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$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Nittany Lion Shrine

Penn State breaks fundraising records, prepares for new campaign

July 17, 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 person operates a riding lawnmower.

Riding lawnmower safety to be featured at Ag Progress Days

July 14, 2025

Students in a classroom on laptops.

New grant supports postsecondary outcomes for youth in foster care

July 10, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

July 07, 2025

Investigating the impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations

July 02, 2025

Family with two parents and two children smiling at the camera.

Early brain and child development study data now available

July 01, 2025

a man in a white lab cot and the same man in a surgeon's gown

Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

Sushrutha Sridhar, left, talks to Stephanie Estes of Penn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology in a doctor’s office. Sridhar is wearing a flowered dress, and Estes is wearing a white lab coat. An ultrasound image of a uterus is shown on a screen between them.

The Medical Minute: Irregular periods, weight gain, facial hair? It could be PCOS

June 25, 2025

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is lit up in red and white lights as an orchestra plays on a lit stage in front of the building's signature Crescent. A crowd of a couple thousand people looks on.

Penn State Health and College of Medicine to host Independence Day celebration

June 25, 2025

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

The CSUA annual conference poster winners pose for a photo.

Annual substance use conference examines psychiatric and opioid use disorders

June 12, 2025

A man wearing a white t-shirt, white baseball cap, and face mask sits in a wheelchair and waves while holding a phone in his lap. He is surrounded by smiling hospital staff wearing scrubs and holding blue and green pom-poms.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center performs 600th heart transplant

June 10, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 9

June 09, 2025

Three people in full surgical attire perform a complex procedure in an operating room. The central surgeon, wearing magnifying surgical loupes and a headlamp, focuses intently on the patient, whose body is draped in sterile coverings.

Hershey Medical Center earns top ratings from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

June 05, 2025

From left, Nikki Crowley and Nanyin Zhang pose for a photo in front of a red brick wall.

$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking

June 04, 2025

Michael Kupferman poses for a photo wearing a suit and tie. The Penn State Nittany Lion shield is in the background slightly out of focus.

Kupferman named Penn State Health CEO

May 28, 2025

Composite image showing the exterior of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with a Penn State Health banner on the left. Overlaid are professional portraits of Sean Mahase, MD, and Alireza Mansouri, MD.

Mahase and Mansouri receive medical society's 'Top Physicians Under 40' award

May 21, 2025

A team of medical professionals in full surgical attire, including masks, gowns, and protective eyewear, performs a minimally invasive procedure in a hospital operating room.

Penn State Health offers first minimally invasive 'leaky valve' fix in region

May 08, 2025

The Schreyer Medical Team outside of Penn State College of Medicine

‘Day In The Life Of a Medical Student’ helps scholars understand medical school

April 28, 2025

Julio Flores Cuadra and Junyao Yuan

Penn State graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships

April 25, 2025

A woman stands at a podium, giving a speech and accepting an award.

College of Medicine's Global Health Exchange Program honored by Penn State Global

April 21, 2025

smiling woman outside in park

Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

April 21, 2025

Three individuals pose with over-sized check for $3,000

Three research-based startups win funding in Invent Penn State Tech Tournament

April 17, 2025

College of Medicine graduate honored with Alumni Achievement Award

April 16, 2025

A person working in a clean room lab

Materials Research Institute announces 2025 seed grant recipients

April 15, 2025

Nittany Lion Shrine

17 academic unit leads complete 2025 Excellence in Academic Leadership program

April 11, 2025

A group of people pose with a “Donate Life” flag. A hospital building with windows is in the background.

Flag-raising at Hershey Medical Center honors lifesaving gift of organ donation

April 11, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 7

April 07, 2025

A woman giving a speech at a podium

Penn State Global announces 2024-25 awards recipients

April 07, 2025

Person sitting on couch with a hand on their back

Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy may improve chronic low back pain

April 07, 2025

Forty-two graduate students recognized with University awards

April 04, 2025

Alumni Achievement Award

Eight honored with Alumni Achievement Award

April 03, 2025

Shot of a sports paramedic providing first aid to an athlete on a running track.

