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Harrisburg names School of Science, Engineering and Technology director

June 08, 2026

A photo of the Lion Shrine in the evening autumn light.

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

June 08, 2026

Materials lab in national program to develop wearable eye health system

June 08, 2026

dark-haired person in blue sweater stands with arms crossed in front of winder

Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

June 05, 2026

headshots of two women

12 Penn State Abington faculty earn academic promotions for teaching, research, service

June 05, 2026

Two smiling women in professional attire, with one holding an award statue

Research Professor Sarah Chilenski wins international mentoring award

June 05, 2026

50 years recognition

Faculty member marks 50 years of service with College of Agricultural Sciences

June 01, 2026

A professor of engineering science and mechanics and biomedical engineering in his lab.

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

June 01, 2026

Greenwood Furnace showing boundary layer

Q&A: Pushing the boundaries of observation for the lowest atmospheric layer

June 01, 2026

2026 University Libraries Awards winners

2026 University Libraries Awards recognize outstanding employee contributions

May 29, 2026

bald person with beard and glasses

IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

May 29, 2026

Katie Marshall and LaWanda Ward

Two selected as Administrative Fellows for 2026-27

May 28, 2026

Gabeba Baderoon wears colorful regalia while standing in the middle of a group of other people wearing academic regalia.

Nelson Mandela University awards honorary doctorate to Gabeba Baderoon

May 28, 2026

How does conservation agriculture impact farm workers?

May 27, 2026

Sun streaming through Penn State's Old Main bell tower

Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2026-27 Academic Leadership Program fellows

May 26, 2026

WATCH: Advancing biorobotics by studying the natural world

May 26, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, poses for a professional portrait in front of a blurred indoor background.

College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

A person wearing a suit jacket, tie, and glasses smiles at the camera in front of metal machinery.

Kenan Ünlü named fellow of American Nuclear Society

May 22, 2026

Assistant teaching professor of engineering Courtney Cole stands beside a presentation slide during the Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on May 19. The slide outlines potential energy system impacts from extreme weather and climate change as part of a Climate READi workshop conducted in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute.

Penn State New Kensington professor leads climate resilience workshop

May 22, 2026

Person standing in front of colorful mural

Food science faculty member elected an Institute of Food Technologists Fellow

May 21, 2026

Five faculty named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows

May 21, 2026

Three women stand on stage at an award ceremony. The woman in the center, Rae Brown, holds a glass award.

Raymonde A. Brown receives inaugural national nurse leadership award

May 20, 2026

Hintz Family Alumni Center lawn on a sunny day with the Old Main bell tower in the background

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026

May 20, 2026

A composite photo of three portraits of the award recipients

Three Penn State engineers receive awards from Acoustical Society of America

May 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor featured on WPSU’s 'Keystone Stories'

May 20, 2026

Bharath Sriperumbudur writes on white board while student looks on

Bharath Sriperumbudur named fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

May 20, 2026

Black woman with hair on top of her head, black glasses and bright pink necklace

Arts and Architecture associate dean awarded national fellowship

May 20, 2026

Janine Kwapis and Dean Tracy Langkilde posing with an award.

Biology professor awarded the 2026 Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 19, 2026

Old Main at University Park campus with a green lawn and an American flag nearby

Universal Design for Learning added to Provost’s Endorsement

May 19, 2026

Mansfield named Guggenheim Fellow and Institute for Advanced Study Scholar

May 18, 2026

Person collecting water samples

U.S. Geological Survey grant to fund ag study of PFAS in small watersheds

May 18, 2026

A man in a sports jacket stands in a dimly lit office with movie posters on the wall and a bookshelf in the background.

Faculty member helps students find their voice through filmmaking

May 15, 2026

Corporate Comm students who won PA Press Awards pose for a photo with their professors, holding their winner's certificates

Corporate communication students, professor recognized in statewide competition

May 13, 2026

Women washing clothes in a river

Collaboration drives community-based bioeconomy innovation in Brazilian Amazon

May 12, 2026

Mother lectures preschooler.

Harshly parented children show poorer development of stress regulation

May 12, 2026

Two flat metal layers housing a black rubber material on each side.

