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Research

New funding supports research on soil microbiomes and their resilience to change

January 15, 2026

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Materials Research Institute

Q&A: Growing novel ultra-pure materials for tomorrow’s electronics

January 09, 2026

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Agricultural Sciences

Investigating the microbiome’s role in intestinal disorder in pregnancy

January 16, 2026

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Penn State students take top honors in video challenge on the value of research

January 21, 2026

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To explain or not? Need for AI transparency depends on user expectation

January 21, 2026

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Page Center to host free webinar on AI ethics in crisis communication

January 21, 2026

Penn State Berks to hold AI in Manufacturing Summit, Feb. 6

January 21, 2026

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Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 24

January 21, 2026

Meteorology Yvette Richardson accepts award

Meteorology professor earns Nikolai Dotzek Award for severe weather research

January 21, 2026

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Center for Critical Minerals director receives high honor at alma mater

January 20, 2026

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Coffee Hour starts Jan. 23 with talk on volcanic hazards and remote sensing

January 20, 2026

Haley Capeci, an undergraduate student from the University of Pittsburgh, speaks at the Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting in July 2025

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces spring 2026 speakers

January 16, 2026

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Students showcase climate-resilient power system designs at symposium

January 16, 2026

Disease ecologist awarded grant to study ’infectome’ effects on fungal disease

January 16, 2026

Investigating the microbiome’s role in intestinal disorder in pregnancy

January 16, 2026

New funding supports research on soil microbiomes and their resilience to change

January 15, 2026

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Fathers’ early interactions with babies may affect child health years later

January 15, 2026

New Kensington to host 24th Undergraduate Research and Student Engagement Expo

January 14, 2026

Deaf, hard-of-hearing children’s adversity influences adult health, study finds

January 14, 2026

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects

January 14, 2026

Plant Bowen in Bartow County, Georgia, is among the largest coal-fired power plants in the U.S.

Center for CO2 storage begins 2026 with interdisciplinary momentum

January 14, 2026

Motevalli named vice chancellor for academic affairs at Penn State Harrisburg

January 13, 2026

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$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria

January 13, 2026

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Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

January 13, 2026

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Governor recognizes Penn State program for 30 years of geospatial data service

January 12, 2026

From brain scans to alloys: Teaching AI to make sense of complex research data

January 12, 2026

Danielle M. Conway elected president of Association of American Law Schools

January 09, 2026

CTSI to host webinar series on recent topics in research methods

January 09, 2026

Q&A: Growing novel ultra-pure materials for tomorrow’s electronics

January 09, 2026

Two Penn State professors named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

January 07, 2026

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Hershey Company to sponsor Penn State Land Grant Startup Launch Competition

January 07, 2026

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Climate Conversation Cafe to explore the right to a healthy environment

January 07, 2026

Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to 'recover communities’ historic hearts'

January 06, 2026

Fox Graduate School Senior Associate Dean Michael Verderame to retire from post

January 06, 2026

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Q&A: What does cybersecurity look like in the quantum age?

January 06, 2026

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Accelerate research impact with the Invent Penn State NSF I-Corps Short Course

January 06, 2026

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Back pain linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65, according to study

January 05, 2026

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Scientific publisher agreements expand open-access research

January 05, 2026

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Moving neural implant research closer to commercialization

January 05, 2026

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AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds

January 05, 2026

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Swaroop Ghosh named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

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Materials Research Institute seed grants aim to spark interdisciplinary research

December 22, 2025

Dipanjan Pan named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

Professor emerita receives national recognition for 4-H research database

December 19, 2025

CTSI to host three-part virtual mini-series on team science

December 19, 2025

IST researchers well-represented at international AI conference

December 19, 2025

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Q&A: What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy?

December 18, 2025

Center for Plant Excellence announces grant award recipients

December 18, 2025

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Q&A: Environmental protection benefits the American economy and public health

December 18, 2025

Video: Food safety expert dishes out kitchen crockery for the holidays

December 18, 2025

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Night waking impacts cognitive performance regardless of sleep duration

December 18, 2025

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International team awarded $16.3M to fund neutrino detection

December 18, 2025

Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

December 17, 2025

Engineering professor receives DOE Early Career Research Program Award

December 17, 2025

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LionGlass windows, windshields in development with Vitro Architectural Glass

December 17, 2025

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$1.74M grant to fund Eastern Fire Network

December 17, 2025

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Mechanical engineering student places at international engineering conference

December 17, 2025

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For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

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Experts gather for international empathy and global citizenship summit

December 16, 2025

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Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Graduate students conduct food safety research abroad with NSF grants

December 16, 2025

Opposing forces in cells could hold clues to treating disease

December 16, 2025

Thandazile Moyo is an assistant professor in Penn State's Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering.

Convening showcases Penn State’s leadership in critical minerals

December 16, 2025

Joie Marhefka, associate teaching professor of biomedical engineering technology at Penn State, stands with fellow panelists and collaborators at the Global Impact Forum in Pittsburgh, where she presented research on AI workforce readiness as part of the RAISE-PA initiative.