Simulated emergency medical exercise to be held April 6 on HUB lawn

April 03, 2025

assortment of colorful pills and capsules

Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?

April 03, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- March 31

March 31, 2025

Person in a suit standing in front of bookshelf

Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm

March 31, 2025

A physician sits next to a patient in a clinic room. The physician holds a tablet computer as she smiles and looks at the patient.

Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson’s treatment

March 27, 2025

A woman holds up a piece of paper that holds a residency destination and smiles for photos.

It's a match: College of Medicine students look to the future on Match Day

March 21, 2025

three maps of Uganda

Rainfall and drought linked to childhood growth outcomes in Uganda

March 19, 2025

Sally Bedrick stands with her arm around Zion Sykes as the two pose for a photograph.

Fostering Lions program strengthened by gift from dedicated alumni couple

March 11, 2025

Neurosurgeons and neurosurgery residents wear headsets and hold remotes to take part in a mixed reality case review

Faculty, trainees get unique learning experience with mixed-reality case review

March 07, 2025

Alumni Achievement Award

Eight Penn Staters honored with 2025 Alumni Achievement Award

March 06, 2025

A toddler boy with a red measles rash on his face.

The Medical Minute: Measles cases rising in the US, what you can do

March 06, 2025

Scientist in a white lab coat holding a pipette

Q&A: Turning THON fundraising into lifesaving medical treatments

February 28, 2025

Nirmal Ahuja at podium

Second annual Hershey + Harrisburg Faculty Connect event set for March 4

February 24, 2025

A child in a tutu sits on the shoulders of a college student at THON, celebrating.

Penn State THON Weekend kicks off Feb. 21

February 18, 2025

teenager in bed using mobile phone

Timing and regularity of sleep may be key for adolescent heart health

February 17, 2025

A grid of hexagons displays different icons in their centers, including a stethoscope, microscope and strand of DNA.

College of Medicine to host conference on AI and health care, April 10-11

January 31, 2025

A Penn State Health sign mounted on a red brick building.

Healthgrades names two Penn State Health hospitals among America’s best

January 31, 2025

Small bottles of different herbs and spices

Videos may be more effective than handouts for conveying health information

January 28, 2025

A woman in professional attire speaks at a lectern, gesturing with her hands. A step-and-repeat ‘Penn State Health’ backdrop is in the background.

Children’s Hospital, Pa. Dept. of Health host news conference on maternal health

January 28, 2025

Person sitting in office chair with images of colorful brain scans in the background

$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders

January 23, 2025

STEM Libraries announce spring 2025 workshops and events for graduate students

January 21, 2025

Penn State to host public health, rural preparedness virtual mini-symposium

January 21, 2025

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Jan. 14

January 14, 2025

Sun rises over West halls near Shrine

Eight Penn State alumni to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2025

January 10, 2025

A woman stands at a podium on a stage, pitching a business idea.

Innovation Fellowship helps learners and researchers bring ideas to life

January 10, 2025

doctor talking to a person sitting in examine room

Predicting the progression of autoimmune disease with AI

January 07, 2025

Series to be held on biostatistics, epidemiology, research design methods

January 06, 2025

Vinciya Pandian, Associate Dean of Graduate Education Professor of Nursing.

Vinciya Pandian jointly appointed with Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

January 06, 2025

A group of second-year doctoral students clap after a presentation during the 2024-2025 neuroscience seminar series.

Fourth annual Big Ten Neuroscience Symposium to convene at Penn State

January 03, 2025

Soleimani named chair of the Department of Surgery

January 02, 2025

Dr. Mack Ruffin IV sits for a professional portrait next to an historical marker about the nation's first Department of Family Medicine being established at Penn State College of Medicine in 1967.

Ruffin leaves lasting impact as family and community medicine chair

December 20, 2024

Dairy cows in a cow barn

New treatment for dairy cows could help fight antibiotic resistance, study finds

December 18, 2024

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Two professional portraits

$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

Nittany Lion Shrine

Penn State breaks fundraising records, prepares for new campaign

July 17, 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 person operates a riding lawnmower.