New reactor design produces renewable methane from carbon dioxide

May 12, 2026

person in blue sweater with windows in background

IST faculty member awarded fellowship to study claim-making and fact-checking

May 12, 2026

A photo of the Nittany Lion shrine

Mechanical engineering awarded eighth early career professorship

May 12, 2026

Altoona English professor publishes book of new and selected poems

May 12, 2026

A student and a research technologist hold devices to measure plug load energy use as part of an energy audit in a lab at Penn State.

Sustainable Labs Program concludes fourth year, expands impact across campuses

May 11, 2026

A bust of Evan Pugh near a wide staircase

Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors

May 08, 2026

Runze Li named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Long-Qing Chen named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Book explores use of genre fiction to promote rise of modern occult movement

May 08, 2026

Niel Brandt in front of green trees

Niel Brandt named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

marilyn wells speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd

Brandywine hosts annual faculty and staff awards luncheon

May 08, 2026

Book cover for Transforming Education for Social Justice: Empirical Insights from Leadership, Equity, and Research in Action, edited by Gilberto Q. Conchas, Mahmoud Suleiman and Victor DeAlba. The cover features multiple hands of varying skin tones holding up a large silver balance scale against a light background, symbolizing equity and collective action. The title appears in large blue and brown text above the image.

Education chair’s book on advancing equity earns national award

May 08, 2026

The 2025-26 Roe Award winners at the recognition ceremony stand on a stage with their awards against a projected slideshow background.

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

May 08, 2026

A photo of a smiling Linda Trevino standing outside of the Business Building

Academy of Management recognizes Smeal professor with lifetime achievement award

May 07, 2026

People gather in the Business Building atrium looking at poster presentations.

Three Penn State Smeal Research Scholars set to graduate

May 06, 2026

Person in a jacket and tie standing in front of the Materials Research Institute at University Park.

Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director

May 06, 2026

Headshots of Teh-hui Kao and Carly Sjogren

Two Eberly faculty honored with 2026 C.I. Noll Award for excellence in teaching

May 05, 2026

Ag department head earns American Society of Civil Engineers award

May 05, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems

May 05, 2026

Atherton hall in the spring

Schreyer Honors College announces 2026 student and faculty award winners

May 05, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski poses for a photograph, wearing professional attire. The background is a map with several Penn State Nittany Lion shield logos.

Penn State CTSI director inducted as an inaugural fellow of national association

May 05, 2026

Lusine Mueller standing behind a penn state podium

Brandywine instructor receives international award for research

May 04, 2026

Eight head shots of adults from left: a white woman with brown hair and glasses, an Asian woman with dark hair, a black woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair, a white man with brown hair and a beard, a black man with dark hair and glasses, a Hispanic man with grey hair and glasses, a middle eastern woman with a head scarf

Arts and Architecture announces 2026 faculty, staff, and sustainability awardees

May 04, 2026

Man with short graying hair and a blue dress shirt and dark blue coat

Longtime faculty member Steve Manuel ready to try retirement — for the second time

May 01, 2026

Vinciya Pandian

Vinciya Pandian named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

May 01, 2026

Altoona professor and poet Erin Murphy named 2026–27 Penn State Laureate

May 01, 2026

The 2024-2026 TLT faculty fellows are, from top left, Kyle Chalupczynski, Samantha Beebe; Andjela Kaur, Mariah Kupfner and Tiffany Petricini.

2024-26 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellows recap projects

April 30, 2026

Old Main at University Park campus with a green lawn and an American flag nearby

33 faculty members earn Opportunity Grant Awards

April 29, 2026

Kate Merkel-Hess wearing a white blouse.

History faculty member Kate Merkel-Hess named Guggenheim Fellow

April 29, 2026

person with short dark hair and beard in woold coat with city skyline in background

IST faculty member Aron Laszka receives 2026 NSF CAREER Award

April 29, 2026

A photo of Mari Harvey and Errett Sedlacek

Penn State Beaver celebrates 58th Academic Awards ceremony

April 27, 2026

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Harrisburg names School of Science, Engineering and Technology director

June 08, 2026

A photo of the Lion Shrine in the evening autumn light.

