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Remembering Herbert A. McKinstry, materials research pioneer

May 13, 2026

Sustainability expert to discuss food supply chains on May 19

May 13, 2026

Sailor Walter in a blue graduation gown and tie stands outdoors. The background features blurred green foliage and a cloudy sky.

Geography research helps undergraduate student connect policy and place

May 12, 2026

Penn State, Climavison partner to support the next generation of meteorologists

May 11, 2026

A student and a research technologist hold devices to measure plug load energy use as part of an energy audit in a lab at Penn State.

Sustainable Labs Program concludes fourth year, expands impact across campuses

May 11, 2026

A bust of Evan Pugh near a wide staircase

Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors

May 08, 2026

Long-Qing Chen named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

The 2025-26 Roe Award winners at the recognition ceremony stand on a stage with their awards against a projected slideshow background.

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

May 08, 2026

Person in a jacket and tie standing in front of the Materials Research Institute at University Park.

Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director

May 06, 2026

Isabel Rivera wearing glasses and a brown jacket stands on a dirt path, holding a small black creature in their hands and smiling. Greenery and cloudy sky are in the background.

Undergraduate research helps launch geography senior’s next chapter

May 06, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems

May 05, 2026

Atherton hall in the spring

Schreyer Honors College announces 2026 student and faculty award winners

May 05, 2026

Penn State students taking a study-abroad embedded course on museums tour London's National Portrait Gallery over spring break.

Course on science museums travels to the United Kingdom

May 05, 2026

Jimmy Kroon is a smiling man with glasses and a beard sits at a desk with a laptop covered in stickers, a map on the wall behind him.

Penn State alumnus brings GIS background to agriculture leadership

May 01, 2026

portrait photograph of John Mauro

Mauro named interim dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

April 30, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 30

April 30, 2026

Emily Shor named spring 2026 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

April 23, 2026

Nitin Samarth in front of metal equipment

Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2026

Chris Uhl in his office, leaning on his desk surrounded by papers, books and photos tacked to the wall.

Sustain Penn State releases guidebook to help faculty integrate sustainability

April 22, 2026

Zuleima Karpyn presenting Shimin Liu with Wilson Excellence in Research Award

Faculty, student excellence recognized at annual EMS Wilson Awards celebration

April 21, 2026

Customer shopping for apples

April 29 talk: How California drought affects fresh fruit and vegetable prices

April 21, 2026

Students walk the coastline of San Salvador island

Marine biogeochemistry students visit island as their 'lab' during spring break

April 20, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 17

April 17, 2026

A high school student climbing a ladder.

Registration open for mining summer camp at Penn State University Park campus

April 16, 2026

James Rowley wearing a suit stands beside a scientific poster on supraglacial lake classification in Antarctica. He is smiling and looks confident.

Geography undergraduate researches satellite estimates of Antarctic meltwater

April 15, 2026

Christina McGranaghan

April 22 talk: Using voluntary controls to reduce peak electricity demand

April 15, 2026

Coronae glowing in the lab vs environment

Treetops glowing during storms captured on film for first time

April 15, 2026

Layer of black graphene on top of three lines of gallium atoms on top of brown silicon carbide layer on left, on right is blue hexagon with spining electrons respresented by red and blue spheres.

Unlocking unusual superconductivity in a lightweight element

April 13, 2026

Track and field area in the All Sports Museum.

‘Night at the Museums’ to feature exhibits April 23, including Old Coaly

April 13, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Communication, Science & Society Initiative awards four interdisciplinary grants

April 13, 2026

Jazmyn Clark wears a black top stands in front of a multicolored map panels that are orange, green, and blue hues.

Penn State geography alumna Jazmyn Clark finds career momentum in GIS

April 09, 2026

Four people pose with a colorful image

Winners announced for 18th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 09, 2026

Nittany Lion mascot standing with two students at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition poster session

Thirty-one graduate students receive awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2026

April 15 talk: Effect of renewable diesel on air quality

April 07, 2026

Hilal Ezgi Toraman, wearing safety glasses and a blue lab coat, is smiling while standing in a research lab.

