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Engineering Ambassadors conference connects student engineers at Penn State

March 19, 2025

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NSF CAREER Award supports pursuit of ‘soft’ solutions for spinal cord injuries

January 23, 2025

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Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C and SARS-CoV-2

January 21, 2025

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Discovery could eliminate need to refrigerate vaccines and protein-based drugs

January 16, 2025

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Brain mechanisms underpinning loss of consciousness identified

December 10, 2024

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Biomedical engineering professor elected American Heart Association Fellow

December 09, 2024

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Tracking immune cell brain cancer therapies with ultrasound

December 06, 2024

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New bioprinting technique creates functional tissue 10x faster

December 03, 2024

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$2.6M grant to advance potential stem cell-based heart disease treatment

November 26, 2024

Igor Aronson, Huck Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry and Mathematics, smiles for a photo.

Q&A: How does ‘collective intelligence’ emerge among tiny robots?

November 22, 2024

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Early adult binge drinking has lasting impact on aging brain in mice

November 19, 2024

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College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 15, 2024

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Uncharted territory: A Q&A with Nanyin Zhang on mapping brain activity

November 08, 2024

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Research team aims to better understand traumatic brain injuries

October 29, 2024

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New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease

October 25, 2024

Celebrating 100 years of excellence in chemical engineering

October 23, 2024

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Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

October 23, 2024

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Toxic protein may contribute to ALS development

October 11, 2024

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Q&A: Can electricity treat high blood pressure?

October 11, 2024

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Q&A: Yun Jing on acoustic holograms and vortex beams

August 28, 2024

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Biomedical engineer to use $2M NIH grant to improve human tissue repair

August 07, 2024

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Re-engineering cancerous tumors to self-destruct and kill drug-resistant cells

July 04, 2024

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Self-assembling, highly conductive sensors could improve wearable devices

June 26, 2024

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Video: 3D-printed skin closes wounds and contains hair follicle precursors

June 06, 2024

Nikki Crowley named director of Neuroscience Institute at University Park

May 13, 2024

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Why is breaking down plant material for biofuels so slow?

May 07, 2024

Comprehensive scholarship program graduates first class of engineering leaders

May 02, 2024

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College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement

April 22, 2024

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Summer Founders Program awards six student startups each with $15,000

April 16, 2024

Dino Ravnic, Scott Medina and Lingzhou Xue

Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences selects Leadership Fellows for 2024-25

April 15, 2024

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Synthetic material could improve ease and cut cost of gut microbiome research

March 27, 2024

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Listen to your gut: Using microbiota analysis for precision health care

March 25, 2024

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Two keys needed to crack three locks for better engineered blood vessels

March 21, 2024

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Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech

March 18, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Twelve alumni recognized with College of Engineering’s highest honor

March 18, 2024

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3D-printed skin closes wounds and contains hair follicle precursors

March 01, 2024

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Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute now accepting applications

January 25, 2024

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Predicting correct dosage may improve success of drug repurposing

January 11, 2024

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Spinning up control: Propeller shape helps direct nanoparticles, researchers say

December 07, 2023

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Researchers aim to streamline cancer therapy development process

November 17, 2023

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NIH diversity grant to fund student’s 3D bioprinting research

November 08, 2023

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Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment

October 27, 2023

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First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity

October 25, 2023

Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Harry Allcock named Atherton Professor

October 17, 2023

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Females less likely to heal from ACL injuries than males

October 13, 2023

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Novel hydrogel finds new aptamers, or ‘chemical antibodies,’ in days

October 06, 2023

Nikki Crowley with her son after receiving Women in STEAM award

Nikki Crowley honored with Women in STEAM Award by the Whitaker Center

October 06, 2023

Nano-sized bubbles allow macrophages to stand out from their fellow cells in ultrasound imagery.

Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments

September 20, 2023

Lance Lian in the front of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.

Novel approach to engineered cells may enable molecular medical imaging

September 18, 2023

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DNA sequence of the human Y chromosome fully determined for first time

August 23, 2023

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Uncovering the role of somatostatin signaling in the brain

August 17, 2023

Five students, Dale Miller, Kieran Meehan, Taylor Casavant, Sydney McKernan and James Fong, stand in a row, all holding award statues of the Penn State Nittany Lion

Five engineering student teams honored in national airport design competition

August 10, 2023

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Mussels inspire an eco-friendly way to extract critical rare earth elements

August 09, 2023

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Stretchy integrated electronics may be possible with sandwiched semiconductor

July 23, 2023

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Five projects to receive Huck Innovative and Transformational Seed Fund grants

July 20, 2023

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Soft tissue restoration, blood vessel formation focus of $3M grant

July 06, 2023

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Follow the leader: Researchers identify mechanism of cancer invasion

June 26, 2023

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Penn State researchers develop digital test to directly measure HIV viral load

June 20, 2023

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Penn State researchers use ultrasound to control orientation of small particles

June 15, 2023

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College of Engineering recognizes 2023 Early Career Award recipients

June 12, 2023

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Penn State engineers report low-cost human biomarker sensor designs

May 31, 2023

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College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

April 25, 2023

Small metal tubes are lit up by red and green lights.

Neuron movements caused by push, pull of motor proteins, study finds

April 11, 2023

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Professor elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society

March 27, 2023

Two gloved hands on either side of a small, iPad-size screen that shows an ultrasound image.

Engineers awarded NIH grant to heal tendon injuries with ultrasound

March 08, 2023

Mirror statue featuring the words WE ARE stands in front of bright blue sky, green trees, and red brick building.

Eleven alumni to receive College of Engineering's highest honor

March 08, 2023

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