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Photo of a heath aster taken at a field research station at Harner Farm in Centre County, PA

Q&A: New text to serve as reference for advances in plant development

June 01, 2026

Sally Assmann speaks at RNA symposium

Third Center for RNA Molecular Biology Symposium brings together researchers

May 29, 2026

Q&A: Ebola outbreak and public health emergency

May 22, 2026

A diseased, withered bunch of purple grapes hangs on what appears to be a healthy grape vine

Q&A: What can plant evolution teach people about breeding better crops?

May 22, 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

Chad Brunswick points to computer screen while Janine Kwapis looks on

$3M NIH grant to support research on memory and exaggerated fear responses

May 18, 2026

Person with laptop explaining and gesturing to colleague

Q&A: Is AI democratizing global health or reinforcing old inequities?

May 11, 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

Tracy Langkilde, Michael Verderame to speak at Fox Graduate School commencement

May 01, 2026

Cross-sectional image of spinal cord and veins

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

April 27, 2026

Chris Uhl in his office, leaning on his desk surrounded by papers, books and photos tacked to the wall.

Sustain Penn State releases guidebook to help faculty integrate sustainability

April 22, 2026

Green tree frog on rocks at the edge of a stream

Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes

April 20, 2026

WATCH: Science graduate students recap international industry internship

April 14, 2026

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Four Penn State faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

April 06, 2026

students fill out worksheets in Tanzanian classroom

Undergraduates develop lecture materials for use in Tanzania classrooms

March 24, 2026

Image of a brain scan with purple swirls on a black background

'Brain awareness week' informs public and spotlights neuroscience expertise

March 13, 2026

Four folded Michelin maps of Africa fanned out on a desk.

Q&A: What factors influence likelihood and severity of Ebola outbreaks?

March 10, 2026

Suvrath Mahadevan presenting a lecture

Heard on Campus: Public talks focus on ‘origins’

February 05, 2026

Haley Capeci, an undergraduate student from the University of Pittsburgh, speaks at the Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting in July 2025

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces spring 2026 speakers

January 16, 2026

Portrait of Victoria Nudell

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Image of E. coli bacterial cell with boxes zooming in on differently colored proteins.

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

screenshot of VR experience showing person holding bird

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Evaluating the evaluators: How do plant virus genome analysis tools stack up?

December 15, 2025

magnolia warbler sits on branch

Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

December 11, 2025

Thomas Bosch stands in front of a hallway.

Host-microbiome interaction biologist to receive inaugural Microbiome Medal

November 11, 2025

Four people stand in front of a fountain

Five faculty members join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

October 07, 2025

close up of yellow cylindrical bacteria

New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap

October 01, 2025

Headshots of the 11 BIOMS fellows selected for the 2025-26 year.

One Health Microbiome Center awards 11 inaugural doctoral training fellows

September 23, 2025

Image of single human egg cell

In brief: Certain age-related DNA mutations are less common in human eggs

September 23, 2025

computer screen of mysterious code blocking access

Student cybersecurity organization hosts first alternate reality game

September 22, 2025

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients

September 15, 2025

Wireframe model of guanine bound to uracil in "wobble" and "shifted wobble" conformations

Unusual molecular conformation could help explain RNA’s versatility

September 09, 2025

Painting with mushrooms and other fungi growing out of stylized DNA double helix

Connection among gut fungi, genetics and disease risk in humans identified

September 03, 2025

Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship awards six trainee-led projects

September 02, 2025

Two people standing in a laboratory

What traits matter when predicting disease emergence in new populations?

August 21, 2025

Bronze statue of health worker giving vaccine to one person as two others look on.

Predicting vaccination levels without accurate or timely vaccination data

July 25, 2025

Wesley Hymer in front of chalkboard

Remembering biochemist Wesley Hymer, pioneer of health research in space

July 22, 2025

Chad Smies and Jiyeon Baek use pipettes in the lab

The breadth of the brain

July 14, 2025

Person sits in front of a computer and smiles at the camera.

Q&A: Does adolescent alcohol use impact future risk of addiction?

July 08, 2025

Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope

June 30, 2025

Charlie Anderson to lead plant biology intercollege graduate program

June 25, 2025

The CSUA annual conference poster winners pose for a photo.

Annual substance use conference examines psychiatric and opioid use disorders

June 12, 2025

Images representing siloed health systems, disease-centric One Health system and One-Health Microbiome sciences

Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

From left, Nikki Crowley and Nanyin Zhang pose for a photo in front of a red brick wall.

