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

October 22, 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

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

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

Clive Randall elected as fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

October 15, 2025

Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators

October 10, 2025

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

October 10, 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

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

October 06, 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

Red, white, and pink woven fabrics.

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

September 30, 2025

Penn State Berks professor named president of agricultural society

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

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

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

Children in school hallway

$3.6M NIH grant to study brain patterns in children with ADHD, behavior problems

September 19, 2025

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients

September 15, 2025

Andrea Stevens, wearing a bright pink shirt, speaks to students during a lab session at Penn State Greater Allegheny. Students stand in the background listening as she gestures with her hands.

Penn State Greater Allegheny professor named to Pittsburgh’s '40 Under 40'

September 15, 2025

four people sitting behind a table

The lasting impact of community research for undergraduates

September 15, 2025

Two students sitting on a bench one has a laptop on their lap

AI-enhanced teaching techniques earns Shenango professor a Faculty Engagement Award

September 11, 2025

Joseph Cotruvo Jr.

Chemistry professor named Blavatnik National Awards finalist

September 09, 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

Two girls work on a wind turbine while seated on a wood floor.

$5M NSF grant to enhance elementary STEM education in Mid-Atlantic

September 02, 2025

GPS-outfitted birds and citizen sightings to inform a better migration model

August 22, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman

University Libraries associate dean selected as 2025 ARL Leadership Fellow

August 22, 2025

Mechanical engineering professor receives national aerospace education award

August 20, 2025

Jon Nese, Marisa Ferger, and Ben Reppert

Penn State wins four Professional Keystone Media Awards

August 19, 2025

Mary Wirth, long-time leader in College of Ag Sciences, receives Armsby award

August 14, 2025

ASABE honors professor

National society honors ag and biological professor for inclusion efforts

August 01, 2025

Portrait of a person wearing glasses and a bowtie

Nursing associate dean re-elected president of National Black Nurses Association

July 30, 2025

Melanie McReynolds

Melanie McReynolds receives US National Science Foundation CAREER Award

July 30, 2025

College of Ag Sciences names first cohort of Land Grant Research Impact Fellows

July 28, 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

Sgt. Nick Sproveri with Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and commemorative award

Sgt. Nick Sproveri named Centre County's 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

July 24, 2025

Four people stand in front of machinery in a lab

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

July 24, 2025

Newts Penn State research

National foundation grant to support study on amphibian health at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Student examines soil in New Mexico

College of Ag Sciences grant program supports student learning, experiences

July 16, 2025

woman stands in front of chalk board speaking to crowd

Penn State Berks professor honored with Global Lifetime Achievement Award

July 16, 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 Lumicks C-Trap optical tweezers instrument in the Biomolecular Interactions Core Facility

Optical tweezers help elevate single-molecule research at Penn State

July 15, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Grant to help establish AI, health research lab at Harrisburg

July 15, 2025

Jennifer Breese, smiling, wearing glasses and a blue scarf with a red rope pattern, standing in front of a blue background.

Researchers earn Best Paper Award for work on student perceptions of AI

July 15, 2025

photo of Rob Notari sitting in IT lab with computers and windows behind him

Rob Notari director earns CIO/Senior Leadership Team Award for regional impact

July 10, 2025

Person standing in front of water and mountains

‘Scialog’ grant to study how rising ocean temperatures affect fish behavior

July 07, 2025

Penn State associate professor inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow

July 03, 2025

Toni Chainey and Chris Weaver pose holding framed awards

Harrisburg staff members win awards at Tech Pros + Web Pros conference

July 03, 2025

Nasibeh Zohrabi with Jen Nesbitt

Brandywine engineering professor honored with Open Champions Award

July 01, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope

June 30, 2025

Nutifafa Doumon and Nelson Dzade

EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

Photos of faculty from six campuses who were named winners of the 2025 Open Champion Award

Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

June 24, 2025

A view of Old Main building through a metal sculpture.

Nutritional sciences faculty receive national recognition for research

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network announces funding recipients

June 23, 2025

weed from field

Multistate herbicide-resistant weeds study aims to protect soybean crops

June 23, 2025

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

Okafor amongst trees

Eberly professor named one of Chemical & Engineering News’ 'Talented 12'

June 11, 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

The Pennsylvania State University HUB Seal

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

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

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Two researchers posing for the camera outside

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

October 22, 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

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

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

Clive Randall elected as fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

October 15, 2025

Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators

October 10, 2025

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

October 10, 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

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

October 06, 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

Red, white, and pink woven fabrics.