Ezgi Toraman named rising star in chemical engineering

April 07, 2026

Nelson Dzade sitting on white chair on stage.

EMS faculty member co-chairs critical minerals session to foster US-Africa link

April 07, 2026

Speaker for 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering.

2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering

April 06, 2026

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming, near the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, with the ski slopes of Snow King Mountain in the background.

Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America

April 03, 2026

Four people, Mark Stephens, Kelsey Brown, Molly Graham and Lisa Davis, stand arm in arm smiling at the camera in a classroom with presentation slides in the background.

Campus and Community Sustainability Expo to feature student projects on April 30

April 02, 2026

A detailed road map showing Manchester, Stockport, and surrounding areas, with roads highlighted in red and green. A pencil points to Stockport.

Coffee Hour to explore mapping design and collaboration in practice

March 31, 2026

Susanna B. Berkouwer

April 8 talk will discuss demand distortions of green subsidies

March 30, 2026

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences mourns loss of Dean Emeritus John Dutton

March 30, 2026

Stylized image of a semiconductor chip with lights shooting out

April 8 webinar tackles glass manufacturing challenges

March 27, 2026

three people smiling and holding an award

Inaugural Penn State Innovation to Impact Awards recipients announced

March 27, 2026

The armilllary sphere rests on the back of a turtle, with students walking by on the sidewalk on a fall day

Penn State programs shine in 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject

March 26, 2026

Four students named 2026 Oswald Award winners for leadership

March 25, 2026

Amaya wears glasses and a gray turtleneck stands confidently outdoors, brick wall and windows in the background.

Penn State Geography’s new sustainability major draws first declared student

March 24, 2026

Gabriel Agostini

April 1 talk to focus on national and local migration patterns

March 24, 2026

Kump to conclude deanship, legacy marked by new presidential award

March 23, 2026

Penn State students can now apply to IBM co-op program for summer 2026 positions

March 18, 2026

Students including Eva SinhaRoy meet with Penn State President

Science-minded student charts research, service path at Penn State

March 18, 2026

Men in Native American regalia dancing

Pre-Powwow Celebration returns to University Park campus March 27

March 18, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

March 25 talk: 'Effect of sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beer purchases'

March 13, 2026

'People of Penn State' podcast: Alum Q&A on preparing for weather extremes

March 11, 2026

Image of semiconductors in a plasma environment

Atom-thin material could help solve chip manufacturing problem  

March 10, 2026

A Kichwa person and Sofia Hoffman in a lush rainforest examine a plant sample. The scene is muddy and dense with greenery.

Penn State student bridges Indigenous geography and engineering in the Amazon

March 06, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — March 5

March 05, 2026

Two women standing in front of a projector screen

Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced

March 05, 2026

Shannon speed has long brown hair and bangs wears a blue top and large earrings, standing against a softly blurred green background.

Cancelled: March 27 Miller Lecture to focus on Indigenous women and the violence they face

March 05, 2026

A cross-shaped piece of equipment with attached sensors next to a field of crops against the blue sky

Irrigation gaps in weather models could skew air quality forecasts, study finds

March 04, 2026

Gretchen Watkins smiling in front of dark grey background.

2026 Shoemaker Lecture to focus on leading in an ever-changing energy landscape

March 04, 2026

Qian Zhang outside smiling.

Energy and mineral engineering doctoral student named international fellow

March 04, 2026

Traditional American Indian drummers sit around a drum and play a traditional song

Penn State Traditional American Indian Powwow returns March 28-29

March 03, 2026

Lee Kump and Meg Abplanalp

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences staff recognized at annual luncheon

March 03, 2026

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Image of a person smiling in a white shirt and brown jacket

Remembering Herbert A. McKinstry, materials research pioneer

May 13, 2026

Sustainability expert to discuss food supply chains on May 19

May 13, 2026

Sailor Walter in a blue graduation gown and tie stands outdoors. The background features blurred green foliage and a cloudy sky.