$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking

June 04, 2025

Reka Albert standing outside near trees

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

Portrait of Christopher Uhl

Penn State mourns loss of beloved teacher and ecologist Christopher Uhl

May 07, 2025

Family tree with illustrations of great apes and representative chromosomes showing non-B DNA

Beyond the double helix: Alternative DNA conformations in ape genomes

April 24, 2025

Two rows of different apples

How do you like them apples? Apple genus evolution revealed

April 22, 2025

boats on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, DRC

Focus on sanitation and clean water may improve control of endemic cholera

April 18, 2025

warbler sits in a pine tree

Foraging on the wing: How can ecologically similar birds live together?

April 16, 2025

Close up of an adult bonobo

Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled

April 09, 2025

Professor Meg Van Etten and students work with plants in the campus' bio lab

Penn State Scranton students are ‘planting the moon’ in research challenge

April 09, 2025

Photograph of Old Main surrounded by summer foliage

Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion

March 26, 2025

A graph shows the visualization of how the Biomedical Data Translator functions. From left to right, the graph shows inputting questions, how the system works to retrieve information from the knowledge bases, and the responses provided.

Translator for biomedical research aims to speed up patient care

March 25, 2025

Illustration of antibiotics in the gut

FDA-approved dialysis drug may help fight against antimicrobial resistance

March 18, 2025

Photos of Nazifa and Katie

Graduate students to present their journeys in science

March 13, 2025

Image of Sarah Assman

Plant biologist awarded the Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology

March 10, 2025

Person sitting in office chair with images of colorful brain scans in the background

$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders

January 23, 2025

A pink flowering plant

Hidden Gems: The Buckhout Greenhouses

January 22, 2025

Biology professor receives McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovation Award

December 19, 2024

Schematic of cortical microcircuit showing connections among neurons and how activation of SST neurons leads to stress resilience

Brain regions that relieve effects of chronic stress in mice differ based on sex

December 16, 2024

Kirtland's warbler sits in a tree

Once-endangered Kirtland’s warblers show extensive signs of inbreeding in genome

December 11, 2024

syringe inserted into a glass vial

WHO recommends universal introduction for rubella vaccination

December 10, 2024

Gloved hands handle small test tubes in lab.

$2.6M grant to advance potential stem cell-based heart disease treatment

November 26, 2024

Microscope equipment for patch-clamp electrophysiology

Early adult binge drinking has lasting impact on aging brain in mice

November 19, 2024

Sipe, Radice, and Maulik

Three Penn State researchers awarded scientific grants from Kaufman Foundation

November 13, 2024

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Photo of a heath aster taken at a field research station at Harner Farm in Centre County, PA

Q&A: New text to serve as reference for advances in plant development

June 01, 2026

Sally Assmann speaks at RNA symposium

Third Center for RNA Molecular Biology Symposium brings together researchers

May 29, 2026

Q&A: Ebola outbreak and public health emergency

May 22, 2026

A diseased, withered bunch of purple grapes hangs on what appears to be a healthy grape vine

Q&A: What can plant evolution teach people about breeding better crops?

May 22, 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

Chad Brunswick points to computer screen while Janine Kwapis looks on

$3M NIH grant to support research on memory and exaggerated fear responses

May 18, 2026

Person with laptop explaining and gesturing to colleague

Q&A: Is AI democratizing global health or reinforcing old inequities?

May 11, 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

Tracy Langkilde, Michael Verderame to speak at Fox Graduate School commencement

May 01, 2026

Cross-sectional image of spinal cord and veins

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

April 27, 2026

Chris Uhl in his office, leaning on his desk surrounded by papers, books and photos tacked to the wall.

Sustain Penn State releases guidebook to help faculty integrate sustainability

April 22, 2026

Green tree frog on rocks at the edge of a stream

Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes

April 20, 2026

WATCH: Science graduate students recap international industry internship

April 14, 2026

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Four Penn State faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

April 06, 2026

students fill out worksheets in Tanzanian classroom

Undergraduates develop lecture materials for use in Tanzania classrooms

March 24, 2026

Image of a brain scan with purple swirls on a black background

'Brain awareness week' informs public and spotlights neuroscience expertise

March 13, 2026

Four folded Michelin maps of Africa fanned out on a desk.

Q&A: What factors influence likelihood and severity of Ebola outbreaks?

March 10, 2026

Suvrath Mahadevan presenting a lecture

Heard on Campus: Public talks focus on ‘origins’

February 05, 2026

Haley Capeci, an undergraduate student from the University of Pittsburgh, speaks at the Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting in July 2025

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces spring 2026 speakers

January 16, 2026

Portrait of Victoria Nudell

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Image of E. coli bacterial cell with boxes zooming in on differently colored proteins.

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

screenshot of VR experience showing person holding bird

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Evaluating the evaluators: How do plant virus genome analysis tools stack up?

December 15, 2025

magnolia warbler sits on branch

Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

December 11, 2025

Thomas Bosch stands in front of a hallway.