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

September 30, 2025

Penn State Berks professor named president of agricultural society

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

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

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

Children in school hallway

$3.6M NIH grant to study brain patterns in children with ADHD, behavior problems

September 19, 2025

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences names 2025-26 seed grant recipients

September 15, 2025

Andrea Stevens, wearing a bright pink shirt, speaks to students during a lab session at Penn State Greater Allegheny. Students stand in the background listening as she gestures with her hands.

Penn State Greater Allegheny professor named to Pittsburgh’s '40 Under 40'

September 15, 2025

four people sitting behind a table

The lasting impact of community research for undergraduates

September 15, 2025

Two students sitting on a bench one has a laptop on their lap

AI-enhanced teaching techniques earns Shenango professor a Faculty Engagement Award

September 11, 2025

Joseph Cotruvo Jr.

Chemistry professor named Blavatnik National Awards finalist

September 09, 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

Two girls work on a wind turbine while seated on a wood floor.

$5M NSF grant to enhance elementary STEM education in Mid-Atlantic

September 02, 2025

GPS-outfitted birds and citizen sightings to inform a better migration model

August 22, 2025

photo portrait of smiling woman

University Libraries associate dean selected as 2025 ARL Leadership Fellow

August 22, 2025

Mechanical engineering professor receives national aerospace education award

August 20, 2025

Jon Nese, Marisa Ferger, and Ben Reppert

Penn State wins four Professional Keystone Media Awards

August 19, 2025

Mary Wirth, long-time leader in College of Ag Sciences, receives Armsby award

August 14, 2025

ASABE honors professor

National society honors ag and biological professor for inclusion efforts

August 01, 2025

Portrait of a person wearing glasses and a bowtie

Nursing associate dean re-elected president of National Black Nurses Association

July 30, 2025

Melanie McReynolds

Melanie McReynolds receives US National Science Foundation CAREER Award

July 30, 2025

College of Ag Sciences names first cohort of Land Grant Research Impact Fellows

July 28, 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

Sgt. Nick Sproveri with Law Enforcement Officer of the Year and commemorative award

Sgt. Nick Sproveri named Centre County's 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year

July 24, 2025

Four people stand in front of machinery in a lab

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

July 24, 2025

Newts Penn State research

National foundation grant to support study on amphibian health at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Student examines soil in New Mexico

College of Ag Sciences grant program supports student learning, experiences

July 16, 2025

woman stands in front of chalk board speaking to crowd

Penn State Berks professor honored with Global Lifetime Achievement Award

July 16, 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 Lumicks C-Trap optical tweezers instrument in the Biomolecular Interactions Core Facility

Optical tweezers help elevate single-molecule research at Penn State

July 15, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

Grant to help establish AI, health research lab at Harrisburg

July 15, 2025

Jennifer Breese, smiling, wearing glasses and a blue scarf with a red rope pattern, standing in front of a blue background.

Researchers earn Best Paper Award for work on student perceptions of AI

July 15, 2025

photo of Rob Notari sitting in IT lab with computers and windows behind him

Rob Notari director earns CIO/Senior Leadership Team Award for regional impact

July 10, 2025

Person standing in front of water and mountains

‘Scialog’ grant to study how rising ocean temperatures affect fish behavior

July 07, 2025

Penn State associate professor inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow

July 03, 2025

Toni Chainey and Chris Weaver pose holding framed awards

Harrisburg staff members win awards at Tech Pros + Web Pros conference

July 03, 2025

Nasibeh Zohrabi with Jen Nesbitt

Brandywine engineering professor honored with Open Champions Award

July 01, 2025

An outdoor portrait of an individual.

Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope

June 30, 2025

Nutifafa Doumon and Nelson Dzade

EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

Photos of faculty from six campuses who were named winners of the 2025 Open Champion Award

Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

June 24, 2025

A view of Old Main building through a metal sculpture.

Nutritional sciences faculty receive national recognition for research

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network announces funding recipients

June 23, 2025

weed from field

Multistate herbicide-resistant weeds study aims to protect soybean crops

June 23, 2025

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

Okafor amongst trees

Eberly professor named one of Chemical & Engineering News’ 'Talented 12'

June 11, 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

The Pennsylvania State University HUB Seal

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

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

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