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Research for the Millennium
VIDEO: Collaboration and creativity unleash tomorrow's discovery in the Millennium Science Complex.

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The Big Reveal!
Thon's 42nd annual dance marathon raises another record-breaking total in the fight against pediatric cancer.

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THON 2014 Countdown
On February 21, Penn State students will begin the annual 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon to raise funds in the fight against pediatric cancer.

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Penn State's 18th President named
Eric J. Barron appointed University's President-elect

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Home Away From Home
Student Yanying Chen helps to ease the language and cultural transition to the U.S. for other students through the Office of Global Programs’ Transition Partners program.

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Szpara uses the wall to teach her students how the HS virus encodes and produces its protein shell or "viral capsid."

Research

Health researchers build bridges with Penn State’s new visualization wall

3/6/14

A new suite of tools in the Millennium Science Complex is helping scientists experience data like never before.

Maggie Lucas holds the Big Ten Championship trophy will confetti falls to celebrate the Lady Lions' third straight title.

Athletics

Lady Lions claim third-straight Big Ten title

3/3/14

The No. 12/8 Penn State Lady Lions (22-6, 13-3 Big Ten) seniors led the way as the Lady Lions claimed their third consecutive Big Ten regular-season championship with a 77-62 win over Michigan (17-12, 8-8) Saturday (March 1). It is the first time in Penn State history that the Lady Lions have won three consecutive regular-season conference championships (Big Ten or Atlantic 10).

Beads of Courage kickoff event

Research

Penn State-led project aimed at reducing greenhouse gases from livestock

3/4/14

As greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture rise worldwide, a researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is leading a new international project aimed at helping to reduce such emissions from livestock production. The $1.65 million initiative involves a consortium of researchers from nine countries whose goal is to compile scientific data and develop practices that promise to address the problem.