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Penn State, Battalion launch research collaboration focused on national security

September 02, 2026

Ravindra Tripath, Derrick Taff and Bing Pan in a selfie taken by Pan at a trailhead at Bryce Canyon National Park.

Q&A: Can U.S. parks promote safety, recreation and environmental protection?

September 01, 2026

Harrisburg professor’s 'Survivor Tree' essay recognized

August 31, 2026

Engineering professor renewed as UNESCO chair

August 28, 2026

eight people standing next to each other holding plaques

Lehigh Valley faculty and staff recognized for excellence and contributions

August 21, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor wins national book prize

August 18, 2026

Facility director recognized for metabolomics work

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article

August 18, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley receives the Judge Emma Shannon Walser Medal during a recognition ceremony in Monrovia, Liberia.

Penn State Altoona professor honored in Liberia for poetry

August 17, 2026

A portrait of Ruslan Nikolaev.

Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to reinvent modern operating system design and education

August 17, 2026

Brandon Sherman wearing a dark suit, burgundy shirt, and dark tie.

Professor works with Tunisian educators via State Department language program

August 14, 2026

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

August 12, 2026

Man in a suit stands in front of Harvard Business School sign

Mining professor uses opportunity grant for self and program improvement

August 12, 2026

Muzi Na with a background of the Pennsylvania State University sign

Nutritional sciences faculty member named American Society for Nutrition fellow

August 11, 2026

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

Four conference attendees stand indoors in front of a white wall, wearing conference badges. Two individuals in the center hold framed certificates and blue presentation folders, while the individuals on either side stand beside them.

Greater Allegheny IST professor receives Best Work-in-Progress paper award

August 07, 2026

A professor of engineering science and mechanics and affiliated faculty member in four additional Penn State engineering departments poses for a photo outdoors.

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

August 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor’s latest poetry volume earns praise

August 05, 2026

a gloved hand holds a beaker of water above a body of water

Q&A: Are environmental chemicals and endometrial cancer linked?

July 28, 2026

Life Sciences Building

Huck Institutes announces recipients of nine interdisciplinary seed grants

July 28, 2026

Zika grant Jason Rasgone

NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions

July 24, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Penn State awarded $20M to lead an NSF ‘programmable cloud laboratory’

July 23, 2026

Lion Shrine head on

Penn State scientists to lead three Genesis Mission projects

July 23, 2026

Human brain technology drawing in blue.

AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards

July 22, 2026

Kofi Adu awarded Fulbright scholarship for STEM education, research in Ghana

July 20, 2026

A sample of a microbe collected on campus grows on an agar plate.

$2.8M NIH grant to study effect of PFAS on the gut microbiome

July 20, 2026

Animal science head named president of Society for the Study of Reproduction

July 17, 2026

Margarita López-Uribe awarded Nancy and John Steimer Professorship

July 16, 2026

Zhenlong Li, wearing glasses and a green collared shirt, smiles outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

Geography faculty member earns national research award

July 16, 2026

Land-Grant Fellows

Land-Grant Research Impact Fellows named in the College of Ag Sciences

July 16, 2026

The bell near Old Main.

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at 2026 awards ceremony

July 14, 2026

The Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce professor of industrial engineering's name sits engraved on a plaque next to Kumara's Society of Manufacturing Engineering 2026 fellow medal.

Industrial engineering professor named manufacturing engineering fellow

July 13, 2026

person with gray mustache and glasses in blue business suit with brick and glass building in background

Roderick Lee receives Sloan Higher Education Professional of the Year Award

July 10, 2026

Irmak earns fourth fellowship from another leading scientific society

July 10, 2026

A student stands on a lawn next to a small forest patch that has not grown very tall yet

Forest Exploration Center earns governor's environmental excellence award

July 10, 2026

Sheldon D. Fields standing on red carpet in front of banner for The Nurses Magazine's Men of Honor program.

