currently serves as interim director of Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, will step into the role on July 1, the university announced on Tuesday. He succeeds Rick Roush, who retired in September after nine years as dean, and Laszlo Kulcsar, professor of rural sociology and demography, who served as interim dean of the college for the last nine months.

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Jun 05, 2024

Troy Ott named dean of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences 

Troy Ott, interim director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been named dean of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, effective July 1.  

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Mar 27, 2024

Andrew Read named senior vice president for research

 Andrew Read, the former director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and a faculty member in the departments of biology and entomology, has been selected to serve as Penn State’s senior vice president for research.

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Jan 25, 2024

Penn State, QIAGEN announce strategic partnership to advance microbiome sciences

Penn State, known for innovations in interdisciplinary research, and QIAGEN LLC, a leader in sample-to-insight solutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster advancements in microbiome sciences

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Dec 07, 2023

USDA grant supports reproductive microbiome training program

The USDA NIFA has awarded Penn State a five-year, US$238,500 grant to establish a graduate training pipeline in reproductive microbiome research

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Dec 06, 2023

New USDA grant to support graduate reproductive microbiome training program

The USDA NIFA has awarded Penn State a five-year, $238,500 grant to establish a graduate training pipeline in reproductive microbiome research.

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Jul 26, 2023

HGSAC looks to raise the bar with election of new co-chairs

HGSAC students elected Avery Sicher and Jessica Walnut to serve as the graduate co-advisors to the Huck Institutes for the upcoming 2023-24 academic year.

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Jul 07, 2023

Slavković named Huck Chair in Data Privacy and Confidentiality

Aleksandra "Seša" Slavković, professor of statistics and public health sciences and associate dean for graduate education in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State, has been appointed Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Data Privacy and Confidentiality.

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Jun 12, 2023

Troy Ott named acting director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Troy Ott , professor of reproductive physiology and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as acting director of the Huck Institutes during the appointment of Andrew Read as interim senior vice president of research at Penn State. Ott’s position will be effective July 1.

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Jun 06, 2023

Andrew Read named interim senior vice president for research

Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim senior vice president for research at Penn State during the two-year appointment of Lora Weiss as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office. Read’s position will be effective July 1.

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Aug 25, 2021

HGSAC Chair Thanked as Term Wraps Up

Outgoing Graduate Adviser to the Huck Institutes Maria Isabel da Silva was recognized by the Executive Board for her leadership during the COVID-hit 2020-21 Academic Year.

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Apr 12, 2021

Physiology Graduate Student Wins Top Prize at Graduate Exhibition

Huck Graduate Student Advisory Committee President Isabel da Silva was given top honors in the Health & Life Sciences category of the 2021 Graduate School Exhibition

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Jul 24, 2020

HGSAC Co-Chairs Recognized for Leadership During Challenging Academic Year

A pair of outgoing student leaders were lauded for their efforts to provide career resources and improvement opportunities to their fellow graduate students even as the University cancelled in-person events.

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Jun 07, 2019

Bruce Chen Recognized for Outstanding Student Leadership

The PhD candidate in genetics was lauded for his time as HGSAC chair, in which he worked to help his fellow graduate students identify a number of possible future career paths.

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Feb 13, 2019

Troy Ott to discuss "the improbable series of events that led to your birth"

At this month’s "Science on Tap" event, Huck Associate Director and professor of reproductive biology Troy Ott will discuss viviparity — the development of an embryo inside the body leading to the birth of a live offspring. Viviparity is thought to have evolved from egg-laying animals. Ott's talk will focus on one of the enigmas of live birth that relates to the mother’s immune system.

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Jan 19, 2019

Now is the Time

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