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Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

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Backyard insect inspires large-scale invisibility particles production

December 12, 2025

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

December 17, 2025

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

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Dean Conway becomes president of AALS

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

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

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

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Hershey Company to sponsor Penn State Land Grant Startup Launch Competition

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

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

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

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

January 05, 2026

Marzia Momin stands in front of a poster that explains her technology

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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Scientific publisher agreements expand open-access research

January 05, 2026

Penn State Professor Swaroop Ghosh standing outside looking into the camera and smiling.

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

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

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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

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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

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

December 17, 2025

Yang Yang, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, poses for a headshot in his lab next to various engineering equipment.

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

Student Grant Lewis, wearing a suit and tie, poses in front of the poster board showcasing photos and a write-up of his research project

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

Food Science research trip

Graduate students conduct food safety research abroad with NSF grants

December 16, 2025

Colorful knots

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

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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

Jason Wright, Adam Frank and Nadia Drake sit on stage

Heard on Campus: Experts on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

December 12, 2025

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Unique bond identified as key to viral infection speed

December 12, 2025

colorful leaphopper sitting on a leaf

Backyard insect inspires large-scale invisibility particles production

December 12, 2025

Cover of the 14th edition of the Journal of Information Policy on a wooden desk.

At 15, Journal of Information Policy grows and adapts in changing times

December 12, 2025

Diagram showing zentropy's affect on electro-optic ceramics

Transparent ceramic could boost internet speeds and cut energy use

December 12, 2025

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ICDS seeks proposals for Faculty Upskilling Fellowships program

December 12, 2025

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Feedback loops accelerate warming, other atmospheric changes in Arctic

December 12, 2025

Abstract DNA and data science lines appear in blue.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences funds eight mid-scale seed grants

December 12, 2025

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Small galaxies often lack supermassive black hole cores

December 12, 2025

Joseph Kirsch, Morgan Amoroso, and Sidney Bergman pose in front of the Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus sign inside the Student Success Center.

Penn State Fayette celebrates student research at fall Undergraduate Exhibition

December 11, 2025

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Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

December 11, 2025

A large, abstract mural of sweeping blue and orange light forms installed along a wall inside Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal.

Sky, steel and storytelling: Lori Hepner debuts public art across Pittsburgh

December 11, 2025

Students wearing VR headsets sit at desks in a classroom, holding controllers as an instructor assists one of them. Another instructor observes from behind.

Greater Allegheny students research AI, VR to enhance communication skills

December 11, 2025

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Penn State partners on $10.5M Gates Grand Challenge for antibodies manufacturing

December 11, 2025

Ray Block Jr.

Q&A: Why fixing the information ecosystem starts with us

December 11, 2025

Student researchers Chazdine Harmon (left) and Carly Bills (middle), present their poster to guest judge and head librarian at Penn State New Kensington Jennifer Gilley (right)

Greater Allegheny celebrates student research at research, creativity conference

December 10, 2025

Penn State student Miguel Morazan stands in front of trees at Penn State University Park.

Hands-on research in CAT Lab guides psychology student’s career path

December 10, 2025

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Calcium in breast arteries predicts future cardiovascular disease

December 10, 2025

Camila Lopez Perez, a doctoral student in nuclear engineering at Penn State, poses for a headshot.

Fusion energy research fellowship supports nuclear engineering grad student

December 10, 2025

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Professor’s new book examines public perceptions of independent courts

December 10, 2025

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Abington professor receives DOE grant to engineer advanced quantum materials

December 10, 2025

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$4.2M CDC grant to increase colorectal cancer screening in Pennsylvania

December 10, 2025

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

January 12, 2026

Image of the ZENN theory

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

January 12, 2026

Dean Conway becomes president of AALS

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

Person in lab coat and glasses operating a lab machine and looking at a monitor

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

January 09, 2026

Two portraits

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

January 07, 2026

A photo of the Business Building curved windows from the outside.

Hershey Company to sponsor Penn State Land Grant Startup Launch Competition

January 07, 2026

Portrait of Victoria Nudell

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Jonathan Marks

Climate Conversation Cafe to explore the right to a healthy environment

January 07, 2026

portrait photo of Rebecca Napolitano

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

January 06, 2026

Michael Verderame most recent headshot

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

January 06, 2026

Picture of a lock graphic representing cybersecurity

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

January 06, 2026

Two people wearing goggles observe something in a lab setting

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

January 06, 2026

Older person sits on the edge of a bed with a hand on their back, indicating discomfort

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

January 05, 2026

Marzia Momin stands in front of a poster that explains her technology

Moving neural implant research closer to commercialization

January 05, 2026

A visualization of an AI bot generating a metasurface design.

AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds

January 05, 2026

table arranged with buttons worded "Ask me about open access"

Scientific publisher agreements expand open-access research

January 05, 2026

Penn State Professor Swaroop Ghosh standing outside looking into the camera and smiling.

Swaroop Ghosh named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

image of the Millennium Science Complex at sunset

Materials Research Institute seed grants aim to spark interdisciplinary research

December 22, 2025

Dipanjan Pan

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

A roofer carrying timber at a construction site.