Nese College of Nursing’s Fields recognized among most impactful men in nursing

July 10, 2026

Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber

Penn State Altoona music professor wins national writing award

July 08, 2026

James Doyle wears a dark sweater and stands against museum display backdrop

Matson Museum director James Doyle awarded Fulbright for book project

July 08, 2026

A professor of chemical engineering receives his award from the director of NIIMBL.

Team led by Penn State researcher receives national biopharmaceutical award

July 07, 2026

John Mauro selected to receive Kingery Award from American Ceramic Society

July 06, 2026

Photo of Katherin Zipp receiving award

Penn State professor Katherine Zipp honored with faculty mentor award

July 01, 2026

Sarah Brothers standing against a woodsy backdrop

Brothers receives American Sociological Association’s Early Career Award

June 30, 2026

Bernadette Melnyk honored as 'Living Legend' by American Academy of Nursing

June 29, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Drais-Parrillo, Laine named inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors

June 22, 2026

A view of Old Main in summer.

GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects

June 22, 2026

Woman peering through lab equipment

Air Force award supports research on electronics that can survive extremes

June 22, 2026

Penn State statistician honored with Noether Distinguished Scholar Award

June 18, 2026

professor in blue suit poses next to Fulbright Hungary sign

IST faculty member completes Fulbright experience in Hungary

June 17, 2026

Yinming Shao wearing a suit stands outside

Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics

June 16, 2026

USAC 2026 staff award recipients

Three Penn State staff members honored with USAC Awards

June 15, 2026

Sarah Zappe poses outdoors.

Engineering design professor named engineering education fellow

June 15, 2026

Erin Trouba accepts an award.

Penn State Extension agricultural guide receives national award for excellence

June 12, 2026

Detailed black‑and‑white infographic titled “Moray and the Inca Cosmology, Cuzco, Peru,” featuring a central circular diagram with contour-like lines representing the terraced agricultural site of Moray, surrounded by layered maps, diagrams, and text panels that depict landscape sections, elevation, and symbolic cosmological elements.

Research grant to support exploring sustainable architectural practices in Andes

June 12, 2026

Blue and white graphic with Penn State Social Science Research Institute word mark and "The Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research Winner," a photo of Mohanraj Krishnan, a faculty member in the College of Health and Human Development and Penn State Cancer Institute.

Biobehavioral health researcher earns Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

June 10, 2026

A triptych of headshots showing the 2026-27 Huck Institutes leadership fellows: Joshua Kellogg, Andrew Deans, and Le Bao

Huck names Leadership Fellows for 2026-27

June 10, 2026

Lauren Duffy and Andrew Mowen

Recreation, park and tourism management faculty receives award for research

June 10, 2026

A photo of the Lion Shrine in the evening autumn light.

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

June 08, 2026

Two smiling women in professional attire, with one holding an award statue

Research Professor Sarah Chilenski wins international mentoring award

June 05, 2026

2026 University Libraries Awards winners

2026 University Libraries Awards recognize outstanding employee contributions

May 29, 2026

bald person with beard and glasses

IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

May 29, 2026

Gabeba Baderoon wears colorful regalia while standing in the middle of a group of other people wearing academic regalia.

Nelson Mandela University awards honorary doctorate to Gabeba Baderoon

May 28, 2026

Upward Bound director receives national award honoring decades of service

May 26, 2026

Film poster with man looking out off a rooftop

Faculty member's documentary to premiere during festival at TCL Chinese Theatre

May 22, 2026

A person wearing a suit jacket, tie, and glasses smiles at the camera in front of metal machinery.

Kenan Ünlü named fellow of American Nuclear Society

May 22, 2026

Penn State educator invited to lead two workshops at Max Planck Institute

May 21, 2026

Person standing in front of colorful mural

Food science faculty member elected an Institute of Food Technologists Fellow

May 21, 2026

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Penn State, Battalion launch research collaboration focused on national security

September 02, 2026

Ravindra Tripath, Derrick Taff and Bing Pan in a selfie taken by Pan at a trailhead at Bryce Canyon National Park.