Geography research helps undergraduate student connect policy and place

May 12, 2026

Penn State, Climavison partner to support the next generation of meteorologists

May 11, 2026

A student and a research technologist hold devices to measure plug load energy use as part of an energy audit in a lab at Penn State.

Sustainable Labs Program concludes fourth year, expands impact across campuses

May 11, 2026

A bust of Evan Pugh near a wide staircase

Penn State names five new Evan Pugh University Professors

May 08, 2026

Long-Qing Chen named Evan Pugh University Professor

May 08, 2026

The 2025-26 Roe Award winners at the recognition ceremony stand on a stage with their awards against a projected slideshow background.

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

May 08, 2026

Person in a jacket and tie standing in front of the Materials Research Institute at University Park.

Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director

May 06, 2026

Isabel Rivera wearing glasses and a brown jacket stands on a dirt path, holding a small black creature in their hands and smiling. Greenery and cloudy sky are in the background.

Undergraduate research helps launch geography senior’s next chapter

May 06, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems

May 05, 2026

Atherton hall in the spring

Schreyer Honors College announces 2026 student and faculty award winners

May 05, 2026

Penn State students taking a study-abroad embedded course on museums tour London's National Portrait Gallery over spring break.

Course on science museums travels to the United Kingdom

May 05, 2026

Jimmy Kroon is a smiling man with glasses and a beard sits at a desk with a laptop covered in stickers, a map on the wall behind him.

Penn State alumnus brings GIS background to agriculture leadership

May 01, 2026

portrait photograph of John Mauro

Mauro named interim dean of the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

April 30, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 30

April 30, 2026

Emily Shor named spring 2026 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

April 23, 2026

Nitin Samarth in front of metal equipment

Physicist Nitin Samarth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 22, 2026

Chris Uhl in his office, leaning on his desk surrounded by papers, books and photos tacked to the wall.

Sustain Penn State releases guidebook to help faculty integrate sustainability

April 22, 2026

Zuleima Karpyn presenting Shimin Liu with Wilson Excellence in Research Award

Faculty, student excellence recognized at annual EMS Wilson Awards celebration

April 21, 2026

Customer shopping for apples

April 29 talk: How California drought affects fresh fruit and vegetable prices

April 21, 2026

Students walk the coastline of San Salvador island

Marine biogeochemistry students visit island as their 'lab' during spring break

April 20, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 17

April 17, 2026

A high school student climbing a ladder.

Registration open for mining summer camp at Penn State University Park campus

April 16, 2026

James Rowley wearing a suit stands beside a scientific poster on supraglacial lake classification in Antarctica. He is smiling and looks confident.

Geography undergraduate researches satellite estimates of Antarctic meltwater

April 15, 2026

Christina McGranaghan

April 22 talk: Using voluntary controls to reduce peak electricity demand

April 15, 2026

Coronae glowing in the lab vs environment

Treetops glowing during storms captured on film for first time

April 15, 2026

Layer of black graphene on top of three lines of gallium atoms on top of brown silicon carbide layer on left, on right is blue hexagon with spining electrons respresented by red and blue spheres.

Unlocking unusual superconductivity in a lightweight element

April 13, 2026

Track and field area in the All Sports Museum.

‘Night at the Museums’ to feature exhibits April 23, including Old Coaly

April 13, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Communication, Science & Society Initiative awards four interdisciplinary grants

April 13, 2026

Jazmyn Clark wears a black top stands in front of a multicolored map panels that are orange, green, and blue hues.