Host-microbiome interaction biologist to receive inaugural Microbiome Medal

November 11, 2025

Four people stand in front of a fountain

Five faculty members join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

October 07, 2025

close up of yellow cylindrical bacteria

New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap

October 01, 2025

Headshots of the 11 BIOMS fellows selected for the 2025-26 year.

One Health Microbiome Center awards 11 inaugural doctoral training fellows

September 23, 2025

Image of single human egg cell

In brief: Certain age-related DNA mutations are less common in human eggs

September 23, 2025

computer screen of mysterious code blocking access

Student cybersecurity organization hosts first alternate reality game

September 22, 2025

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients

September 15, 2025

Wireframe model of guanine bound to uracil in "wobble" and "shifted wobble" conformations

Unusual molecular conformation could help explain RNA’s versatility

September 09, 2025

Painting with mushrooms and other fungi growing out of stylized DNA double helix

Connection among gut fungi, genetics and disease risk in humans identified

September 03, 2025

Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship awards six trainee-led projects

September 02, 2025

Two people standing in a laboratory

What traits matter when predicting disease emergence in new populations?

August 21, 2025

Bronze statue of health worker giving vaccine to one person as two others look on.

Predicting vaccination levels without accurate or timely vaccination data

July 25, 2025

Wesley Hymer in front of chalkboard

Remembering biochemist Wesley Hymer, pioneer of health research in space

July 22, 2025

Chad Smies and Jiyeon Baek use pipettes in the lab

The breadth of the brain

July 14, 2025

Person sits in front of a computer and smiles at the camera.

Q&A: Does adolescent alcohol use impact future risk of addiction?

July 08, 2025

Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope

June 30, 2025

Charlie Anderson to lead plant biology intercollege graduate program

June 25, 2025

The CSUA annual conference poster winners pose for a photo.

Annual substance use conference examines psychiatric and opioid use disorders

June 12, 2025

Images representing siloed health systems, disease-centric One Health system and One-Health Microbiome sciences

Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

From left, Nikki Crowley and Nanyin Zhang pose for a photo in front of a red brick wall.

$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking

June 04, 2025

Reka Albert standing outside near trees

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

Portrait of Christopher Uhl

Penn State mourns loss of beloved teacher and ecologist Christopher Uhl

May 07, 2025

Family tree with illustrations of great apes and representative chromosomes showing non-B DNA

Beyond the double helix: Alternative DNA conformations in ape genomes

April 24, 2025

Two rows of different apples

How do you like them apples? Apple genus evolution revealed

April 22, 2025

boats on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, DRC

Focus on sanitation and clean water may improve control of endemic cholera

April 18, 2025

warbler sits in a pine tree

Foraging on the wing: How can ecologically similar birds live together?

April 16, 2025

Close up of an adult bonobo

Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled

April 09, 2025

Professor Meg Van Etten and students work with plants in the campus' bio lab

Penn State Scranton students are ‘planting the moon’ in research challenge

April 09, 2025

Photograph of Old Main surrounded by summer foliage

Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion

March 26, 2025

A graph shows the visualization of how the Biomedical Data Translator functions. From left to right, the graph shows inputting questions, how the system works to retrieve information from the knowledge bases, and the responses provided.

Translator for biomedical research aims to speed up patient care

March 25, 2025

Illustration of antibiotics in the gut

FDA-approved dialysis drug may help fight against antimicrobial resistance

March 18, 2025

Photos of Nazifa and Katie

Graduate students to present their journeys in science

March 13, 2025

Image of Sarah Assman

Plant biologist awarded the Masatoshi Nei Innovation Prize in Biology

March 10, 2025

Person sitting in office chair with images of colorful brain scans in the background

$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders

January 23, 2025

A pink flowering plant

Hidden Gems: The Buckhout Greenhouses

January 22, 2025

Biology professor receives McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovation Award

December 19, 2024

Schematic of cortical microcircuit showing connections among neurons and how activation of SST neurons leads to stress resilience

Brain regions that relieve effects of chronic stress in mice differ based on sex

December 16, 2024

Kirtland's warbler sits in a tree

Once-endangered Kirtland’s warblers show extensive signs of inbreeding in genome

December 11, 2024

syringe inserted into a glass vial

WHO recommends universal introduction for rubella vaccination

December 10, 2024

Gloved hands handle small test tubes in lab.

$2.6M grant to advance potential stem cell-based heart disease treatment

November 26, 2024

Microscope equipment for patch-clamp electrophysiology

Early adult binge drinking has lasting impact on aging brain in mice

November 19, 2024

Sipe, Radice, and Maulik

Three Penn State researchers awarded scientific grants from Kaufman Foundation

November 13, 2024

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