UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Kashish Verma, a student in the agricultural and environmental plant science doctoral program in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been named a Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellow for 2026-29.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research created the FFAR Fellows Program to provide professional development and career guidance to the next generation of food and agriculture scientists across FFAR's challenge areas and strategic initiatives. Each cohort comprises about 30 graduate students attend...