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

December 18, 2025

rows of plants in a greenhouse

Center for Plant Excellence announces grant award recipients

December 18, 2025

People walk through a busy intersection in New York City on a summer day with sunset flare between the background buildings

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

December 18, 2025

Thumbnail reading "Food safety fails"

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

December 18, 2025

Close up of elderly person lying awake in bed in a dark room

Night waking impacts cognitive performance regardless of sleep duration

December 18, 2025

Mountain regions with rocks and snow and radio antennae array

International team awarded $16.3M to fund neutrino detection

December 18, 2025

Person crouching to look at plants

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

December 17, 2025

Yang Yang, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, poses for a headshot in his lab next to various engineering equipment.

Engineering professor receives DOE Early Career Research Program Award

December 17, 2025

A group of people in a glass-making factory

LionGlass windows, windshields in development with Vitro Architectural Glass

December 17, 2025

Charring is shown in Michaux State Forest in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, after the Thompson Hollow Fire in April 2025.

$1.74M grant to fund Eastern Fire Network

December 17, 2025

Student Grant Lewis, wearing a suit and tie, poses in front of the poster board showcasing photos and a write-up of his research project

Mechanical engineering student places at international engineering conference

December 17, 2025

Image of E. coli bacterial cell with boxes zooming in on differently colored proteins.

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

December 16, 2025

A large group of people in a roundtable meeting at Wilton Park.

Experts gather for international empathy and global citizenship summit

December 16, 2025

screenshot of VR experience showing person holding bird

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

December 16, 2025

Food Science research trip

Graduate students conduct food safety research abroad with NSF grants

December 16, 2025

Colorful knots

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

Two people shaking hands

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

December 15, 2025

Header images from the top 10 stories from 2025 for the OHMC. A collage of image with the text "2025 stories that defined the year - One Health Microbiome Center."

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

December 15, 2025

Jason Wright, Adam Frank and Nadia Drake sit on stage

Heard on Campus: Experts on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

December 12, 2025

two researchers look at image of virus on computer

Unique bond identified as key to viral infection speed

December 12, 2025

colorful leaphopper sitting on a leaf

Backyard insect inspires large-scale invisibility particles production

December 12, 2025

Cover of the 14th edition of the Journal of Information Policy on a wooden desk.

At 15, Journal of Information Policy grows and adapts in changing times

December 12, 2025

Diagram showing zentropy's affect on electro-optic ceramics

Transparent ceramic could boost internet speeds and cut energy use

December 12, 2025

Golden glowing lightbulb atop a blurred-out laptop.

ICDS seeks proposals for Faculty Upskilling Fellowships program

December 12, 2025

Clouds form around airplane wing

Feedback loops accelerate warming, other atmospheric changes in Arctic

December 12, 2025

Abstract DNA and data science lines appear in blue.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences funds eight mid-scale seed grants

December 12, 2025

images of two galaxies in optical light with inset x-rays

Small galaxies often lack supermassive black hole cores

December 12, 2025

Joseph Kirsch, Morgan Amoroso, and Sidney Bergman pose in front of the Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus sign inside the Student Success Center.

Penn State Fayette celebrates student research at fall Undergraduate Exhibition

December 11, 2025

magnolia warbler sits on branch

Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

December 11, 2025

A large, abstract mural of sweeping blue and orange light forms installed along a wall inside Pittsburgh International Airport’s new terminal.

Sky, steel and storytelling: Lori Hepner debuts public art across Pittsburgh

December 11, 2025

Students wearing VR headsets sit at desks in a classroom, holding controllers as an instructor assists one of them. Another instructor observes from behind.

Greater Allegheny students research AI, VR to enhance communication skills

December 11, 2025

Three people conversing in a lab

Penn State partners on $10.5M Gates Grand Challenge for antibodies manufacturing

December 11, 2025

Ray Block Jr.

Q&A: Why fixing the information ecosystem starts with us

December 11, 2025

Student researchers Chazdine Harmon (left) and Carly Bills (middle), present their poster to guest judge and head librarian at Penn State New Kensington Jennifer Gilley (right)

Greater Allegheny celebrates student research at research, creativity conference

December 10, 2025

Penn State student Miguel Morazan stands in front of trees at Penn State University Park.

Hands-on research in CAT Lab guides psychology student’s career path

December 10, 2025

Woman getting a mammogram

Calcium in breast arteries predicts future cardiovascular disease

December 10, 2025

Camila Lopez Perez, a doctoral student in nuclear engineering at Penn State, poses for a headshot.

Fusion energy research fellowship supports nuclear engineering grad student

December 10, 2025

Head shot of Michael Nelson

Professor’s new book examines public perceptions of independent courts

December 10, 2025

Woman in a yellow suit

Abington professor receives DOE grant to engineer advanced quantum materials

December 10, 2025

Doctor holding a tablet and speaking to a patient

$4.2M CDC grant to increase colorectal cancer screening in Pennsylvania

December 10, 2025

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