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Senior vice president for research provides updates on Penn State Research Foundation

September 05, 2024

DOE announces $14.5 million award to Energy Frontier Research Center 3DFeM

September 04, 2024

Geography 'Coffee Hour' lecture series to begin with Sept. 6 talk by Karl Zimmerer

September 04, 2024

Twelve Penn Staters honored with 2024 Alumni Fellow Award

September 04, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

A person wearing a face heat shield molds glass from a forge

Ecofriendly glass invented at Penn State secures partner for product development

September 03, 2024

Nine portraits on a blue background

Nine new faculty join Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute

August 28, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Aug. 27

August 27, 2024

STEM Libraries announce fall 2024 events for graduate, undergraduate students

August 27, 2024

Graduate students in the International Biology Course collect samples with Max Lloyd, assistant professor at Penn State.

Grad students hone field, lab geobiology skills in global course

August 26, 2024

Hundreds of items donated to the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Library Food Pantry.

Earth and Mineral Sciences Library gathers supplies for incoming fall students

August 26, 2024

Ask an expert: Climate, weather and energy in the 2024 presidential election 

August 26, 2024

Person stands in front of a glacier

Geography student secures $150K NASA grant for ice sheet meltwater research

August 26, 2024

Old Main bell tower seen through armillary sphere sculpture

Penn State welcomes new cohort of Emerging Academic Leaders for fall 2024

August 20, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera while standing on the football field

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of Aug. 19

August 19, 2024

Three people in a rocky area.

Scott named associate director of Institute of Energy and the Environment

August 16, 2024

Sun streaming through Penn State's Old Main bell tower

Penn State, Shell announce collaboration focused on energy and sustainability

August 12, 2024

Factory floor at a semiconductor facility

Grant to help Penn State build semiconductor workforce in Pennsylvania

August 09, 2024

Yellow metal bridge, flooding across roadway, road block signs, red traffic lights

Researchers, staff work with Pittsburgh municipalities to predict geohazards

August 09, 2024

Two faculty experts sit at a desk while being recorded on film

Researchers react: Science fact versus fiction in new ‘Twisters’ film

August 08, 2024

Scans of the a giant fossil legume

Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

August 07, 2024

Three people pose for a photo while one holds an award plaque.

2024 Murphy Award honors Air Force veteran

August 02, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of July 29

July 29, 2024

Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences

July 23, 2024

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson named summer 2024 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

July 23, 2024

The word CO2 poised over green trees with environmental graphics.

New NSF-funded center established to lead geologic CO2 storage innovation

July 23, 2024

Four people on a stage

Laughs ring in Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni society 30th anniversary

July 23, 2024

Green and white rock

$1.1M ARPA-E award to fund project exploring potential of geologic hydrogen

July 23, 2024

Small pieces of crushed blue bottle glass

Message in a bottle: Combining mixed-color glass an option to boost recycling

July 22, 2024

A person stands next to a garden. A building is visible in the immediate background.

Doctoral candidate awarded Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship

July 22, 2024

New GEMS board members

Five new members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board

July 18, 2024

Penn State student awarded Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scholarship

July 16, 2024

Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment mark on a golden hour image of crowd of people walking

Emerging research areas refocus Institute of Energy and the Environment themes

July 11, 2024

Luis F. Ayala appointed head of Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering

July 09, 2024

Smiling woman with a green shirt and striped blazer

Cindy Brewer named College of IST’s associate dean for faculty affairs

July 09, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- July 9

July 08, 2024

Coin cell battery samples are arranged in plastic bags on a lab table.

Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

July 08, 2024

Group of people in a field with storm clouds in the background

Storm-chasing trip offers Penn State students classroom lessons on the road

July 08, 2024

Several children are walking or walking their bikes in a pedestrian lane and wearing backpacks.

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

July 03, 2024

WPSU to feature film detailing Earth system approach to Penn State research

July 01, 2024

Penn State solar team

Penn State students win Solar District Cup division competition

June 27, 2024

A sensor conforms to a finger as the finger bends.

Self-assembling, highly conductive sensors could improve wearable devices

June 26, 2024

reservoir with low water level

Changing water conservation attitudes positively impacts water availability

June 26, 2024

Students learn about high-performance buildings during Pittsburgh summer program

June 24, 2024

Anthony Sable recently accepted the President Walker Award.