Q&A: Can U.S. parks promote safety, recreation and environmental protection?

September 01, 2026

Harrisburg professor’s 'Survivor Tree' essay recognized

August 31, 2026

Engineering professor renewed as UNESCO chair

August 28, 2026

eight people standing next to each other holding plaques

Lehigh Valley faculty and staff recognized for excellence and contributions

August 21, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor wins national book prize

August 18, 2026

Facility director recognized for metabolomics work

August 18, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article

August 18, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley receives the Judge Emma Shannon Walser Medal during a recognition ceremony in Monrovia, Liberia.

Penn State Altoona professor honored in Liberia for poetry

August 17, 2026

A portrait of Ruslan Nikolaev.

Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to reinvent modern operating system design and education

August 17, 2026

Brandon Sherman wearing a dark suit, burgundy shirt, and dark tie.

Professor works with Tunisian educators via State Department language program

August 14, 2026

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

August 12, 2026

Man in a suit stands in front of Harvard Business School sign

Mining professor uses opportunity grant for self and program improvement

August 12, 2026

Muzi Na with a background of the Pennsylvania State University sign

Nutritional sciences faculty member named American Society for Nutrition fellow

August 11, 2026

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

Four conference attendees stand indoors in front of a white wall, wearing conference badges. Two individuals in the center hold framed certificates and blue presentation folders, while the individuals on either side stand beside them.

Greater Allegheny IST professor receives Best Work-in-Progress paper award

August 07, 2026

A professor of engineering science and mechanics and affiliated faculty member in four additional Penn State engineering departments poses for a photo outdoors.

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

August 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor’s latest poetry volume earns praise

August 05, 2026

a gloved hand holds a beaker of water above a body of water

Q&A: Are environmental chemicals and endometrial cancer linked?

July 28, 2026

Life Sciences Building

Huck Institutes announces recipients of nine interdisciplinary seed grants

July 28, 2026

Zika grant Jason Rasgone

NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions

July 24, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Penn State awarded $20M to lead an NSF ‘programmable cloud laboratory’

July 23, 2026

Lion Shrine head on

Penn State scientists to lead three Genesis Mission projects

July 23, 2026

Human brain technology drawing in blue.

AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards

July 22, 2026

Kofi Adu awarded Fulbright scholarship for STEM education, research in Ghana

July 20, 2026

A sample of a microbe collected on campus grows on an agar plate.

$2.8M NIH grant to study effect of PFAS on the gut microbiome

July 20, 2026

Animal science head named president of Society for the Study of Reproduction

July 17, 2026

Margarita López-Uribe awarded Nancy and John Steimer Professorship

July 16, 2026

Zhenlong Li, wearing glasses and a green collared shirt, smiles outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

Geography faculty member earns national research award

July 16, 2026

Land-Grant Fellows

Land-Grant Research Impact Fellows named in the College of Ag Sciences

July 16, 2026

The bell near Old Main.

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at 2026 awards ceremony

July 14, 2026

The Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce professor of industrial engineering's name sits engraved on a plaque next to Kumara's Society of Manufacturing Engineering 2026 fellow medal.

Industrial engineering professor named manufacturing engineering fellow

July 13, 2026

person with gray mustache and glasses in blue business suit with brick and glass building in background

Roderick Lee receives Sloan Higher Education Professional of the Year Award

July 10, 2026

Irmak earns fourth fellowship from another leading scientific society

July 10, 2026

A student stands on a lawn next to a small forest patch that has not grown very tall yet

Forest Exploration Center earns governor's environmental excellence award

July 10, 2026

Sheldon D. Fields standing on red carpet in front of banner for The Nurses Magazine's Men of Honor program.