Riding lawnmower safety to be featured at Ag Progress Days

July 14, 2025

Students in a classroom on laptops.

New grant supports postsecondary outcomes for youth in foster care

July 10, 2025

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Four selected for inaugural Next-Gen Innovators Fellowship at Penn State

July 07, 2025

Investigating the impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations

July 02, 2025

Family with two parents and two children smiling at the camera.

Early brain and child development study data now available

July 01, 2025

a man in a white lab cot and the same man in a surgeon's gown

Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

Sushrutha Sridhar, left, talks to Stephanie Estes of Penn State Health Obstetrics and Gynecology in a doctor’s office. Sridhar is wearing a flowered dress, and Estes is wearing a white lab coat. An ultrasound image of a uterus is shown on a screen between them.

The Medical Minute: Irregular periods, weight gain, facial hair? It could be PCOS

June 25, 2025

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is lit up in red and white lights as an orchestra plays on a lit stage in front of the building's signature Crescent. A crowd of a couple thousand people looks on.

Penn State Health and College of Medicine to host Independence Day celebration

June 25, 2025

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

The CSUA annual conference poster winners pose for a photo.

Annual substance use conference examines psychiatric and opioid use disorders

June 12, 2025

A man wearing a white t-shirt, white baseball cap, and face mask sits in a wheelchair and waves while holding a phone in his lap. He is surrounded by smiling hospital staff wearing scrubs and holding blue and green pom-poms.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center performs 600th heart transplant

June 10, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 9

June 09, 2025

Three people in full surgical attire perform a complex procedure in an operating room. The central surgeon, wearing magnifying surgical loupes and a headlamp, focuses intently on the patient, whose body is draped in sterile coverings.

Hershey Medical Center earns top ratings from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

June 05, 2025

From left, Nikki Crowley and Nanyin Zhang pose for a photo in front of a red brick wall.

$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects of adolescent binge drinking

June 04, 2025

Michael Kupferman poses for a photo wearing a suit and tie. The Penn State Nittany Lion shield is in the background slightly out of focus.

Kupferman named Penn State Health CEO

May 28, 2025

Composite image showing the exterior of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with a Penn State Health banner on the left. Overlaid are professional portraits of Sean Mahase, MD, and Alireza Mansouri, MD.

Mahase and Mansouri receive medical society's 'Top Physicians Under 40' award

May 21, 2025

A team of medical professionals in full surgical attire, including masks, gowns, and protective eyewear, performs a minimally invasive procedure in a hospital operating room.

Penn State Health offers first minimally invasive 'leaky valve' fix in region

May 08, 2025

The Schreyer Medical Team outside of Penn State College of Medicine

‘Day In The Life Of a Medical Student’ helps scholars understand medical school

April 28, 2025

Julio Flores Cuadra and Junyao Yuan

Penn State graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships

April 25, 2025

A woman stands at a podium, giving a speech and accepting an award.

College of Medicine's Global Health Exchange Program honored by Penn State Global

April 21, 2025

smiling woman outside in park

Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

April 21, 2025

Three individuals pose with over-sized check for $3,000

Three research-based startups win funding in Invent Penn State Tech Tournament

April 17, 2025

College of Medicine graduate honored with Alumni Achievement Award

April 16, 2025

A person working in a clean room lab

Materials Research Institute announces 2025 seed grant recipients

April 15, 2025

Nittany Lion Shrine

17 academic unit leads complete 2025 Excellence in Academic Leadership program

April 11, 2025

A group of people pose with a “Donate Life” flag. A hospital building with windows is in the background.

Flag-raising at Hershey Medical Center honors lifesaving gift of organ donation

April 11, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 7

April 07, 2025

A woman giving a speech at a podium

Penn State Global announces 2024-25 awards recipients

April 07, 2025

Person sitting on couch with a hand on their back

Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy may improve chronic low back pain

April 07, 2025

Forty-two graduate students recognized with University awards

April 04, 2025

Alumni Achievement Award

Eight honored with Alumni Achievement Award

April 03, 2025

Shot of a sports paramedic providing first aid to an athlete on a running track.