Associate degree in mining offers opportunities to advance

June 17, 2024

Reddish dirt with grey horizon visible in background

Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet

June 17, 2024

Penn State mourns the loss of John J. Cahir

June 13, 2024

2024 Seed Grant Program

IEE seed grants awarded to 11 interdisciplinary projects

June 06, 2024

The Lion Shrine with a Pride Flag

College of EMS to participate in State College Pride Parade and Festival

June 04, 2024

Person stands next to a printer

Geography doctoral student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

June 03, 2024

A split screen image of an ABB robot 3D printing mycelium-based composites at left and a close-up view of the extrusion nozzle while printing at right.

Architecture team receives grant to study 3D-printed sustainable materials

June 03, 2024

'Growing Impact' discusses the complex underground process of carbon storage

June 03, 2024

Trees on the University Park campus

Youth perspectives study on sustainability funded by EMS Sustainability Council

May 31, 2024

Danielle Hickey

Penn State professor awarded American Chemical Society grant

May 30, 2024

George Atherton Bust

Five Penn State faculty named 2024 BTAA Department Executive Officer Fellows

May 30, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Six Penn Staters named 2024-25 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows

May 30, 2024

Landscape architecture student named undergraduate National Olmsted Scholar

May 29, 2024

Penn State part of $6.6M consortium to improve weather forecasting

May 23, 2024

Sample of LionGlass material

GAP funding paves the way for research to move from lab to market

May 21, 2024

a woman points to the ocean with seaweed in the immediate background

New World Campus fund helps make life-changing learning experiences a reality

May 20, 2024

Pipette transferring liquid

Method for producing sulfur compounds in cells shows promise for tissue repair

May 17, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

May 14, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

A small standing group of people listens to a presenter in front of lab equipment.

Penn State research center offers industry practicum on additive manufacturing

May 13, 2024

Jacqueline O’Connor and Janet Swim

Penn State Climate Consortium adds two associate directors to leadership team

May 09, 2024

The Duquesne Incline descending a mountain, with Pittsburgh in the background obscured by wildfire smoke

Improved wildfire smoke model identifies areas for public health intervention

May 09, 2024

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a sample of LionGlass on a lab bench

Senior vice president for research provides updates on Penn State Research Foundation

September 05, 2024

DOE announces $14.5 million award to Energy Frontier Research Center 3DFeM

September 04, 2024

Geography 'Coffee Hour' lecture series to begin with Sept. 6 talk by Karl Zimmerer

September 04, 2024

Twelve Penn Staters honored with 2024 Alumni Fellow Award

September 04, 2024

PA Space Grant Consortium

NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant announces fellowship, scholarship winners for 2024

September 03, 2024

A person wearing a face heat shield molds glass from a forge

Ecofriendly glass invented at Penn State secures partner for product development

September 03, 2024

Nine portraits on a blue background

Nine new faculty join Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute

August 28, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Aug. 27

August 27, 2024

STEM Libraries announce fall 2024 events for graduate, undergraduate students

August 27, 2024

Graduate students in the International Biology Course collect samples with Max Lloyd, assistant professor at Penn State.

Grad students hone field, lab geobiology skills in global course

August 26, 2024

Hundreds of items donated to the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) Library Food Pantry.

Earth and Mineral Sciences Library gathers supplies for incoming fall students

August 26, 2024

Ask an expert: Climate, weather and energy in the 2024 presidential election 

August 26, 2024

Person stands in front of a glacier

Geography student secures $150K NASA grant for ice sheet meltwater research

August 26, 2024

Old Main bell tower seen through armillary sphere sculpture

Penn State welcomes new cohort of Emerging Academic Leaders for fall 2024

August 20, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera while standing on the football field

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of Aug. 19

August 19, 2024

Three people in a rocky area.

Scott named associate director of Institute of Energy and the Environment

August 16, 2024

Sun streaming through Penn State's Old Main bell tower

Penn State, Shell announce collaboration focused on energy and sustainability

August 12, 2024

Factory floor at a semiconductor facility

Grant to help Penn State build semiconductor workforce in Pennsylvania

August 09, 2024

Yellow metal bridge, flooding across roadway, road block signs, red traffic lights

Researchers, staff work with Pittsburgh municipalities to predict geohazards

August 09, 2024

Two faculty experts sit at a desk while being recorded on film

Researchers react: Science fact versus fiction in new ‘Twisters’ film

August 08, 2024

Scans of the a giant fossil legume

Giant fossil seeds from Borneo record ancient plant migration

August 07, 2024

Three people pose for a photo while one holds an award plaque.

2024 Murphy Award honors Air Force veteran

August 02, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Week of July 29

July 29, 2024

Professor Andrew Nyblade steps down as head of geosciences

July 23, 2024

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson named summer 2024 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

July 23, 2024

The word CO2 poised over green trees with environmental graphics.

