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Jill Hamilton, associate professor of ecosystem science and management stands with Kyra LoPiccolo, Plant Biology graduate student and Hamilton Lab member, in one of the Penn State greenhouses

Jill Hamilton named Plant Institute associate director

October 19, 2026

Blue graphic with five headshots of SSRI's 26-27 co-funded faculty

SSRI welcomes five new co-funded faculty for 2026-27

October 19, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new assistant director of residence life

October 15, 2026

Jessie Whiteman

Brandywine welcomes new human resources consultant

October 14, 2026

Photo of Minerva Matos-Garner by the University Park Nittany Lion Shrine

Fox Graduate School hires inaugural director of student engagement and retention

October 09, 2026

Nora Reikosky joins Rock Ethics Institute as assistant director

October 07, 2026

Frantisek Marko to lead Penn State’s new Strategy Implementation Unit

October 06, 2026

Three people pose in front of a wooden wall

Four faculty join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

September 30, 2026

image of two women and a man

New MRI appointments aim to build on research impact and collaboration

September 30, 2026

Shaun Mahony, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

Mahony named Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

September 28, 2026

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

September 25, 2026

Professional headshots of Dr. Marthe Haverkamp and Matthew Kemmann are placed side by side over an image of a Penn State Nittany Lion statue. Flowers and a building are also in the background.

Penn State Health names leaders for transformation and strategy

September 24, 2026

A smiling Lance Kennedy-Phillips wearing a business suit and tie

Penn State announces interim leadership for new student success office

September 23, 2026

Portrait of woman with long dark hair wearing a blue button up shirt with white stripes

College of Education names Elizabeth Prosek first director of Graduate Education

September 23, 2026

Babbs Hollett named faculty coordinator of teacher education accreditation

September 22, 2026

Suzanne Adair, associate VP for Equal Opportunity and Access, to retire after 26 years

September 15, 2026

College of Education names faculty director for AI literacy and innovation

September 14, 2026

Headshots of a man outside and a woman wearing doctoral regalia

Great Valley welcomes two new engineering faculty members

September 10, 2026

New professorship to fuel research at the intersection of finance and AI

September 10, 2026

Michael Sherman

Michael Sherman joins Penn State Extension’s livestock team

September 08, 2026

Head shot of Holly Ryan

Penn State Brandywine appoints interim campus chief academic officer

September 02, 2026

Conference reappoints Penn State Abington athletics director to leadership team

August 28, 2026

Neela Yennawar, director of instrumentation grant initiatives at the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Neela Yennawar named Huck director of instrumentation grant initiatives

August 27, 2026

Exterior of Penn State Health Children’s Hospital Golisano Children’s Hospital, with a portrait of pediatric surgeon Dr. Robert Ricca inset in the upper right.

Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital names surgeon-in-chief

August 27, 2026

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

Portrait of a person with short dark hair wearing a navy button-down shirt, standing indoors in front of a blurred industrial or architectural background with curved white structures.

Pinto Duarte named interim head of Department of Architecture

August 04, 2026

Pritt named interim vice provost for Penn State Global

August 03, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new Student Academic Success Center specialist

August 03, 2026

Rebecca Moran named Altoona's director of development and alumni relations

July 28, 2026

Portrait of a person with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a purple patterned top over a black shirt, standing beside a weathered wooden post with a blurred outdoor background.

Stuckeman School’s landscape architecture department adds to faculty

July 22, 2026

Jungwoo Ryoo named interim associate dean for adult education at Penn State Altoona

July 15, 2026

Enrico Mastroianni named director of athletics and recreation at Scranton

July 06, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new career development specialist

July 06, 2026

Jon-Paul Maria named interim head of Materials Science and Engineering

July 02, 2026

Head shot of Heather Grab

Heather Grab named Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor in Entomology

July 01, 2026

Penn State's Pennington joins American Association of University Administrators board

July 01, 2026

college professor with dark hair and suit jacket in glass and brick campus building

Guoray Cai named Dewey Walker Professor in Information Sciences and Technology

July 01, 2026

Michele Dunleavy wearing a robin egg blue shirt and smiling

Dunleavy named Arts and Architecture associate dean for access and equity

June 29, 2026

Berks Track & Field graphic with sports version of the Nittany Lion

Penn State Berks Athletics adds indoor track and field to varsity sports

June 23, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Drais-Parrillo, Laine named inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors

June 22, 2026

Yinming Shao wearing a suit stands outside

Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics

June 16, 2026

Nicholas Pyeatt named division head at Penn State Altoona

June 12, 2026

Irvine portrait

Applied Research Laboratory names deputy director and head of Undersea Systems

June 09, 2026

dark-haired person in blue sweater stands with arms crossed in front of winder

Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

June 05, 2026

A residence hall surrounded by green trees

Meeghan Hollis named senior director of Residence Life at Penn State

June 01, 2026

Gugino named associate dean for research operations and graduate education

May 26, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, poses for a professional portrait in front of a blurred indoor background.