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

June 08, 2026

Materials lab in national program to develop wearable eye health system

June 08, 2026

dark-haired person in blue sweater stands with arms crossed in front of winder

Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

June 05, 2026

headshots of two women

12 Penn State Abington faculty earn academic promotions for teaching, research, service

June 05, 2026

Two smiling women in professional attire, with one holding an award statue

Research Professor Sarah Chilenski wins international mentoring award

June 05, 2026

50 years recognition

Faculty member marks 50 years of service with College of Agricultural Sciences

June 01, 2026

A professor of engineering science and mechanics and biomedical engineering in his lab.

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

June 01, 2026

Greenwood Furnace showing boundary layer

Q&A: Pushing the boundaries of observation for the lowest atmospheric layer

June 01, 2026

2026 University Libraries Awards winners

2026 University Libraries Awards recognize outstanding employee contributions

May 29, 2026

bald person with beard and glasses

IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

May 29, 2026

Katie Marshall and LaWanda Ward

Two selected as Administrative Fellows for 2026-27

May 28, 2026

Gabeba Baderoon wears colorful regalia while standing in the middle of a group of other people wearing academic regalia.

Nelson Mandela University awards honorary doctorate to Gabeba Baderoon

May 28, 2026

How does conservation agriculture impact farm workers?

May 27, 2026

Sun streaming through Penn State's Old Main bell tower

Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2026-27 Academic Leadership Program fellows

May 26, 2026

WATCH: Advancing biorobotics by studying the natural world

May 26, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, poses for a professional portrait in front of a blurred indoor background.

College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

A person wearing a suit jacket, tie, and glasses smiles at the camera in front of metal machinery.

Kenan Ünlü named fellow of American Nuclear Society

May 22, 2026

Assistant teaching professor of engineering Courtney Cole stands beside a presentation slide during the Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center on May 19. The slide outlines potential energy system impacts from extreme weather and climate change as part of a Climate READi workshop conducted in partnership with the Electric Power Research Institute.

Penn State New Kensington professor leads climate resilience workshop

May 22, 2026

Person standing in front of colorful mural

Food science faculty member elected an Institute of Food Technologists Fellow

May 21, 2026

Five faculty named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows

May 21, 2026

Three women stand on stage at an award ceremony. The woman in the center, Rae Brown, holds a glass award.

Raymonde A. Brown receives inaugural national nurse leadership award

May 20, 2026

Hintz Family Alumni Center lawn on a sunny day with the Old Main bell tower in the background

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026

May 20, 2026

A composite photo of three portraits of the award recipients

Three Penn State engineers receive awards from Acoustical Society of America

May 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor featured on WPSU’s 'Keystone Stories'

May 20, 2026

Bharath Sriperumbudur writes on white board while student looks on

Bharath Sriperumbudur named fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

May 20, 2026

Black woman with hair on top of her head, black glasses and bright pink necklace

Arts and Architecture associate dean awarded national fellowship

May 20, 2026

Janine Kwapis and Dean Tracy Langkilde posing with an award.

Biology professor awarded the 2026 Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 19, 2026

Old Main at University Park campus with a green lawn and an American flag nearby

Universal Design for Learning added to Provost’s Endorsement

May 19, 2026

Mansfield named Guggenheim Fellow and Institute for Advanced Study Scholar

May 18, 2026

Person collecting water samples

U.S. Geological Survey grant to fund ag study of PFAS in small watersheds

May 18, 2026

A man in a sports jacket stands in a dimly lit office with movie posters on the wall and a bookshelf in the background.

Faculty member helps students find their voice through filmmaking

May 15, 2026

Corporate Comm students who won PA Press Awards pose for a photo with their professors, holding their winner's certificates

Corporate communication students, professor recognized in statewide competition

May 13, 2026

Women washing clothes in a river

Collaboration drives community-based bioeconomy innovation in Brazilian Amazon

May 12, 2026

Mother lectures preschooler.

Harshly parented children show poorer development of stress regulation

May 12, 2026

Two flat metal layers housing a black rubber material on each side.