Simulated emergency medical exercise to be held April 6 on HUB lawn

April 03, 2025

assortment of colorful pills and capsules

Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?

April 03, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- March 31

March 31, 2025

Person in a suit standing in front of bookshelf

Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm

March 31, 2025

A physician sits next to a patient in a clinic room. The physician holds a tablet computer as she smiles and looks at the patient.

Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson’s treatment

March 27, 2025

A woman holds up a piece of paper that holds a residency destination and smiles for photos.

It's a match: College of Medicine students look to the future on Match Day

March 21, 2025

three maps of Uganda

Rainfall and drought linked to childhood growth outcomes in Uganda

March 19, 2025

Sally Bedrick stands with her arm around Zion Sykes as the two pose for a photograph.

Fostering Lions program strengthened by gift from dedicated alumni couple

March 11, 2025

Neurosurgeons and neurosurgery residents wear headsets and hold remotes to take part in a mixed reality case review

Faculty, trainees get unique learning experience with mixed-reality case review

March 07, 2025

Alumni Achievement Award

Eight Penn Staters honored with 2025 Alumni Achievement Award

March 06, 2025

A toddler boy with a red measles rash on his face.

The Medical Minute: Measles cases rising in the US, what you can do

March 06, 2025

Scientist in a white lab coat holding a pipette

Q&A: Turning THON fundraising into lifesaving medical treatments

February 28, 2025

Nirmal Ahuja at podium

Second annual Hershey + Harrisburg Faculty Connect event set for March 4

February 24, 2025

A child in a tutu sits on the shoulders of a college student at THON, celebrating.

Penn State THON Weekend kicks off Feb. 21

February 18, 2025

teenager in bed using mobile phone

Timing and regularity of sleep may be key for adolescent heart health

February 17, 2025

A grid of hexagons displays different icons in their centers, including a stethoscope, microscope and strand of DNA.

College of Medicine to host conference on AI and health care, April 10-11

January 31, 2025

A Penn State Health sign mounted on a red brick building.

Healthgrades names two Penn State Health hospitals among America’s best

January 31, 2025

Small bottles of different herbs and spices

Videos may be more effective than handouts for conveying health information

January 28, 2025

A woman in professional attire speaks at a lectern, gesturing with her hands. A step-and-repeat ‘Penn State Health’ backdrop is in the background.

Children’s Hospital, Pa. Dept. of Health host news conference on maternal health

January 28, 2025

Person sitting in office chair with images of colorful brain scans in the background

$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders

January 23, 2025

STEM Libraries announce spring 2025 workshops and events for graduate students

January 21, 2025

Penn State to host public health, rural preparedness virtual mini-symposium

January 21, 2025

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Jan. 14

January 14, 2025

Sun rises over West halls near Shrine

Eight Penn State alumni to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2025

January 10, 2025

A woman stands at a podium on a stage, pitching a business idea.

Innovation Fellowship helps learners and researchers bring ideas to life

January 10, 2025

doctor talking to a person sitting in examine room

Predicting the progression of autoimmune disease with AI

January 07, 2025

Series to be held on biostatistics, epidemiology, research design methods

January 06, 2025

Vinciya Pandian, Associate Dean of Graduate Education Professor of Nursing.

Vinciya Pandian jointly appointed with Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

January 06, 2025

A group of second-year doctoral students clap after a presentation during the 2024-2025 neuroscience seminar series.

Fourth annual Big Ten Neuroscience Symposium to convene at Penn State

January 03, 2025

Soleimani named chair of the Department of Surgery

January 02, 2025

Dr. Mack Ruffin IV sits for a professional portrait next to an historical marker about the nation's first Department of Family Medicine being established at Penn State College of Medicine in 1967.

Ruffin leaves lasting impact as family and community medicine chair

December 20, 2024

Dairy cows in a cow barn

New treatment for dairy cows could help fight antibiotic resistance, study finds

December 18, 2024

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