College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

Indira Mysorekar poses for a professional portrait with arms crossed in an indoor setting.

College of Medicine appoints Indira Mysorekar to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

Wide shot of Old Main through Armillary Sphere

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026

May 20, 2026

Hintz Family Alumni Center lawn on a sunny day with the Old Main bell tower in the background

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026

May 20, 2026

Cierra Abrachinsky

Penn State Schuylkill names new director of co-op and career services

May 18, 2026

Photo of John Messner

John Messner named associate director of translational research

May 12, 2026

A photo of the Nittany Lion shrine

Mechanical engineering awarded eighth early career professorship

May 12, 2026

Penn State Health names Bradley Stevens vice president of ambulatory services

May 11, 2026

Runze Li named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Niel Brandt in front of green trees

Niel Brandt named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Person in a jacket and tie standing in front of the Materials Research Institute at University Park.

Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director

May 06, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems

May 05, 2026

Penn State Health appoints senior VP, chief marketing and communications officer

April 29, 2026

Rural sociology expert named new Population Research Institute director

April 15, 2026

Harvatine named to C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences

March 23, 2026

Penn State physicist Jainendra Jain to lead new institute in India

March 23, 2026

David Almeida (center) meets with two graduate students in his office to discuss research. They are seated at a round table and a bookshelf full of books and items is behind them.

Q&A: Is stress always bad for our health?

March 19, 2026

Clemens named Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness

March 18, 2026

Person with shoulder‑length hair wearing a patterned scarf and dark top, standing outdoors in front of a background of trees.

Anna George named new executive director of Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center

March 17, 2026

Leigh Ann Haefner named vice chancellor at Penn State Altoona

March 16, 2026

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Jill Hamilton, associate professor of ecosystem science and management stands with Kyra LoPiccolo, Plant Biology graduate student and Hamilton Lab member, in one of the Penn State greenhouses

Jill Hamilton named Plant Institute associate director

October 19, 2026

Blue graphic with five headshots of SSRI's 26-27 co-funded faculty

SSRI welcomes five new co-funded faculty for 2026-27

October 19, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new assistant director of residence life

October 15, 2026

Jessie Whiteman

Brandywine welcomes new human resources consultant

October 14, 2026

Photo of Minerva Matos-Garner by the University Park Nittany Lion Shrine

Fox Graduate School hires inaugural director of student engagement and retention

October 09, 2026

Nora Reikosky joins Rock Ethics Institute as assistant director

October 07, 2026

Frantisek Marko to lead Penn State’s new Strategy Implementation Unit

October 06, 2026

Three people pose in front of a wooden wall

Four faculty join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

September 30, 2026

image of two women and a man

New MRI appointments aim to build on research impact and collaboration

September 30, 2026

Shaun Mahony, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

Mahony named Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

September 28, 2026

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

September 25, 2026

Professional headshots of Dr. Marthe Haverkamp and Matthew Kemmann are placed side by side over an image of a Penn State Nittany Lion statue. Flowers and a building are also in the background.

Penn State Health names leaders for transformation and strategy

September 24, 2026

A smiling Lance Kennedy-Phillips wearing a business suit and tie

Penn State announces interim leadership for new student success office

September 23, 2026

Portrait of woman with long dark hair wearing a blue button up shirt with white stripes

College of Education names Elizabeth Prosek first director of Graduate Education

September 23, 2026

Babbs Hollett named faculty coordinator of teacher education accreditation

September 22, 2026

Suzanne Adair, associate VP for Equal Opportunity and Access, to retire after 26 years

September 15, 2026

College of Education names faculty director for AI literacy and innovation

September 14, 2026

Headshots of a man outside and a woman wearing doctoral regalia

Great Valley welcomes two new engineering faculty members

September 10, 2026

New professorship to fuel research at the intersection of finance and AI

September 10, 2026

Michael Sherman

Michael Sherman joins Penn State Extension’s livestock team

September 08, 2026

Head shot of Holly Ryan

Penn State Brandywine appoints interim campus chief academic officer

September 02, 2026

Conference reappoints Penn State Abington athletics director to leadership team

August 28, 2026

Neela Yennawar, director of instrumentation grant initiatives at the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Neela Yennawar named Huck director of instrumentation grant initiatives

August 27, 2026

Exterior of Penn State Health Children’s Hospital Golisano Children’s Hospital, with a portrait of pediatric surgeon Dr. Robert Ricca inset in the upper right.

Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital names surgeon-in-chief

August 27, 2026

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

Portrait of a person with short dark hair wearing a navy button-down shirt, standing indoors in front of a blurred industrial or architectural background with curved white structures.

Pinto Duarte named interim head of Department of Architecture

August 04, 2026

Pritt named interim vice provost for Penn State Global

August 03, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new Student Academic Success Center specialist

August 03, 2026

Rebecca Moran named Altoona's director of development and alumni relations

July 28, 2026

Portrait of a person with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a purple patterned top over a black shirt, standing beside a weathered wooden post with a blurred outdoor background.

Stuckeman School’s landscape architecture department adds to faculty

July 22, 2026

Jungwoo Ryoo named interim associate dean for adult education at Penn State Altoona

July 15, 2026

Enrico Mastroianni named director of athletics and recreation at Scranton

July 06, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new career development specialist

July 06, 2026

Jon-Paul Maria named interim head of Materials Science and Engineering

July 02, 2026

Head shot of Heather Grab

Heather Grab named Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor in Entomology

July 01, 2026

Penn State's Pennington joins American Association of University Administrators board

July 01, 2026

college professor with dark hair and suit jacket in glass and brick campus building

Guoray Cai named Dewey Walker Professor in Information Sciences and Technology

July 01, 2026

Michele Dunleavy wearing a robin egg blue shirt and smiling

Dunleavy named Arts and Architecture associate dean for access and equity

June 29, 2026

Berks Track & Field graphic with sports version of the Nittany Lion

Penn State Berks Athletics adds indoor track and field to varsity sports

June 23, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Drais-Parrillo, Laine named inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors

June 22, 2026

Yinming Shao wearing a suit stands outside

Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics

June 16, 2026

Nicholas Pyeatt named division head at Penn State Altoona

June 12, 2026

Irvine portrait

Applied Research Laboratory names deputy director and head of Undersea Systems

June 09, 2026

dark-haired person in blue sweater stands with arms crossed in front of winder

Dongwon Lee named Frymoyer Chair in IST

June 05, 2026

A residence hall surrounded by green trees

Meeghan Hollis named senior director of Residence Life at Penn State

June 01, 2026

Gugino named associate dean for research operations and graduate education

May 26, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, poses for a professional portrait in front of a blurred indoor background.

College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

Indira Mysorekar poses for a professional portrait with arms crossed in an indoor setting.

College of Medicine appoints Indira Mysorekar to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

Wide shot of Old Main through Armillary Sphere

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026

May 20, 2026

Hintz Family Alumni Center lawn on a sunny day with the Old Main bell tower in the background

Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2026

May 20, 2026

Cierra Abrachinsky

Penn State Schuylkill names new director of co-op and career services

May 18, 2026

Photo of John Messner

John Messner named associate director of translational research

May 12, 2026

A photo of the Nittany Lion shrine

Mechanical engineering awarded eighth early career professorship

May 12, 2026

Penn State Health names Bradley Stevens vice president of ambulatory services

May 11, 2026

Runze Li named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Niel Brandt in front of green trees

Niel Brandt named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Person in a jacket and tie standing in front of the Materials Research Institute at University Park.

Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director

May 06, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems

May 05, 2026

Penn State Health appoints senior VP, chief marketing and communications officer

April 29, 2026

Rural sociology expert named new Population Research Institute director

April 15, 2026

Harvatine named to C. Lee Rumberger and Family Chair in Agricultural Sciences

March 23, 2026

Penn State physicist Jainendra Jain to lead new institute in India

March 23, 2026

David Almeida (center) meets with two graduate students in his office to discuss research. They are seated at a round table and a bookshelf full of books and items is behind them.

Q&A: Is stress always bad for our health?

March 19, 2026

Clemens named Alan R. Warehime Faculty Chair in Agribusiness

March 18, 2026

Person with shoulder‑length hair wearing a patterned scarf and dark top, standing outdoors in front of a background of trees.

Anna George named new executive director of Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center

March 17, 2026

Leigh Ann Haefner named vice chancellor at Penn State Altoona

March 16, 2026

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