New reactor design produces renewable methane from carbon dioxide

May 12, 2026

person in blue sweater with windows in background

IST faculty member awarded fellowship to study claim-making and fact-checking

May 12, 2026

A photo of the Nittany Lion shrine

Mechanical engineering awarded eighth early career professorship

May 12, 2026

Altoona English professor publishes book of new and selected poems

May 12, 2026

A student and a research technologist hold devices to measure plug load energy use as part of an energy audit in a lab at Penn State.

Sustainable Labs Program concludes fourth year, expands impact across campuses

May 11, 2026

A bust of Evan Pugh near a wide staircase

Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors

May 08, 2026

Runze Li named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Long-Qing Chen named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Book explores use of genre fiction to promote rise of modern occult movement

May 08, 2026

Niel Brandt in front of green trees

Niel Brandt named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

marilyn wells speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd

Brandywine hosts annual faculty and staff awards luncheon

May 08, 2026

Book cover for Transforming Education for Social Justice: Empirical Insights from Leadership, Equity, and Research in Action, edited by Gilberto Q. Conchas, Mahmoud Suleiman and Victor DeAlba. The cover features multiple hands of varying skin tones holding up a large silver balance scale against a light background, symbolizing equity and collective action. The title appears in large blue and brown text above the image.

Education chair’s book on advancing equity earns national award

May 08, 2026

The 2025-26 Roe Award winners at the recognition ceremony stand on a stage with their awards against a projected slideshow background.

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

May 08, 2026

A photo of a smiling Linda Trevino standing outside of the Business Building

Academy of Management recognizes Smeal professor with lifetime achievement award

May 07, 2026

People gather in the Business Building atrium looking at poster presentations.

Three Penn State Smeal Research Scholars set to graduate

May 06, 2026

Person in a jacket and tie standing in front of the Materials Research Institute at University Park.

Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director

May 06, 2026

Headshots of Teh-hui Kao and Carly Sjogren

Two Eberly faculty honored with 2026 C.I. Noll Award for excellence in teaching

May 05, 2026

Ag department head earns American Society of Civil Engineers award

May 05, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems

May 05, 2026

Atherton hall in the spring

Schreyer Honors College announces 2026 student and faculty award winners

May 05, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski poses for a photograph, wearing professional attire. The background is a map with several Penn State Nittany Lion shield logos.

Penn State CTSI director inducted as an inaugural fellow of national association

May 05, 2026

Lusine Mueller standing behind a penn state podium

Brandywine instructor receives international award for research

May 04, 2026

Eight head shots of adults from left: a white woman with brown hair and glasses, an Asian woman with dark hair, a black woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair, a white man with brown hair and a beard, a black man with dark hair and glasses, a Hispanic man with grey hair and glasses, a middle eastern woman with a head scarf

Arts and Architecture announces 2026 faculty, staff, and sustainability awardees

May 04, 2026

Man with short graying hair and a blue dress shirt and dark blue coat

Longtime faculty member Steve Manuel ready to try retirement — for the second time

May 01, 2026

Vinciya Pandian

Vinciya Pandian named to International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

May 01, 2026

Altoona professor and poet Erin Murphy named 2026–27 Penn State Laureate

May 01, 2026

The 2024-2026 TLT faculty fellows are, from top left, Kyle Chalupczynski, Samantha Beebe; Andjela Kaur, Mariah Kupfner and Tiffany Petricini.

2024-26 Teaching and Learning with Technology Faculty Fellows recap projects

April 30, 2026

Old Main at University Park campus with a green lawn and an American flag nearby

33 faculty members earn Opportunity Grant Awards

April 29, 2026

Kate Merkel-Hess wearing a white blouse.

History faculty member Kate Merkel-Hess named Guggenheim Fellow

April 29, 2026

person with short dark hair and beard in woold coat with city skyline in background

IST faculty member Aron Laszka receives 2026 NSF CAREER Award

April 29, 2026

A photo of Mari Harvey and Errett Sedlacek

Penn State Beaver celebrates 58th Academic Awards ceremony

April 27, 2026

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