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Over 400 students gather to race canoes, build bridges and network

April 04, 2025

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Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion

March 26, 2025

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Penn State Emeritus Academy welcomes distinguished Spring 2025 inductees

March 26, 2025

Sofia Hoffman, a third-year student at Penn State, on a recent study abroad trip to Singapore

Penn State opens doors to world travel, learning for EMS student

February 28, 2025

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NSF CAREER Award: Supporting architectural design with artificial intelligence

February 21, 2025

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Pennsylvania Housing Research Center to host residential construction conference

February 14, 2025

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Re-constructing opportunities for students

February 07, 2025

Celebrating 30 years of Penn State’s transportation engineering conference

January 06, 2025

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WATCH: Mixing up carbon-neutral concrete solutions in the College of Engineering

December 19, 2024

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Targeted coal plant closures may boost environmental, health outcomes

December 11, 2024

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Q&A: How do roads and bridges contribute to pollution, and what can be done?

November 22, 2024

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American soil losing more crop nutrients due to heavier rainstorms, study shows

November 18, 2024

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College of Engineering to raise support for student success on GivingTuesday

November 15, 2024

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New initiative in Law, Policy and Engineering trains state governor’s fellows

October 30, 2024

2024 Hankin Lecture to highlight carbon-neutral home building, Nov. 6

October 23, 2024

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$1.05 million estate gift to establish graduate fellowship in civil engineering

October 21, 2024

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Penn State undergrads place in regional, national civil engineering competitions

September 30, 2024

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Engineering professor awarded medal, lecture by the American Geophysical Union

September 27, 2024

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Nine researchers named Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows

September 12, 2024

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Scott named associate director of Institute of Energy and the Environment

August 16, 2024

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University Libraries Open Publishing launches open-access journal ‘Geomorphica’

August 12, 2024

An individual wearing a lab coat holds mussel samples in a plastic container.

Mussels downstream of wastewater treatment plant contain radium, study reports

May 31, 2024

Engineering researcher awarded IEE 'Person of the Year' for 2023

May 07, 2024

Comprehensive scholarship program graduates first class of engineering leaders

May 02, 2024

MVC Best of Show - Saman Zavari

Winners announced for 16th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 23, 2024

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College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2024 commencement

April 22, 2024

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$1 million gift to create scholarships and upgrade engineering facilities

April 22, 2024

Climate Solutions Accelerator

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 11 climate action workshops

April 18, 2024

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NSF grant awarded to manage salt contamination of tidal river water supplies

April 03, 2024

Members of a research lab watch as a 3D-printed structure is printed.

3D printing affordable, sustainable and resilient housing in Alaska

February 26, 2024

Construction of a new house

Pennsylvania Housing Research Center to host two conferences in March

February 16, 2024

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New scholarship to benefit engineering students from the Coal Region

January 12, 2024

An 1896 map of Oil City, Pennsylvania.

Architecture students focus on concrete 3D printing to help revitalize Oil City

December 13, 2023

Old Main bell tower in the fall

Engineering alumni society recognizes awardees' outstanding contributions

November 16, 2023

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Adapting to climate change: Individuals take action while governments plan

October 24, 2023

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Penn State partners with Monash University for Australia water quality research

October 04, 2023

Former DuPont Laureate Theresa Weston highlights innovation in Hankin Lecture

October 04, 2023

Penn State work featured in upcoming long-term Franklin Institute space exhibit

September 29, 2023

A small river in summer

Rivers rapidly warming, losing oxygen; aquatic life may be at risk, study finds

September 14, 2023

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Microplastics may increase riverbed sediment movement, erosion

August 30, 2023

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Vikash Gayah named interim director of Larson Transportation Institute

August 11, 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

Farshad Rajabipour in front of brick building and greenery

Interim head named for civil and environmental engineering

July 25, 2023

REU poster session

Symposium to feature student research on climate science and solutions

July 13, 2023

A group of students wearing navy blue polo shirts poses outdoors with surveying equipment.

Penn State takes first in topographic mapping at national surveying championship

July 05, 2023

Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Auckland

June 28, 2023

Penn State Global announces Collaboration Program awards with Monash University

June 28, 2023

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College of Engineering recognizes 2023 Early Career Award recipients

June 12, 2023

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NASA-funded student team builds microwave system to smelt metal on the moon

June 12, 2023

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New study reveals possible future health impacts related to climate mitigation

May 18, 2023

Bruce Logan, right, and Gavin van Tonder participate in the ceremonial signing of the master agreement between ENOWA and Penn State.

Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions

May 02, 2023

Penn State's Old Main building

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2023 commencement

April 25, 2023

Supply chain overlays busy highways leading into large city.

Cities can benefit from complex supply chains, Penn State researchers find

April 18, 2023

Gray fish in river looks at purple bug on plant at water's surface

Temperature is stronger than light and flow as driver of oxygen in US rivers

April 06, 2023

Greening the grey: Engineering natural solutions for stormwater management

March 19, 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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17 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

February 14, 2023

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Engineering professor named college’s associate dean for research

December 07, 2022

A small creek in a forest on a clear day

Climate plays large role in carbon release from streams, researchers find

November 22, 2022

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Penn State researcher to deliver renewable energy talk to Danish parliament

November 21, 2022

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Assistant research professor receives innovation, green electrochemistry awards

November 18, 2022

A rendering of a new building with many windows.

PJ Dick and Trumbull support engineering facilities expansion with $1M gift

November 16, 2022

Founder of Cold Climate Research Center to give Hankin Lecture Nov. 2

October 27, 2022

A power plant emitting smoke at sunset.

Population aging, economic status may amplify air pollution health impacts

October 24, 2022

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28 new faculty members join the College of Engineering

October 06, 2022

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IEE leadership helps shape report to NSF on climate change, role of engineering

September 13, 2022

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