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Portal of the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola

Art History Dickson Lecture to focus on relationship between print, architecture

October 23, 2025

an illustration of a planet and a star

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Two researchers posing for the camera outside

Keeping hot data cool: NSF grant to fund data center fortification

October 22, 2025

people-pushing-school-bus-in-flood

Flood impacts in Global South focus of Geography Coffee Hour

October 21, 2025

Paul Simmonds

Oct. 23 lecture: Tailoring quantum dot growth for novel quantum light sources

October 21, 2025

Man standing in front of green foliage

Water, AI researcher honored with IEE 'Person of the Year' award

October 21, 2025

Gloved hands hold tweezers and a silver tray of three small circular ceramic tiles.

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials

October 20, 2025

Closeup of veteran holding dog tags necklace in hands during therapy session

Veterans’ mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find

October 20, 2025

Shirley Clark and Vahid Motevalli pose holding awards

Two Harrisburg leaders honored at Women in Technology awards

October 20, 2025

equipment in orchard

Training doctoral candidates in AI-powered precision tools for agriculture

October 20, 2025

An illustration of a variety of colorful shapes representing patchy nanoparticles.

Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks

October 20, 2025

A group of five people stand on a step in front of Old Main

Four researchers named Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows

October 17, 2025

Headshot of Tadashi Tokieda.

Marker Lectures in Mathematics set for Nov. 10-12

October 16, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

A collage of happy white faces and unhappy Black faces

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data

October 16, 2025

plaque that reads "schreyer honors college 1997"

Schreyer Honors College welcomes new faculty fellows

October 15, 2025

A headshot photo of Michael Doncheski wearing a shit and bow tie

Doncheski to support ongoing transition, planning across Commonwealth Campuses

October 15, 2025

Three researchers look at a computer screen in a lab

Shedding light on materials in the physical, biological sciences

October 15, 2025

Tamy Guimarães, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, stands in front of a wind tunnel in a lab.

Q&A: Do momentum and heat always go with the flow?

October 15, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

Clive Randall

Clive Randall elected as fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

October 15, 2025

Reddish Martian soil is seen with flecks of Martian ice.

Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say

October 15, 2025

Author and historian Laura Edwards standing leaning against a brick wall

Laura F. Edwards to deliver 2025 Brose Distinguished Lectures

October 14, 2025

A hand holding a rock

Earth’s continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals

October 13, 2025

2026 Seed Grant Program

IEE seeks innovative research proposals for 2026 Seed Grant Program

October 13, 2025

Headshot of Bryce Gadway

Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators

October 10, 2025

headshot of person with long red hair

Q&A: IST faculty named digital cultures fellow at the University of Queensland

October 10, 2025

IEE research awards graphic

IEE now accepting nominations for annual research awards

October 10, 2025

Power plants with smoke coming out of their smokestacks

Power plants may emit more pollution during government shutdowns

October 10, 2025

Wild lupine grows along a roadway

Wild lupine genetics could be key to conservation of species

October 09, 2025

Two arms, each with a sensor on the skin

Highly sensitive monitor can detect vitamin B6, glucose in sweat

October 09, 2025

Person running with a jogging stroller

Running with a stroller lowers impact, potential injury risk, researchers find

October 09, 2025

The acoustic wall installed on a wall in the provost's office.

Architecture lab’s work using mycelium featured in new installation in Old Main

October 09, 2025

Matthew Restall wears a blue paisley jacket and blue shirt

Liberal Arts professor explores ‘nine lives’ of Christopher Columbus

October 09, 2025

Line drawing of parents with child, group of individuals and group of individuals in front of hospital.

Background genetic variants influence clinical features in complex disorders

October 07, 2025

a hand holding a mushroom

Wild mushroom harvesters in mid-Atlantic region collect fungi, build community

October 07, 2025

Four people stand in front of a fountain

Five faculty members join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

October 07, 2025

Keith Gilyard wearing a purple and green striped dress shirt

Liberal Arts faculty member Keith Gilyard publishes four books this year

October 06, 2025

College of Medicine awarded $3.3M grant to lead national preventive research hub

October 06, 2025

Penn State alumna named to lead Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

October 06, 2025

Headshot of Wenrui Hao

Center for Mathematical Biology appoints new director

October 06, 2025

grandpa, daughter, granddaughter

Location, individual circumstances impact caregiver well-being, researchers find

October 06, 2025

An aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

New tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

October 03, 2025

Portrait of Onur Apul in a white lab coat

Q&A: Looking at the impacts of forever chemicals in landfills, water and more

October 03, 2025

A car at an EV charging station

Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers

October 01, 2025

Head shots of Six Assessment Champions: Julie Evak, Dennis Millan, Deborah Morton, Richard Peng, Megan Van Etten, Tara Wyckoff

OPAIR announces 2025-26 cohort of Assessment Champions

October 01, 2025

close up of yellow cylindrical bacteria

New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap

October 01, 2025

concerned person sitting at desk looking at a paper

Feeling in control helps beat daily stress, researchers find

September 30, 2025

Red, white, and pink woven fabrics.

