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Lawn story: Turfgrass data may improve urban greenhouse gas emission estimates

June 06, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

Boltz named Nese College of Nursing associate dean for research and innovation

June 04, 2025

student among trees

Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

Group of nine students pose with blue gift bags

Shenango students and employees recognized at annual award ceremony

June 02, 2025

A group of faculty and students pose in front of a Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture back drop.

Landscape architecture faculty recognized at international educators’ conference

June 02, 2025

A photo of Ryan Jones, left, and Jennifer Crispell, who is holding a plaque.

Penn State Smeal Alumni Relations director receives Gold Staff Recognition Award

June 01, 2025

A photo of Penn State Smeal Dean Corey Phellps standing at a podium

Penn State Smeal recognizes excellence of staff members

May 30, 2025

NSF grant funds re-surveying of Mood of the Nation Poll participants

May 29, 2025

Mondock to lead college relations, communications in College of Ag Sciences

May 29, 2025

Person in coffee shop on phone looking bored

Chronic loneliness may harm cognitive health in young adults

May 29, 2025

The Pennsylvania State University HUB Seal

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

Biology professor, Huck associate operations director to retire

May 29, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025

May 28, 2025

Old Main columns

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025

May 28, 2025

A.K. Sandoval-Strauaz

Professor edits new book focused on Latino influence on urban history

May 28, 2025

illustration of PKA reset mechanism

Resetting the fight-or-flight response

May 28, 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 grid of eight headshots, four in the top row and four in the bottom row.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre honors employees

May 27, 2025

Side-by-side portraits of Teisha Bradley at left, José Ibarra in the middle, and Delphine Lewandowski at right.

Stuckeman architecture department welcomes three new faculty members

May 27, 2025

A person in a purple shirt

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

May 27, 2025

An athlete and coach, outdoors at a track, discuss something on a clipboard

New online tool predicts risk of energy deficiency in young, exercising women

May 27, 2025

Distinguished professor and human-computer interaction expert retires

May 27, 2025

Children and a teacher looking at a computer

Q&A: Global model may help address STEM teacher shortages in Pennsylvania

May 27, 2025

Two instructors working with a child with cerebral palsy

Unlocking communication for children with little or no speech

May 22, 2025

A health worker talks to group of women in Nepal

Women’s autonomy in health decisions may be a driver of cancer screenings

May 22, 2025

A scientist in a lab adding spice to a bowl

Looking to cut calories? Try adding chilies, study suggests

May 21, 2025

Rebecca Simcik named senior director of University Health Services

May 21, 2025

Amma Johnson named a 2025 'woman of influence' by Central Penn Business Journal

May 21, 2025

illustration of nebula with glare from a star

Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation

May 21, 2025

Phil Bevilacqua

Philip Bevilacqua honored with 2025 Edward W. Morley Medal

May 21, 2025

2 men stand next to each other and smile while one man holds a plaque

Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg professors win best research article award

May 20, 2025

Author, Julie Park, wearing a blue denim shirt and holding a large book open in a room with bookshelves

English professor and librarian pens 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

May 19, 2025

Renewable energy windmills on a hill

Does renewable energy reduce fossil fuel production in the US?

May 19, 2025

Bearded man in glasses

Always collegial, productive and steady, journalism professor Ford Risley to retire

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 map showing reflecting rising temperatures in New York City.

Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

A portrait of Cora E. MacBeth, director of the School of Science at Penn State Behrend

Cora E. MacBeth named director of Penn State Behrend’s School of Science

May 19, 2025

Portrait photo of Ana Enriquez

Libraries’ Ana Enriquez receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2025–26

May 16, 2025

Kathryn Salzer stands with Sue Paterno and Clarence Lang.

Kathryn Salzer named Paterno Fellows Program director

May 15, 2025

The cover of a book titled Le Corbusier's Ahmedabad Millowners' Association Building

New book by Stuckeman architecture professor reexamines Le Corbusier’s theories

May 14, 2025

Mathematics professor named Martarano Leadership Fellow

May 13, 2025

Al Karosas receives 2023 CBICC Tourism Business Leader of the Year Award

BJC General Manager Al Karosas named instructor at esteemed Venue Management School

May 12, 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

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

An image of a controlled fire, with flames visible at the base of several trees, which are surrounded by smoke

Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

In brief: Did Europeans know the 1918 flu was a pandemic in 1918?

May 08, 2025

Faculty Senate passes statements supporting higher ed values, installs new officers

May 07, 2025

Penn State Altoona professor is finalist for Midwest Book Award

May 07, 2025

Person holding a dog with snow visible in the background

How do therapy dogs help domestic abuse survivors receiving support services?

May 07, 2025

Reka Albert standing outside near trees

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

A wide stream winding through pine trees on either side

Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms

May 07, 2025

John Chapin and two students look at a computer screen.

Penn State Beaver alumnus helps finish, publish professor’s final research

May 07, 2025

Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

Portrait of Christopher Uhl

Penn State mourns loss of beloved teacher and ecologist Christopher Uhl

May 07, 2025

Hand reaching for eggs in a cardboard container

Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs

May 07, 2025

Karin Foley and Wendy Hanna-Rose posing with an award

Wendy Hanna-Rose awarded with inaugural Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 06, 2025

Person interacting with service robot

Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions

May 06, 2025

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Faculty Senate honors six graduating seniors with 2025 John W. White Fellowships

May 06, 2025

Photo of two people sitting down, faces not shown, where one is taking notes.

Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

Jin Wen named head of architectural engineering department

May 05, 2025

McCourtney Institute awards more than $50,000 in research grants

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

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a turfgrass lawn at a golf course

Lawn story: Turfgrass data may improve urban greenhouse gas emission estimates

June 06, 2025

Black and white microscopic images of casein nanofibers supplemented with hypromellose.

Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

Boltz named Nese College of Nursing associate dean for research and innovation

June 04, 2025

student among trees

Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity

June 03, 2025

Group of nine students pose with blue gift bags

Shenango students and employees recognized at annual award ceremony

June 02, 2025

A group of faculty and students pose in front of a Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture back drop.

Landscape architecture faculty recognized at international educators’ conference

June 02, 2025

A photo of Ryan Jones, left, and Jennifer Crispell, who is holding a plaque.

Penn State Smeal Alumni Relations director receives Gold Staff Recognition Award

June 01, 2025

A photo of Penn State Smeal Dean Corey Phellps standing at a podium

Penn State Smeal recognizes excellence of staff members

May 30, 2025

NSF grant funds re-surveying of Mood of the Nation Poll participants

May 29, 2025

Mondock to lead college relations, communications in College of Ag Sciences

May 29, 2025

Person in coffee shop on phone looking bored

Chronic loneliness may harm cognitive health in young adults

May 29, 2025

The Pennsylvania State University HUB Seal

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

Biology professor, Huck associate operations director to retire

May 29, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025

May 28, 2025

Old Main columns

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2025

May 28, 2025

A.K. Sandoval-Strauaz

Professor edits new book focused on Latino influence on urban history

May 28, 2025

illustration of PKA reset mechanism

Resetting the fight-or-flight response

May 28, 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 grid of eight headshots, four in the top row and four in the bottom row.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre honors employees

May 27, 2025

Side-by-side portraits of Teisha Bradley at left, José Ibarra in the middle, and Delphine Lewandowski at right.

Stuckeman architecture department welcomes three new faculty members

May 27, 2025

A person in a purple shirt

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

May 27, 2025

An athlete and coach, outdoors at a track, discuss something on a clipboard

New online tool predicts risk of energy deficiency in young, exercising women

May 27, 2025

Distinguished professor and human-computer interaction expert retires

May 27, 2025

Children and a teacher looking at a computer

Q&A: Global model may help address STEM teacher shortages in Pennsylvania

May 27, 2025

Two instructors working with a child with cerebral palsy

Unlocking communication for children with little or no speech

May 22, 2025

A health worker talks to group of women in Nepal

Women’s autonomy in health decisions may be a driver of cancer screenings

May 22, 2025

A scientist in a lab adding spice to a bowl

Looking to cut calories? Try adding chilies, study suggests

May 21, 2025

Rebecca Simcik named senior director of University Health Services

May 21, 2025

Amma Johnson named a 2025 'woman of influence' by Central Penn Business Journal

May 21, 2025

illustration of nebula with glare from a star

Unveiling the secrets of planet formation in environments of high UV radiation

May 21, 2025

Phil Bevilacqua

Philip Bevilacqua honored with 2025 Edward W. Morley Medal

May 21, 2025

2 men stand next to each other and smile while one man holds a plaque

Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg professors win best research article award

May 20, 2025

Author, Julie Park, wearing a blue denim shirt and holding a large book open in a room with bookshelves

English professor and librarian pens 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

May 19, 2025

Renewable energy windmills on a hill

Does renewable energy reduce fossil fuel production in the US?

May 19, 2025

Bearded man in glasses

Always collegial, productive and steady, journalism professor Ford Risley to retire

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 map showing reflecting rising temperatures in New York City.

Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

A portrait of Cora E. MacBeth, director of the School of Science at Penn State Behrend

Cora E. MacBeth named director of Penn State Behrend’s School of Science

May 19, 2025

Portrait photo of Ana Enriquez

Libraries’ Ana Enriquez receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2025–26

May 16, 2025

Kathryn Salzer stands with Sue Paterno and Clarence Lang.

Kathryn Salzer named Paterno Fellows Program director

May 15, 2025

The cover of a book titled Le Corbusier's Ahmedabad Millowners' Association Building

New book by Stuckeman architecture professor reexamines Le Corbusier’s theories

May 14, 2025

Mathematics professor named Martarano Leadership Fellow

May 13, 2025

Al Karosas receives 2023 CBICC Tourism Business Leader of the Year Award

BJC General Manager Al Karosas named instructor at esteemed Venue Management School

May 12, 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

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

An image of a controlled fire, with flames visible at the base of several trees, which are surrounded by smoke

Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

In brief: Did Europeans know the 1918 flu was a pandemic in 1918?

May 08, 2025

Faculty Senate passes statements supporting higher ed values, installs new officers

May 07, 2025

Penn State Altoona professor is finalist for Midwest Book Award

May 07, 2025

Person holding a dog with snow visible in the background

How do therapy dogs help domestic abuse survivors receiving support services?

May 07, 2025

Reka Albert standing outside near trees

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

A wide stream winding through pine trees on either side

Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms

May 07, 2025

John Chapin and two students look at a computer screen.

Penn State Beaver alumnus helps finish, publish professor’s final research

May 07, 2025

Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

Portrait of Christopher Uhl

Penn State mourns loss of beloved teacher and ecologist Christopher Uhl

May 07, 2025

Hand reaching for eggs in a cardboard container

Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs

May 07, 2025

Karin Foley and Wendy Hanna-Rose posing with an award

Wendy Hanna-Rose awarded with inaugural Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 06, 2025

Person interacting with service robot

Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions

May 06, 2025

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

Faculty Senate honors six graduating seniors with 2025 John W. White Fellowships

May 06, 2025

Photo of two people sitting down, faces not shown, where one is taking notes.

Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

Jin Wen named head of architectural engineering department

May 05, 2025

McCourtney Institute awards more than $50,000 in research grants

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

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