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National Academy of Inventors names two Penn State faculty as senior members

March 06, 2026

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

A name placard reading Erin Murphy, Interpretive Judge sits on a desk overlooking the stage at the Poetry Out Loud Pennsylvania State Finals.

Penn State Altoona English professor judges Poetry Out Loud state finals

March 05, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Q&A: What can historical theories reveal about modern challenges?

March 05, 2026

Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

Professor Carolyn Mahan speaks into a microphone while testifying before a congressional committee, seated at a table with a nameplate reading Dr. Mahan.

Penn State Altoona professor testifies before U.S. House committee

March 04, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor offers one-day course for Osher Institute

February 27, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor helps bird book take flight

February 27, 2026

Image of lion shrine head with shield outline overlaid in blue

Harrisburg faculty awarded seed grants for international research collaboration

February 26, 2026

Engineering professor named fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

February 25, 2026

Faculty Research Series spotlights Fiorillo’s award-winning short film

February 25, 2026

Ag sciences professor elected fellow in American Academy of Microbiology

February 24, 2026

Engineering alumnus named inaugural president of new STEM-focused university

February 24, 2026

Two Penn State professors elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 23, 2026

American Meteorological Society awards distinguished professor national award

February 23, 2026

Daniel Perkins next to the Nittany Lion statue

Daniel F. Perkins in College of Ag Sciences named distinguished professor

February 23, 2026

Penn State astrophysicist Chad Hanna named distinguished professor

February 20, 2026

Enrique Gomez stands in a lab testing a sample in a cyrogenic-electron microscope

Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers

February 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor signs contract for children’s book reissue

February 20, 2026

A group of men standing indoors on a gym floor, smiling and posing with pickleball paddles while wearing medals, suggesting a friendly competition or tournament.

'King of the Court': The making of Altoona’s resident sport-humanities scholar

February 19, 2026

Five people seated on stage in a panel discussion, with a projected image of a circle of chairs in a library behind them.

Penn State Altoona colloquium to explore evolution of stage performance project

February 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor to publish new and selected poems volume

February 18, 2026

Amir Sheikhi, associate professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, in his lab testing his team's nanocellulose material in a large machine

Plant-based material offers sustainable method of recovering rare earth element

February 18, 2026

Berks professor elected as an American Society for Engineering Education chair

February 18, 2026

Two men standing side by side with one's arm draped around the other

Penn State faculty member's acclaimed film wins its 10th festival award

February 17, 2026

College of Engineering appoints nine new faculty across research, teaching roles

February 17, 2026

Penn State biochemist Denise Okafor awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 17, 2026

Documentary photographer Steven Rubin named Penn State distinguished professor

February 17, 2026

Portrait of David Lee wearing glasses and a dark blue shirt, facing slightly to the left.

Education faculty member David Lee named distinguished professor

February 17, 2026

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

February 16, 2026

A group of nine students and award presenters on a stage displaying the John Roe Sustainability Impact Awards.

Nominations for John Roe Sustainability Impact Awards accepted through April 3

February 16, 2026

Fred Aebli sitting, with a crystal award plaque on the table next to him

IT instructor earns best in track at international conference

February 13, 2026

Person at an outdoor café, biting into a lemon slice

Sour grapes? Taste, experience of sour foods depends on individual consumer

February 12, 2026

Two people use a portable 3D scanner to scan an object in a cemetery

Teaching with technology: Virtual reality, 3D scanning in humanities classrooms

February 12, 2026

In brief: Co-existing with humans genetically changed bear population

February 12, 2026

College of Ag Sciences faculty awarded Pennsylvania Soybean Board grants

February 11, 2026

Celeste Kinginger wears a scarf and black outfit and holds certificate while standing next to Herman Beavers

Q&A: Applied linguistics professor receives national award for study abroad book

February 11, 2026

A professional photo of Donald Bucher wearing a clinical coat, superimposed over a photo of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus.

Donald H. Bucher earns statewide nurse practitioner award

February 11, 2026

A triptych of microscope images that shows the binding of a host defense peptide, named MAD1-RI, to the membrane of tuberculosis pathogens, leading to destruction of the bacterial cell wall and death.

Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve disease treatment

February 11, 2026

Renee Flasher in front of ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Business Research Unit

Harrisburg accounting faculty member reflects on Fulbright experience

February 09, 2026

Institute of Energy and the Environment awards eight Penn State researchers

February 09, 2026

Habashy recognized for excellence in teaching by national organizations

February 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor speaks at Whitman College on energy and roads

February 06, 2026

College of Agricultural Sciences celebrates faculty, staff of 25 years

February 06, 2026

David Huff stands holding a golf flag on a golf course

Penn State researcher turns decades of turfgrass work into startup success

February 06, 2026

Helping soil microbes kill weed seeds to aid organic farmers

February 04, 2026

Jennifer Koehl smiling with her arm around a white and fluffy puppy

Agricultural Sciences faculty member recognized with advising excellence award

February 04, 2026

From left, Oleksandr Gon, Mariia Grytsenko and Yuliya Ladygina gather outside on Penn State's campus.

Ukrainian Fulbright Scholars spending year in College of the Liberal Arts

February 04, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor publishes essay collection

February 04, 2026

Julianna Simon named director of Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics

February 04, 2026

Q&A: Can humanities-driven AI reshape digital archive preservation and access?

