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Two people hunched over a work table building a rocket

Preparing to launch: Rocket research boosts engineering students’ career goals

September 08, 2025

Person standing inside ARL looking at the camera with a plant in the background.

Penn State researcher awarded $1.6 million for additive manufacturing project

September 05, 2025

Close up of a facial surgery

$3M grant seeks bioprinted solution for reconstructive surgery’s blood problem

September 04, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Sept. 4

September 04, 2025

Hands in blue gloves holding a flexible sensor

Don’t sweat it: New device detects sweat biomarker at minimal perspiration rate

September 03, 2025

The Alumni Fellow Award, a round, metal medallion

Twelve Penn Staters Honored with Alumni Fellow Award

September 03, 2025

Graduate students in the African Studies Program gather with faculty member Sinfree Makoni.

African Studies Program expands through dual-title doctorate, graduate minor

August 28, 2025

Side-by-side portraits of a a grad student and his adviser.

Nuclear engineering grad student awarded Department of Energy fellowship

August 27, 2025

Elia Merzari named associate head of Penn State’s nuclear engineering department

August 26, 2025

A very hot red sun shines in the sky during a heatwave.

Q&A: Using science to help homeowners beat the heat during extreme weather

August 25, 2025

A silver sedan is seen moving across a race course.

Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team places fourth in autonomous driving competition

August 22, 2025

Two images of a sensor being bent by a hand.

New sensor is a breath of fresh air for diagnosing diabetes

August 22, 2025

Four individuals pose in a lab.

Broken bones regrow quickly with help of biodegradable implant

August 21, 2025

Four people in a classroom

Penn State launches artificial intelligence engineering degree and minor

August 20, 2025

Mechanical engineering professor receives national aerospace education award

August 20, 2025

The sensor being held in a lab by two blue gloves. You can see the hydrogel technology inside.

Breaking a sweat: Using chloride in sweat to help diagnose cystic fibrosis

August 20, 2025

Two associate professors pose for headshots after being elected to the grade of Fellow from ASME.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers names two Penn State faculty as fellows

August 19, 2025

Adam Smerigan working in his lab wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves

Doctoral student’s research finds valuable rare earth elements in toxic waste

August 15, 2025

People standing outside, watching drone fly up into the Alaskan air. Green grass all around with no mountains of any kind in the background.

Q&A: How permanent is permafrost with increasing temperatures?

August 11, 2025

individual wearing coat outside talks on phone.

Conversations remotely detected from cellphone vibrations, researchers report

August 08, 2025

Image of a campus building

$5M gift names the Robert V. Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering

August 07, 2025

A picture of a passing zone in the rural Northeast United States.

Overtaking the odds: Do passing zones make rural roads safer?

August 07, 2025

A picture of a concrete bridge deteriorating over time.

Q&A: Can minerals compromise concrete structures?

August 06, 2025

Portrait photo of a person in front of a window

Q&A: Can a city be a research partner?

August 06, 2025

Person in Harrisburg looking at camera, with a large government building in the background

Technology policy fellowship connects young scientists to Pennsylvania lawmakers

August 06, 2025

Researchers team up with Indigenous communities in Ecuador to study oil pollution

August 04, 2025

Agricultural and biological engineering students recognized at recent conference

August 01, 2025

Red flowers in front of a fountain and a campus landmark

Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest

July 31, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor built in to a shirt

Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors

July 30, 2025

Illustration of a computer head spewing letters

Q&A: How are researchers optimizing AI systems for science?

July 30, 2025

Purple thunderclouds and a spy plane are seen from below.

A bolt is born! Atmospheric events underpinning lightning strikes explained

July 28, 2025

Google Pixel technical program manager Anne Pauley on 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast

July 25, 2025

GPSA accepting applications for executive board positions until Aug. 15

July 25, 2025

Two people stand in front of a stand-up banner in a conference setting

Startup works to detect respiratory illnesses through vocal patterns

July 25, 2025

Two people looking at the camera and holding an award

Penn State’s Yang Yang honored for atomic-level understanding of materials

July 25, 2025

Four people stand in front of machinery in a lab

$2M DARPA grant funds technology development for force-detecting sensors

July 24, 2025

Alex Mullen, a dual major in computer science and engineering science with a 4.0 GPA, has been named the summer 2025 student marshal for Penn State’s College of Engineering.

Computer science and engineering science major named College of Engineering marshal

July 23, 2025

Close up of Pollock Gates

Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

Close-up of side-by-side medical test devices

Next-gen tech can detect disease biomarker in period blood

July 22, 2025

An indoors portrait of an individual wearing a suit and tie.

Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Three people crossing their arms pose for a photo.

When dreams turn dark: Neuroscientists to study nightmares and mental health

July 16, 2025

A dual degree environmental engineering and biogeochemistry graduate student stands for a photo outdoors.

Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems

July 16, 2025

Mahmut Kandemir named interim head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering

July 15, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor

Skin-like sensor monitors internal, external body movement, electrical signals

July 09, 2025

Grad student earns NSF fellowship to study rotator cuff tears

July 09, 2025

Eight people smile on the steps inside the Capitol Building in Harrisburg

Lehigh Valley students participate in engineering public policy training program

July 07, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

July 07, 2025

Faculty member invited to National Academy of Engineering symposium

July 02, 2025

The "WE ARE" sculpture at University Park

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at annual awards ceremony

July 02, 2025

People standing outside looking at the camera

Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI

July 02, 2025

The Pennsylvania State University HUB Seal

Eight graduate students receive U.S. National Science Foundation fellowships

July 02, 2025

A group of people stand in a large conference room.

Semiconductor, photonics workshop celebrates institutional, industry ties

July 01, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Mechanical engineering grad student selected as Fulbright scholar for Chile

July 01, 2025

a man in a white lab cot and the same man in a surgeon's gown

Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

Person outside smiling at the camera

Susan Stewart named assistant dean for academic support and global programs

June 27, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — June 26

June 26, 2025

Person looking at the camera smiling in front of sign

Seong Kim named chemical engineering department head

June 25, 2025

Four people look at a whiteboard.

Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

Lion Shrine head on

Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows

June 23, 2025

Teh-hui Kao, distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and chair of the Plant Biology intercollege graduate degree program, speaks with prospective students at a recruiting event on January 19, 2024

Kao steps down as plant biology graduate program chair

June 23, 2025

Person smiling at the camera in front of building and trees

Farshad Rajabipour named Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head

June 23, 2025

Four people pose for a photo with the second person holding a sample on a sample box

Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

June 20, 2025

Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

June 16, 2025

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Two people hunched over a work table building a rocket

Preparing to launch: Rocket research boosts engineering students’ career goals

September 08, 2025

Person standing inside ARL looking at the camera with a plant in the background.

Penn State researcher awarded $1.6 million for additive manufacturing project

September 05, 2025

Close up of a facial surgery

$3M grant seeks bioprinted solution for reconstructive surgery’s blood problem

September 04, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Sept. 4

September 04, 2025

Hands in blue gloves holding a flexible sensor

Don’t sweat it: New device detects sweat biomarker at minimal perspiration rate

September 03, 2025

The Alumni Fellow Award, a round, metal medallion

Twelve Penn Staters Honored with Alumni Fellow Award

September 03, 2025

Graduate students in the African Studies Program gather with faculty member Sinfree Makoni.

African Studies Program expands through dual-title doctorate, graduate minor

August 28, 2025

Side-by-side portraits of a a grad student and his adviser.

Nuclear engineering grad student awarded Department of Energy fellowship

August 27, 2025

Elia Merzari named associate head of Penn State’s nuclear engineering department

August 26, 2025

A very hot red sun shines in the sky during a heatwave.

Q&A: Using science to help homeowners beat the heat during extreme weather

August 25, 2025

A silver sedan is seen moving across a race course.

Penn State Advanced Vehicle Team places fourth in autonomous driving competition

August 22, 2025

Two images of a sensor being bent by a hand.

New sensor is a breath of fresh air for diagnosing diabetes

August 22, 2025

Four individuals pose in a lab.

Broken bones regrow quickly with help of biodegradable implant

August 21, 2025

Four people in a classroom

Penn State launches artificial intelligence engineering degree and minor

August 20, 2025

Mechanical engineering professor receives national aerospace education award

August 20, 2025

The sensor being held in a lab by two blue gloves. You can see the hydrogel technology inside.

Breaking a sweat: Using chloride in sweat to help diagnose cystic fibrosis

August 20, 2025

Two associate professors pose for headshots after being elected to the grade of Fellow from ASME.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers names two Penn State faculty as fellows

August 19, 2025

Adam Smerigan working in his lab wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves

Doctoral student’s research finds valuable rare earth elements in toxic waste

August 15, 2025

People standing outside, watching drone fly up into the Alaskan air. Green grass all around with no mountains of any kind in the background.