Penn State geography alumna Jazmyn Clark finds career momentum in GIS

April 09, 2026

Four people pose with a colorful image

Winners announced for 18th annual Materials Visualization Competition

April 09, 2026

Nittany Lion mascot standing with two students at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition poster session

Thirty-one graduate students receive awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2026

April 15 talk: Effect of renewable diesel on air quality

April 07, 2026

Hilal Ezgi Toraman, wearing safety glasses and a blue lab coat, is smiling while standing in a research lab.

Ezgi Toraman named rising star in chemical engineering

April 07, 2026

Nelson Dzade sitting on white chair on stage.

EMS faculty member co-chairs critical minerals session to foster US-Africa link

April 07, 2026

Speaker for 2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering.

2026 Distinguished Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering

April 06, 2026

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming, near the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, with the ski slopes of Snow King Mountain in the background.

Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America

April 03, 2026

Four people, Mark Stephens, Kelsey Brown, Molly Graham and Lisa Davis, stand arm in arm smiling at the camera in a classroom with presentation slides in the background.

Campus and Community Sustainability Expo to feature student projects on April 30

April 02, 2026

A detailed road map showing Manchester, Stockport, and surrounding areas, with roads highlighted in red and green. A pencil points to Stockport.

Coffee Hour to explore mapping design and collaboration in practice

March 31, 2026

Susanna B. Berkouwer

April 8 talk will discuss demand distortions of green subsidies

March 30, 2026

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences mourns loss of Dean Emeritus John Dutton

March 30, 2026

Stylized image of a semiconductor chip with lights shooting out

April 8 webinar tackles glass manufacturing challenges

March 27, 2026

three people smiling and holding an award

Inaugural Penn State Innovation to Impact Awards recipients announced

March 27, 2026

The armilllary sphere rests on the back of a turtle, with students walking by on the sidewalk on a fall day

Penn State programs shine in 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject

March 26, 2026

Four students named 2026 Oswald Award winners for leadership

March 25, 2026

Amaya wears glasses and a gray turtleneck stands confidently outdoors, brick wall and windows in the background.

Penn State Geography’s new sustainability major draws first declared student

March 24, 2026

Gabriel Agostini

April 1 talk to focus on national and local migration patterns

March 24, 2026

Kump to conclude deanship, legacy marked by new presidential award

March 23, 2026

Penn State students can now apply to IBM co-op program for summer 2026 positions

March 18, 2026

Students including Eva SinhaRoy meet with Penn State President

Science-minded student charts research, service path at Penn State

March 18, 2026

Men in Native American regalia dancing

Pre-Powwow Celebration returns to University Park campus March 27

March 18, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

March 25 talk: 'Effect of sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beer purchases'

March 13, 2026

'People of Penn State' podcast: Alum Q&A on preparing for weather extremes

March 11, 2026

Image of semiconductors in a plasma environment

Atom-thin material could help solve chip manufacturing problem  

March 10, 2026

A Kichwa person and Sofia Hoffman in a lush rainforest examine a plant sample. The scene is muddy and dense with greenery.

Penn State student bridges Indigenous geography and engineering in the Amazon

March 06, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — March 5

March 05, 2026

Two women standing in front of a projector screen

Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced

March 05, 2026

Shannon speed has long brown hair and bangs wears a blue top and large earrings, standing against a softly blurred green background.

Cancelled: March 27 Miller Lecture to focus on Indigenous women and the violence they face

March 05, 2026

A cross-shaped piece of equipment with attached sensors next to a field of crops against the blue sky

Irrigation gaps in weather models could skew air quality forecasts, study finds

March 04, 2026

Gretchen Watkins smiling in front of dark grey background.

2026 Shoemaker Lecture to focus on leading in an ever-changing energy landscape

March 04, 2026

Qian Zhang outside smiling.

Energy and mineral engineering doctoral student named international fellow

March 04, 2026

Traditional American Indian drummers sit around a drum and play a traditional song

Penn State Traditional American Indian Powwow returns March 28-29

March 03, 2026

Lee Kump and Meg Abplanalp

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences staff recognized at annual luncheon

March 03, 2026

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