February 04, 2026

Researchers survey a nearby storm as NARHWAL

The science behind the storms

February 04, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor featured on ABC Australia’s 'Rear Vision' podcast

February 03, 2026

Two people stand in a hallway and smile at the camera

Two engineering faculty granted early career awards from materials society

February 02, 2026

Four people standing in front of a poster

Undergraduate students contribute to NSF-funded math research

February 02, 2026

Blue graphic with names of the Keesler Graham Early Career Professorship awardees: Katie Burkhouse and Yogasudha Veturi

Two SSRI co-hires receive early career professorship awards

January 30, 2026

Harrisburg faculty member named American Society of Civil Engineers fellow

January 29, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor brings stories of courage from research to stage

January 29, 2026

A photo of Jennifer Breese standing inside a lobby at PGH InfoSec Day.

Jennifer Breese named 2025-26 IST Statewide Faculty Member of the Year

January 29, 2026

Harrisburg faculty member named Teacher Educator of the Year

January 28, 2026

Distance-learning expert elected to leadership post for professional association

January 27, 2026

Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment, one institute, one world

Institute of Energy and the Environment welcomes 15 new faculty members

January 27, 2026

Two researchers looking at something on the forest floor.

College of Ag Sciences awards bridge funding for global research collaborations

January 22, 2026

Rural Health director re-appointed to Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs

January 21, 2026

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National Academy of Inventors names two Penn State faculty as senior members

March 06, 2026

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor judges Poetry Out Loud state finals

March 05, 2026

Q&A: What can historical theories reveal about modern challenges?

March 05, 2026

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor testifies before U.S. House committee

March 04, 2026

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor offers one-day course for Osher Institute

February 27, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor helps bird book take flight

February 27, 2026

Harrisburg faculty awarded seed grants for international research collaboration

February 26, 2026

Engineering professor named fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

February 25, 2026

Faculty Research Series spotlights Fiorillo’s award-winning short film

February 25, 2026

Ag sciences professor elected fellow in American Academy of Microbiology

February 24, 2026

Engineering alumnus named inaugural president of new STEM-focused university

February 24, 2026

Two Penn State professors elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 23, 2026

American Meteorological Society awards distinguished professor national award

February 23, 2026

Daniel F. Perkins in College of Ag Sciences named distinguished professor

February 23, 2026

Penn State astrophysicist Chad Hanna named distinguished professor

February 20, 2026

Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers

February 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor signs contract for children’s book reissue

February 20, 2026

'King of the Court': The making of Altoona’s resident sport-humanities scholar

February 19, 2026

Penn State Altoona colloquium to explore evolution of stage performance project

February 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor to publish new and selected poems volume

February 18, 2026

Plant-based material offers sustainable method of recovering rare earth element

February 18, 2026

Berks professor elected as an American Society for Engineering Education chair

February 18, 2026

Penn State faculty member's acclaimed film wins its 10th festival award

February 17, 2026

College of Engineering appoints nine new faculty across research, teaching roles

February 17, 2026

Penn State biochemist Denise Okafor awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 17, 2026

Documentary photographer Steven Rubin named Penn State distinguished professor

February 17, 2026

Education faculty member David Lee named distinguished professor

February 17, 2026

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

February 16, 2026

Nominations for John Roe Sustainability Impact Awards accepted through April 3

February 16, 2026

IT instructor earns best in track at international conference

February 13, 2026

Sour grapes? Taste, experience of sour foods depends on individual consumer

February 12, 2026

Teaching with technology: Virtual reality, 3D scanning in humanities classrooms

February 12, 2026

In brief: Co-existing with humans genetically changed bear population

February 12, 2026

College of Ag Sciences faculty awarded Pennsylvania Soybean Board grants

February 11, 2026

Q&A: Applied linguistics professor receives national award for study abroad book

February 11, 2026

Donald H. Bucher earns statewide nurse practitioner award

February 11, 2026

Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve disease treatment

February 11, 2026

Harrisburg accounting faculty member reflects on Fulbright experience

February 09, 2026

Institute of Energy and the Environment awards eight Penn State researchers

February 09, 2026

Habashy recognized for excellence in teaching by national organizations

February 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor speaks at Whitman College on energy and roads

February 06, 2026

College of Agricultural Sciences celebrates faculty, staff of 25 years

February 06, 2026

Penn State researcher turns decades of turfgrass work into startup success

February 06, 2026

Helping soil microbes kill weed seeds to aid organic farmers

February 04, 2026

Agricultural Sciences faculty member recognized with advising excellence award

February 04, 2026

Ukrainian Fulbright Scholars spending year in College of the Liberal Arts

February 04, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor publishes essay collection

February 04, 2026

Julianna Simon named director of Penn State Graduate Program in Acoustics

February 04, 2026

Q&A: Can humanities-driven AI reshape digital archive preservation and access?

February 04, 2026

The science behind the storms

February 04, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor featured on ABC Australia’s 'Rear Vision' podcast

February 03, 2026

Two engineering faculty granted early career awards from materials society

February 02, 2026

Undergraduate students contribute to NSF-funded math research

February 02, 2026

Two SSRI co-hires receive early career professorship awards

January 30, 2026

Harrisburg faculty member named American Society of Civil Engineers fellow

January 29, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor brings stories of courage from research to stage

January 29, 2026

Jennifer Breese named 2025-26 IST Statewide Faculty Member of the Year

January 29, 2026

Harrisburg faculty member named Teacher Educator of the Year

January 28, 2026

Distance-learning expert elected to leadership post for professional association

January 27, 2026

Institute of Energy and the Environment welcomes 15 new faculty members

January 27, 2026

College of Ag Sciences awards bridge funding for global research collaborations

January 22, 2026

Rural Health director re-appointed to Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs

January 21, 2026

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