Nese College of Nursing’s Fields recognized among most impactful men in nursing

July 10, 2026

Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber

Penn State Altoona music professor wins national writing award

July 08, 2026

James Doyle wears a dark sweater and stands against museum display backdrop

Matson Museum director James Doyle awarded Fulbright for book project

July 08, 2026

A professor of chemical engineering receives his award from the director of NIIMBL.

Team led by Penn State researcher receives national biopharmaceutical award

July 07, 2026

John Mauro selected to receive Kingery Award from American Ceramic Society

July 06, 2026

Photo of Katherin Zipp receiving award

Penn State professor Katherine Zipp honored with faculty mentor award

July 01, 2026

Sarah Brothers standing against a woodsy backdrop

Brothers receives American Sociological Association’s Early Career Award

June 30, 2026

Bernadette Melnyk honored as 'Living Legend' by American Academy of Nursing

June 29, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Drais-Parrillo, Laine named inaugural Liberal Arts Teaching Professors

June 22, 2026

A view of Old Main in summer.

GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects

June 22, 2026

Woman peering through lab equipment

Air Force award supports research on electronics that can survive extremes

June 22, 2026

Penn State statistician honored with Noether Distinguished Scholar Award

June 18, 2026

professor in blue suit poses next to Fulbright Hungary sign

IST faculty member completes Fulbright experience in Hungary

June 17, 2026

Yinming Shao wearing a suit stands outside

Yinming Shao named Downsbrough Early Career Professor of Physics

June 16, 2026

USAC 2026 staff award recipients

Three Penn State staff members honored with USAC Awards

June 15, 2026

Sarah Zappe poses outdoors.

Engineering design professor named engineering education fellow

June 15, 2026

Erin Trouba accepts an award.

Penn State Extension agricultural guide receives national award for excellence

June 12, 2026

Detailed black‑and‑white infographic titled “Moray and the Inca Cosmology, Cuzco, Peru,” featuring a central circular diagram with contour-like lines representing the terraced agricultural site of Moray, surrounded by layered maps, diagrams, and text panels that depict landscape sections, elevation, and symbolic cosmological elements.

Research grant to support exploring sustainable architectural practices in Andes

June 12, 2026

Blue and white graphic with Penn State Social Science Research Institute word mark and "The Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research Winner," a photo of Mohanraj Krishnan, a faculty member in the College of Health and Human Development and Penn State Cancer Institute.

Biobehavioral health researcher earns Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

June 10, 2026

A triptych of headshots showing the 2026-27 Huck Institutes leadership fellows: Joshua Kellogg, Andrew Deans, and Le Bao

Huck names Leadership Fellows for 2026-27

June 10, 2026

Lauren Duffy and Andrew Mowen

Recreation, park and tourism management faculty receives award for research

June 10, 2026

A photo of the Lion Shrine in the evening autumn light.

Commonwealth Campus faculty honored for excellence

June 08, 2026

Two smiling women in professional attire, with one holding an award statue

Research Professor Sarah Chilenski wins international mentoring award

June 05, 2026

2026 University Libraries Awards winners

2026 University Libraries Awards recognize outstanding employee contributions

May 29, 2026

bald person with beard and glasses

IST researcher elected president of global intelligent systems foundation

May 29, 2026

Gabeba Baderoon wears colorful regalia while standing in the middle of a group of other people wearing academic regalia.

Nelson Mandela University awards honorary doctorate to Gabeba Baderoon

May 28, 2026

Upward Bound director receives national award honoring decades of service

May 26, 2026

Film poster with man looking out off a rooftop

Faculty member's documentary to premiere during festival at TCL Chinese Theatre

May 22, 2026

A person wearing a suit jacket, tie, and glasses smiles at the camera in front of metal machinery.

Kenan Ünlü named fellow of American Nuclear Society

May 22, 2026

Penn State educator invited to lead two workshops at Max Planck Institute

May 21, 2026

Person standing in front of colorful mural

Food science faculty member elected an Institute of Food Technologists Fellow

May 21, 2026

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