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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

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

Illustration of a computer with a gray microscope image displayed

World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

People smiling and looking at the camera

Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences

June 11, 2025

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2025-26 Academic Leadership Program fellows

June 09, 2025

Person standing looking at the camera in an office

Engineering grad student receives DOE award to research rock properties

June 09, 2025

Person walking down aisle at commencement, surrounded by others watching on.

Assistant dean in College of Engineering retiring after nearly 30 years of service

June 09, 2025

Person standing outside smiling at camera

Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

Portrait of a person

Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 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

New material could provide cooling through existing mechanical energy

June 02, 2025

An individual wearing academic regalia stands at a podium.

University marshal retires after 40 years of service to faculty marshal corps

May 29, 2025

A group of six individuals pose in front of a stone wall

Three Penn State staff members honored with USAC awards

May 27, 2025

A person in a purple shirt

Perfumes and lotions disrupt how body protects itself from indoor air pollutants

May 27, 2025

A Formula 1 racecar zooming past orange traffic cones.

Nittany Motorsports gains momentum with all-electric Formula 1 racecar

May 20, 2025

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary teams focused on housing, sustainability, aging in place, and more.

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate awards seed funding to five research projects

May 19, 2025

A collage of five photos showing Penn State students' spring break experiences

In photos: Penn State students gain knowledge, serve others during spring break

May 19, 2025

Two Penn State College of Engineering professors pose for separate headshots.

Two engineering professors named international AI association fellows

May 19, 2025

A woman with dark hair holds a few graduation cords, colored blue and white, in her hands and looks them over.

In photos: Setting the stage for Penn State's commencement ceremonies

May 15, 2025

Penn State students and faculty stand in a line for a photo surrounded by their research posters during poster session.

AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025

The image shows how special molecules break down when heated inside a tiny carbon tube, forming a perfectly straight chain of carbon atoms known as carbyne.

Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application

May 09, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

two students in graduation caps and gowns hug each other

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2025 commencement

May 06, 2025

Schreyer Honors College sign

Schreyer Honors College announces 2025 Student and Faculty Award winners

May 05, 2025

Jin Wen named head of architectural engineering department

May 05, 2025

A closeup of a green flower with a blurred Old Main in the background

Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today spring photo contest

May 02, 2025

illustration of hairlike electrode for EEG monitoring

The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

May 02, 2025

Illustration of purple corkscrew shapes on a blue background

$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

Students working on creating a car for a competition.

Student team sets school record, places third at Shell Eco-Marathon

April 28, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- April 28

April 28, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia

Meet the Marshal: Mechanical Engineering student marshal, Zackery Gray

April 27, 2025

The 17th annual Materials Visualization Competition "Best of Show" award went to “Nano soccer balls from nature” by Jinsol Choi, postdoctoral scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Winners announced for 17th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 25, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

Group of people on stairs

From Penn State to Switzerland: Students gain cross cultural leadership skills

April 25, 2025

Julio Flores Cuadra and Junyao Yuan

Penn State graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships

April 25, 2025

A group of people at an awards ceremony

Penn State celebrates the 2025 student sustainability award winners

April 25, 2025

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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

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

Illustration of a computer with a gray microscope image displayed

World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

People smiling and looking at the camera

Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences

June 11, 2025

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2025-26 Academic Leadership Program fellows

June 09, 2025

Person standing looking at the camera in an office

Engineering grad student receives DOE award to research rock properties

June 09, 2025

Person walking down aisle at commencement, surrounded by others watching on.

Assistant dean in College of Engineering retiring after nearly 30 years of service

June 09, 2025

Person standing outside smiling at camera

Mechanical engineering grad student awarded Amelia Earhart aerospace fellowship

June 06, 2025

Portrait of a person

Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 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

New material could provide cooling through existing mechanical energy

June 02, 2025

An individual wearing academic regalia stands at a podium.

University marshal retires after 40 years of service to faculty marshal corps

May 29, 2025

A group of six individuals pose in front of a stone wall

Three Penn State staff members honored with USAC awards

May 27, 2025

A person in a purple shirt

Perfumes and lotions disrupt how body protects itself from indoor air pollutants

May 27, 2025

A Formula 1 racecar zooming past orange traffic cones.

Nittany Motorsports gains momentum with all-electric Formula 1 racecar

May 20, 2025

The Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate Innovation has awarded seed grants to five interdisciplinary teams focused on housing, sustainability, aging in place, and more.

Cocoziello Institute of Real Estate awards seed funding to five research projects

May 19, 2025

A collage of five photos showing Penn State students' spring break experiences

In photos: Penn State students gain knowledge, serve others during spring break

May 19, 2025

Two Penn State College of Engineering professors pose for separate headshots.

Two engineering professors named international AI association fellows

May 19, 2025

A woman with dark hair holds a few graduation cords, colored blue and white, in her hands and looks them over.

In photos: Setting the stage for Penn State's commencement ceremonies

May 15, 2025

Penn State students and faculty stand in a line for a photo surrounded by their research posters during poster session.

AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025

The image shows how special molecules break down when heated inside a tiny carbon tube, forming a perfectly straight chain of carbon atoms known as carbyne.

Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application

May 09, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

two students in graduation caps and gowns hug each other

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2025 commencement

May 06, 2025

Schreyer Honors College sign

Schreyer Honors College announces 2025 Student and Faculty Award winners

May 05, 2025

Jin Wen named head of architectural engineering department

May 05, 2025

A closeup of a green flower with a blurred Old Main in the background

Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today spring photo contest

May 02, 2025

illustration of hairlike electrode for EEG monitoring

The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

May 02, 2025

Illustration of purple corkscrew shapes on a blue background

$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

Students working on creating a car for a competition.

Student team sets school record, places third at Shell Eco-Marathon

April 28, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- April 28

April 28, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia

Meet the Marshal: Mechanical Engineering student marshal, Zackery Gray

April 27, 2025

The 17th annual Materials Visualization Competition "Best of Show" award went to “Nano soccer balls from nature” by Jinsol Choi, postdoctoral scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Winners announced for 17th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 25, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

Group of people on stairs

From Penn State to Switzerland: Students gain cross cultural leadership skills

April 25, 2025

Julio Flores Cuadra and Junyao Yuan

Penn State graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships

April 25, 2025

A group of people at an awards ceremony

Penn State celebrates the 2025 student sustainability award winners

April 25, 2025

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