Penn State New Kensington engineers present research at Global Impact Forum

December 16, 2025

Evaluating the evaluators: How do plant virus genome analysis tools stack up?

December 15, 2025

Penn State’s Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium expands to Europe

December 15, 2025

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The stories that defined 2025 for the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

December 15, 2025

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Heard on Campus: Experts on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

December 12, 2025

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Penn State students take top honors in video challenge on the value of research

January 21, 2026

To explain or not? Need for AI transparency depends on user expectation

January 21, 2026

Page Center to host free webinar on AI ethics in crisis communication

January 21, 2026

Penn State Berks to hold AI in Manufacturing Summit, Feb. 6

January 21, 2026

Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 24

January 21, 2026

Meteorology professor earns Nikolai Dotzek Award for severe weather research

January 21, 2026

Center for Critical Minerals director receives high honor at alma mater

January 20, 2026

Coffee Hour starts Jan. 23 with talk on volcanic hazards and remote sensing

January 20, 2026

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces spring 2026 speakers

January 16, 2026

Students showcase climate-resilient power system designs at symposium

January 16, 2026

Disease ecologist awarded grant to study ’infectome’ effects on fungal disease

January 16, 2026

Investigating the microbiome’s role in intestinal disorder in pregnancy

January 16, 2026

New funding supports research on soil microbiomes and their resilience to change

January 15, 2026

Fathers’ early interactions with babies may affect child health years later

January 15, 2026

New Kensington to host 24th Undergraduate Research and Student Engagement Expo

January 14, 2026

Deaf, hard-of-hearing children’s adversity influences adult health, study finds

January 14, 2026

Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects

January 14, 2026

Center for CO2 storage begins 2026 with interdisciplinary momentum

January 14, 2026

Motevalli named vice chancellor for academic affairs at Penn State Harrisburg

January 13, 2026

$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria

January 13, 2026

Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

January 13, 2026

Governor recognizes Penn State program for 30 years of geospatial data service

January 12, 2026

From brain scans to alloys: Teaching AI to make sense of complex research data

January 12, 2026

Danielle M. Conway elected president of Association of American Law Schools

January 09, 2026

CTSI to host webinar series on recent topics in research methods

January 09, 2026

Q&A: Growing novel ultra-pure materials for tomorrow’s electronics

January 09, 2026

Two Penn State professors named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

January 07, 2026

Hershey Company to sponsor Penn State Land Grant Startup Launch Competition

January 07, 2026

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Climate Conversation Cafe to explore the right to a healthy environment

January 07, 2026

Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to 'recover communities’ historic hearts'

January 06, 2026

Fox Graduate School Senior Associate Dean Michael Verderame to retire from post

January 06, 2026

Q&A: What does cybersecurity look like in the quantum age?

January 06, 2026

Accelerate research impact with the Invent Penn State NSF I-Corps Short Course

January 06, 2026

Back pain linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65, according to study

January 05, 2026

Scientific publisher agreements expand open-access research

January 05, 2026

Moving neural implant research closer to commercialization

January 05, 2026

AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds

January 05, 2026

Swaroop Ghosh named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

Materials Research Institute seed grants aim to spark interdisciplinary research

December 22, 2025

Dipanjan Pan named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

Professor emerita receives national recognition for 4-H research database

December 19, 2025

CTSI to host three-part virtual mini-series on team science

December 19, 2025

IST researchers well-represented at international AI conference

December 19, 2025

Q&A: What does the November jobs report mean for workers and the economy?

December 18, 2025

Center for Plant Excellence announces grant award recipients

December 18, 2025

Q&A: Environmental protection benefits the American economy and public health

December 18, 2025

Video: Food safety expert dishes out kitchen crockery for the holidays

December 18, 2025

Night waking impacts cognitive performance regardless of sleep duration

December 18, 2025

International team awarded $16.3M to fund neutrino detection

December 18, 2025

Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

December 17, 2025

Engineering professor receives DOE Early Career Research Program Award

December 17, 2025

LionGlass windows, windshields in development with Vitro Architectural Glass

December 17, 2025

$1.74M grant to fund Eastern Fire Network

December 17, 2025

Mechanical engineering student places at international engineering conference

December 17, 2025

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

Experts gather for international empathy and global citizenship summit

December 16, 2025

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Graduate students conduct food safety research abroad with NSF grants

December 16, 2025

Opposing forces in cells could hold clues to treating disease

December 16, 2025

Convening showcases Penn State’s leadership in critical minerals

December 16, 2025

Penn State New Kensington engineers present research at Global Impact Forum

December 16, 2025

Evaluating the evaluators: How do plant virus genome analysis tools stack up?

December 15, 2025

Penn State’s Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium expands to Europe

December 15, 2025

The stories that defined 2025 for the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

December 15, 2025

Heard on Campus: Experts on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

December 12, 2025

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