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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

Five faculty named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows

May 21, 2026

Three women stand on stage at an award ceremony. The woman in the center, Rae Brown, holds a glass award.

Raymonde A. Brown receives inaugural national nurse leadership award

May 20, 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

Bharath Sriperumbudur writes on white board while student looks on

Bharath Sriperumbudur named fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

May 20, 2026

Janine Kwapis and Dean Tracy Langkilde posing with an award.

Biology professor awarded the 2026 Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 19, 2026

Mansfield named Guggenheim Fellow and Institute for Advanced Study Scholar

May 18, 2026

Person collecting water samples

U.S. Geological Survey grant to fund ag study of PFAS in small watersheds

May 18, 2026

researchers taking soil samples

Soil scientist awarded $1.6M NSF grant to study ‘living skin’ of arid ecosystems

May 12, 2026

A photo of the Nittany Lion shrine

Mechanical engineering awarded eighth early career professorship

May 12, 2026

A bust of Evan Pugh near a wide staircase

Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors

May 08, 2026

Runze Li named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Long-Qing Chen 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

Book cover for Transforming Education for Social Justice: Empirical Insights from Leadership, Equity, and Research in Action, edited by Gilberto Q. Conchas, Mahmoud Suleiman and Victor DeAlba. The cover features multiple hands of varying skin tones holding up a large silver balance scale against a light background, symbolizing equity and collective action. The title appears in large blue and brown text above the image.

Education chair’s book on advancing equity earns national award

May 08, 2026

A photo of a smiling Linda Trevino standing outside of the Business Building

Academy of Management recognizes Smeal professor with lifetime achievement award

May 07, 2026

Kate Bean EVMC Gigi Award Recipient

Bryce Jordan Center marketing director earns highest honor in live event industry

May 07, 2026

Two images of Carolyn Jensen presenting the Academic Advising Award to Beth Johnson and Ana Butler.

Two Eberly advisers receive 2026 Excellence in Advising Award

May 05, 2026

Ag department head earns American Society of Civil Engineers award

May 05, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski poses for a photograph, wearing professional attire. The background is a map with several Penn State Nittany Lion shield logos.

Penn State CTSI director inducted as an inaugural fellow of national association

May 05, 2026

Lusine Mueller standing behind a penn state podium

Brandywine instructor receives international award for research

May 04, 2026

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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

Five faculty named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer Fellows

May 21, 2026

Three women stand on stage at an award ceremony. The woman in the center, Rae Brown, holds a glass award.

Raymonde A. Brown receives inaugural national nurse leadership award

May 20, 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

Bharath Sriperumbudur writes on white board while student looks on

Bharath Sriperumbudur named fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

May 20, 2026

Janine Kwapis and Dean Tracy Langkilde posing with an award.

Biology professor awarded the 2026 Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 19, 2026

Mansfield named Guggenheim Fellow and Institute for Advanced Study Scholar

May 18, 2026

Person collecting water samples

U.S. Geological Survey grant to fund ag study of PFAS in small watersheds

May 18, 2026

researchers taking soil samples

Soil scientist awarded $1.6M NSF grant to study ‘living skin’ of arid ecosystems

May 12, 2026

A photo of the Nittany Lion shrine

Mechanical engineering awarded eighth early career professorship

May 12, 2026

A bust of Evan Pugh near a wide staircase

Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors

May 08, 2026

Runze Li named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

Long-Qing Chen 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

Book cover for Transforming Education for Social Justice: Empirical Insights from Leadership, Equity, and Research in Action, edited by Gilberto Q. Conchas, Mahmoud Suleiman and Victor DeAlba. The cover features multiple hands of varying skin tones holding up a large silver balance scale against a light background, symbolizing equity and collective action. The title appears in large blue and brown text above the image.

Education chair’s book on advancing equity earns national award

May 08, 2026

A photo of a smiling Linda Trevino standing outside of the Business Building

Academy of Management recognizes Smeal professor with lifetime achievement award

May 07, 2026

Kate Bean EVMC Gigi Award Recipient

Bryce Jordan Center marketing director earns highest honor in live event industry

May 07, 2026

Two images of Carolyn Jensen presenting the Academic Advising Award to Beth Johnson and Ana Butler.

Two Eberly advisers receive 2026 Excellence in Advising Award

May 05, 2026

Ag department head earns American Society of Civil Engineers award

May 05, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski poses for a photograph, wearing professional attire. The background is a map with several Penn State Nittany Lion shield logos.

Penn State CTSI director inducted as an inaugural fellow of national association

May 05, 2026

Lusine Mueller standing behind a penn state podium

Brandywine instructor receives international award for research

May 04, 2026

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