Stuckeman architecture lab’s work to be featured at 2025 Beaux Arts Ball in NY

September 30, 2025

Photo of hands typing on a laptop on a desk

Innovative businesses may be less likely to be approved for credit loans

September 30, 2025

Ben Dupree playing football

Harrisburg names women's flag football head coach

September 30, 2025

Headshot of Michael Fidanza

Penn State Berks professor named president of agricultural society

September 29, 2025

A colorful visualization of the genetic makeup of three mammals.

Population bottlenecks cause decline of mammals’ immunity, researchers find

September 29, 2025

Illustration of fiber optic cable lines used for telecommunications

Fiber optic cables could act as early warning system for geohazards, study finds

September 29, 2025

Cherry tomatoes growing on the vine

New clues in how plant microbiomes protect against bacterial speck disease

September 29, 2025

A person adjusts a thermostat on a wall

Electric space heating, appliances reduce US residential energy consumption

September 29, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman with long straight hair

Lauren Reiter named Benzak Business Librarian, head of Schreyer Business Library

September 29, 2025

An untitled image from Malcolm Wells' 1964 book, "Nowhere to Go but Down."

Stuckeman architecture professor selected for Villa Albertine Residency Program

September 26, 2025

Book cover

Q&A: How do ‘husks of support’ nurture Latina/o/x student success?

September 26, 2025

Twelve men and women, dressed in formal attire and wearing medals around their necks, pose in front of a blue and purple backdrop.

WPSU senior producer honored by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

September 26, 2025

Professor’s new book examines language loss among multilingual speakers

September 25, 2025

A man in his 70s talks fondly to a man in his 30s while they look at an old photo album

Penn State to co-lead national brain health and dementia prevention initiative

September 25, 2025

Mark Latash and Sayan Deep De smile at the camera

Q&A: How do humans control their bodies?

September 25, 2025

headshot of durell johnson, dressed in business suit, with trees in background

Durell Johnson takes the helm of Penn State's three northeast region campuses

September 23, 2025

Verity Platt

Cornell scholar to discuss 'Pliny the Elder’s Ethics and Aesthetics of Loss'

September 23, 2025

fungus

Gene editing, traditional crossbreeding produce disease-resistant cacao plants

September 23, 2025

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Portal of the Palazzo Farnese in Caprarola

Art History Dickson Lecture to focus on relationship between print, architecture

October 23, 2025

an illustration of a planet and a star

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Two researchers posing for the camera outside

Keeping hot data cool: NSF grant to fund data center fortification

October 22, 2025

people-pushing-school-bus-in-flood

Flood impacts in Global South focus of Geography Coffee Hour

October 21, 2025

Paul Simmonds

Oct. 23 lecture: Tailoring quantum dot growth for novel quantum light sources

October 21, 2025

Man standing in front of green foliage

Water, AI researcher honored with IEE 'Person of the Year' award

October 21, 2025

Gloved hands hold tweezers and a silver tray of three small circular ceramic tiles.

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials

October 20, 2025

Closeup of veteran holding dog tags necklace in hands during therapy session

Veterans’ mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find

October 20, 2025

Shirley Clark and Vahid Motevalli pose holding awards

Two Harrisburg leaders honored at Women in Technology awards

October 20, 2025

equipment in orchard

Training doctoral candidates in AI-powered precision tools for agriculture

October 20, 2025

An illustration of a variety of colorful shapes representing patchy nanoparticles.

Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks

October 20, 2025

A group of five people stand on a step in front of Old Main

Four researchers named Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows

October 17, 2025

Headshot of Tadashi Tokieda.

Marker Lectures in Mathematics set for Nov. 10-12

October 16, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

A collage of happy white faces and unhappy Black faces

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data

October 16, 2025

plaque that reads "schreyer honors college 1997"

Schreyer Honors College welcomes new faculty fellows

October 15, 2025

A headshot photo of Michael Doncheski wearing a shit and bow tie

Doncheski to support ongoing transition, planning across Commonwealth Campuses

October 15, 2025

Three researchers look at a computer screen in a lab

Shedding light on materials in the physical, biological sciences

October 15, 2025

Tamy Guimarães, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, stands in front of a wind tunnel in a lab.

Q&A: Do momentum and heat always go with the flow?

October 15, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

Clive Randall

Clive Randall elected as fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

October 15, 2025

Reddish Martian soil is seen with flecks of Martian ice.

Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say

October 15, 2025

Author and historian Laura Edwards standing leaning against a brick wall

Laura F. Edwards to deliver 2025 Brose Distinguished Lectures

October 14, 2025

A hand holding a rock

Earth’s continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals

October 13, 2025

2026 Seed Grant Program

IEE seeks innovative research proposals for 2026 Seed Grant Program

October 13, 2025

Headshot of Bryce Gadway

Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators

October 10, 2025

headshot of person with long red hair

Q&A: IST faculty named digital cultures fellow at the University of Queensland

October 10, 2025

IEE research awards graphic

IEE now accepting nominations for annual research awards

October 10, 2025

Power plants with smoke coming out of their smokestacks

Power plants may emit more pollution during government shutdowns

October 10, 2025

Wild lupine grows along a roadway

Wild lupine genetics could be key to conservation of species

October 09, 2025

Two arms, each with a sensor on the skin

Highly sensitive monitor can detect vitamin B6, glucose in sweat

October 09, 2025

Person running with a jogging stroller

Running with a stroller lowers impact, potential injury risk, researchers find

October 09, 2025

The acoustic wall installed on a wall in the provost's office.

Architecture lab’s work using mycelium featured in new installation in Old Main

October 09, 2025

Matthew Restall wears a blue paisley jacket and blue shirt

Liberal Arts professor explores ‘nine lives’ of Christopher Columbus

October 09, 2025

Line drawing of parents with child, group of individuals and group of individuals in front of hospital.

Background genetic variants influence clinical features in complex disorders

October 07, 2025

a hand holding a mushroom

Wild mushroom harvesters in mid-Atlantic region collect fungi, build community

October 07, 2025

Four people stand in front of a fountain

Five faculty members join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

October 07, 2025

Keith Gilyard wearing a purple and green striped dress shirt

Liberal Arts faculty member Keith Gilyard publishes four books this year

October 06, 2025

College of Medicine awarded $3.3M grant to lead national preventive research hub

October 06, 2025

Penn State alumna named to lead Department of Ecosystem Science and Management

October 06, 2025

Headshot of Wenrui Hao

Center for Mathematical Biology appoints new director

October 06, 2025

grandpa, daughter, granddaughter

Location, individual circumstances impact caregiver well-being, researchers find

October 06, 2025

An aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.

New tool helps forecast volcano slope collapses and tsunamis

October 03, 2025

Portrait of Onur Apul in a white lab coat

Q&A: Looking at the impacts of forever chemicals in landfills, water and more

October 03, 2025

A car at an EV charging station

Lighting the way for electric vehicles by using streetlamps as chargers

October 01, 2025

Head shots of Six Assessment Champions: Julie Evak, Dennis Millan, Deborah Morton, Richard Peng, Megan Van Etten, Tara Wyckoff

OPAIR announces 2025-26 cohort of Assessment Champions

October 01, 2025

close up of yellow cylindrical bacteria

New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap

October 01, 2025

concerned person sitting at desk looking at a paper

Feeling in control helps beat daily stress, researchers find

September 30, 2025

Red, white, and pink woven fabrics.

Stuckeman architecture lab’s work to be featured at 2025 Beaux Arts Ball in NY

September 30, 2025

Photo of hands typing on a laptop on a desk

Innovative businesses may be less likely to be approved for credit loans

September 30, 2025

Ben Dupree playing football

Harrisburg names women's flag football head coach

September 30, 2025

Headshot of Michael Fidanza

Penn State Berks professor named president of agricultural society

September 29, 2025

A colorful visualization of the genetic makeup of three mammals.

Population bottlenecks cause decline of mammals’ immunity, researchers find

September 29, 2025

Illustration of fiber optic cable lines used for telecommunications

Fiber optic cables could act as early warning system for geohazards, study finds

September 29, 2025

Cherry tomatoes growing on the vine

New clues in how plant microbiomes protect against bacterial speck disease

September 29, 2025

A person adjusts a thermostat on a wall

Electric space heating, appliances reduce US residential energy consumption

September 29, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman with long straight hair

Lauren Reiter named Benzak Business Librarian, head of Schreyer Business Library

September 29, 2025

An untitled image from Malcolm Wells' 1964 book, "Nowhere to Go but Down."

Stuckeman architecture professor selected for Villa Albertine Residency Program

September 26, 2025

Book cover

Q&A: How do ‘husks of support’ nurture Latina/o/x student success?

September 26, 2025

Twelve men and women, dressed in formal attire and wearing medals around their necks, pose in front of a blue and purple backdrop.

WPSU senior producer honored by National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

September 26, 2025

Professor’s new book examines language loss among multilingual speakers

September 25, 2025

A man in his 70s talks fondly to a man in his 30s while they look at an old photo album

Penn State to co-lead national brain health and dementia prevention initiative

September 25, 2025

Mark Latash and Sayan Deep De smile at the camera

Q&A: How do humans control their bodies?

September 25, 2025

headshot of durell johnson, dressed in business suit, with trees in background

Durell Johnson takes the helm of Penn State's three northeast region campuses

September 23, 2025

Verity Platt

Cornell scholar to discuss 'Pliny the Elder’s Ethics and Aesthetics of Loss'

September 23, 2025

fungus

Gene editing, traditional crossbreeding produce disease-resistant cacao plants

September 23, 2025

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