Q&A: How permanent is permafrost with increasing temperatures?

August 11, 2025

individual wearing coat outside talks on phone.

Conversations remotely detected from cellphone vibrations, researchers report

August 08, 2025

Image of a campus building

$5M gift names the Robert V. Waltemeyer Department of Chemical Engineering

August 07, 2025

A picture of a passing zone in the rural Northeast United States.

Overtaking the odds: Do passing zones make rural roads safer?

August 07, 2025

A picture of a concrete bridge deteriorating over time.

Q&A: Can minerals compromise concrete structures?

August 06, 2025

Portrait photo of a person in front of a window

Q&A: Can a city be a research partner?

August 06, 2025

Person in Harrisburg looking at camera, with a large government building in the background

Technology policy fellowship connects young scientists to Pennsylvania lawmakers

August 06, 2025

Researchers team up with Indigenous communities in Ecuador to study oil pollution

August 04, 2025

Agricultural and biological engineering students recognized at recent conference

August 01, 2025

Red flowers in front of a fountain and a campus landmark

Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today summer photo contest

July 31, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor built in to a shirt

Spinning up new flexible material for self-powered wearable sensors

July 30, 2025

Illustration of a computer head spewing letters

Q&A: How are researchers optimizing AI systems for science?

July 30, 2025

Purple thunderclouds and a spy plane are seen from below.

A bolt is born! Atmospheric events underpinning lightning strikes explained

July 28, 2025

Google Pixel technical program manager Anne Pauley on 'Dare to Disrupt' podcast

July 25, 2025

GPSA accepting applications for executive board positions until Aug. 15

July 25, 2025

Two people stand in front of a stand-up banner in a conference setting

Startup works to detect respiratory illnesses through vocal patterns

July 25, 2025

Two people looking at the camera and holding an award

Penn State’s Yang Yang honored for atomic-level understanding of materials

July 25, 2025

Four people stand in front of machinery in a lab

$2M DARPA grant funds technology development for force-detecting sensors

July 24, 2025

Alex Mullen, a dual major in computer science and engineering science with a 4.0 GPA, has been named the summer 2025 student marshal for Penn State’s College of Engineering.

Computer science and engineering science major named College of Engineering marshal

July 23, 2025

Close up of Pollock Gates

Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

Close-up of side-by-side medical test devices

Next-gen tech can detect disease biomarker in period blood

July 22, 2025

An indoors portrait of an individual wearing a suit and tie.

Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Three people crossing their arms pose for a photo.

When dreams turn dark: Neuroscientists to study nightmares and mental health

July 16, 2025

A dual degree environmental engineering and biogeochemistry graduate student stands for a photo outdoors.

Graduate student earns NSF fellowship to study carbon in river systems

July 16, 2025

Mahmut Kandemir named interim head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering

July 15, 2025

Stylized image of a health sensor

Skin-like sensor monitors internal, external body movement, electrical signals

July 09, 2025

Grad student earns NSF fellowship to study rotator cuff tears

July 09, 2025

Eight people smile on the steps inside the Capitol Building in Harrisburg

Lehigh Valley students participate in engineering public policy training program

July 07, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

July 07, 2025

Faculty member invited to National Academy of Engineering symposium

July 02, 2025

The "WE ARE" sculpture at University Park

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at annual awards ceremony

July 02, 2025

People standing outside looking at the camera

Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI

July 02, 2025

The Pennsylvania State University HUB Seal

Eight graduate students receive U.S. National Science Foundation fellowships

July 02, 2025

A group of people stand in a large conference room.

Semiconductor, photonics workshop celebrates institutional, industry ties

July 01, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Mechanical engineering grad student selected as Fulbright scholar for Chile

July 01, 2025

a man in a white lab cot and the same man in a surgeon's gown

Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

Person outside smiling at the camera

Susan Stewart named assistant dean for academic support and global programs

June 27, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — June 26

June 26, 2025

Person looking at the camera smiling in front of sign

Seong Kim named chemical engineering department head

June 25, 2025

Four people look at a whiteboard.

Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

Lion Shrine head on

Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows

June 23, 2025

Teh-hui Kao, distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and chair of the Plant Biology intercollege graduate degree program, speaks with prospective students at a recruiting event on January 19, 2024

Kao steps down as plant biology graduate program chair

June 23, 2025

Person smiling at the camera in front of building and trees

Farshad Rajabipour named Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head

June 23, 2025

Four people pose for a photo with the second person holding a sample on a sample box

Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

June 20, 2025

Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

June 16, 2025

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