New NSF-funded center established to lead geologic CO2 storage innovation

July 23, 2024

Four people on a stage

Laughs ring in Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni society 30th anniversary

July 23, 2024

Green and white rock

$1.1M ARPA-E award to fund project exploring potential of geologic hydrogen

July 23, 2024

Small pieces of crushed blue bottle glass

Message in a bottle: Combining mixed-color glass an option to boost recycling

July 22, 2024

A person stands next to a garden. A building is visible in the immediate background.

Doctoral candidate awarded Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowship

July 22, 2024

New GEMS board members

Five new members appointed to Earth and Mineral Sciences alumni board

July 18, 2024

Penn State student awarded Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change scholarship

July 16, 2024

Penn State Institute of Energy and the Environment mark on a golden hour image of crowd of people walking

Emerging research areas refocus Institute of Energy and the Environment themes

July 11, 2024

Luis F. Ayala appointed head of Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering

July 09, 2024

Smiling woman with a green shirt and striped blazer

Cindy Brewer named College of IST’s associate dean for faculty affairs

July 09, 2024

The Nittany Lion points to the camera with both hands

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters -- July 9

July 08, 2024

Coin cell battery samples are arranged in plastic bags on a lab table.

Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components

July 08, 2024

Group of people in a field with storm clouds in the background

Storm-chasing trip offers Penn State students classroom lessons on the road

July 08, 2024

Several children are walking or walking their bikes in a pedestrian lane and wearing backpacks.

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

July 03, 2024

WPSU to feature film detailing Earth system approach to Penn State research

July 01, 2024

Penn State solar team

Penn State students win Solar District Cup division competition

June 27, 2024

A sensor conforms to a finger as the finger bends.

Self-assembling, highly conductive sensors could improve wearable devices

June 26, 2024

reservoir with low water level

Changing water conservation attitudes positively impacts water availability

June 26, 2024

Students learn about high-performance buildings during Pittsburgh summer program

June 24, 2024

Anthony Sable recently accepted the President Walker Award.

Associate degree in mining offers opportunities to advance

June 17, 2024

Reddish dirt with grey horizon visible in background

Marsquakes may help reveal whether liquid water exists underground on red planet

June 17, 2024

Penn State mourns the loss of John J. Cahir

June 13, 2024

2024 Seed Grant Program

IEE seed grants awarded to 11 interdisciplinary projects

June 06, 2024

The Lion Shrine with a Pride Flag

College of EMS to participate in State College Pride Parade and Festival

June 04, 2024

Person stands next to a printer

Geography doctoral student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

June 03, 2024

A split screen image of an ABB robot 3D printing mycelium-based composites at left and a close-up view of the extrusion nozzle while printing at right.

Architecture team receives grant to study 3D-printed sustainable materials

June 03, 2024

'Growing Impact' discusses the complex underground process of carbon storage

June 03, 2024

Trees on the University Park campus

Youth perspectives study on sustainability funded by EMS Sustainability Council

May 31, 2024

Danielle Hickey

Penn State professor awarded American Chemical Society grant

May 30, 2024

George Atherton Bust

Five Penn State faculty named 2024 BTAA Department Executive Officer Fellows

May 30, 2024

Nittany Lion Shrine

Six Penn Staters named 2024-25 BTAA Academic Leadership Program Fellows

May 30, 2024

Landscape architecture student named undergraduate National Olmsted Scholar

May 29, 2024

Penn State part of $6.6M consortium to improve weather forecasting

May 23, 2024

Sample of LionGlass material

GAP funding paves the way for research to move from lab to market

May 21, 2024

a woman points to the ocean with seaweed in the immediate background

New World Campus fund helps make life-changing learning experiences a reality

May 20, 2024

Pipette transferring liquid

Method for producing sulfur compounds in cells shows promise for tissue repair

May 17, 2024

Head of Nittany Lion Shrine

Forty-three undergraduates receive Erickson Discovery Grants

May 14, 2024

Ceramic sculpture, shaped like half of a circle with multiple holes in the structure.

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

May 14, 2024

A small standing group of people listens to a presenter in front of lab equipment.

Penn State research center offers industry practicum on additive manufacturing

May 13, 2024

Jacqueline O’Connor and Janet Swim

Penn State Climate Consortium adds two associate directors to leadership team

May 09, 2024

The Duquesne Incline descending a mountain, with Pittsburgh in the background obscured by wildfire smoke

Improved wildfire smoke model identifies areas for public health intervention

May 09, 2024

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