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Anirban Chowdhury and Dipanjan Sen work in the lab, moving a thermal sensor into an imaging system.

Tiny thermometers offer on-chip temperature monitoring for processors

March 06, 2026

Someone dressed as Spider-Man dances with a woman in a black dress

Penn State entries earn 15 first-place finishes at Student Keystone Media Awards

March 05, 2026

four headshots of new employees against a two-toned blue background

Scranton welcomes four new staff members

March 05, 2026

Ag Advocate invests in peers while pursuing passion for animal science

March 05, 2026

A name placard reading Erin Murphy, Interpretive Judge sits on a desk overlooking the stage at the Poetry Out Loud Pennsylvania State Finals.

Penn State Altoona English professor judges Poetry Out Loud state finals

March 05, 2026

Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

A man in a suit and tie stands behind a collection of seven steel aerosol cans of various sizes.

'Always willing to get better': Grad student optimizes processes and his career

March 05, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

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

March 05, 2026

Penn State Smeal Business Building

Smeal announces entrance-to-major GPAs for students starting summer/fall 2026

March 05, 2026

A theatre stage set with a large green goddess being looked at by a woman with brown curly hair

Disney cruise production featuring theatre professor's set design wins award

March 05, 2026

Kate Blakinger and Matthew Pitt headshots

Former Penn State Altoona writers-in-residence publish collection, novel

March 05, 2026

Lightning striking a valley

Making mini-lightning in a block of plastic

March 05, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

Clarence Lang and Jennifer Hamer

Leadership gifts advance faculty research and student excellence in Liberal Arts

March 05, 2026

Black and white image of a young Black man standing in an art studio smiling

School of Visual Arts to host talk by Ghanaian artist and educator March 17

March 05, 2026

Two women standing in front of a projector screen

Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced

March 05, 2026

A group of eight chamber musicians stand against a stone wall.

Decoda, Ringdown to link modern, classical folk songs March 31 in Recital Hall

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.

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

March 05, 2026

An image of the 17 Sustainable Development goals from and logos from the SDG Progress Page at sustainability.psu.edu.

Penn State showcases broad global sustainability impact through SDG Progress page

March 04, 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

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

Schreyer Conference on Teaching and Learning set for March 24

March 04, 2026

Six people pose around a sign that says, "Congratulations to our Heart and Vascular Progressive Care Unit 2025 Silver Beacon Award Winners."

Unit at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center receives Beacon Award for Excellence

March 04, 2026

A group of people pose around the Nittany Lion Shrine.

School of Public Policy hosts second annual Policy Simulation Competition

March 04, 2026

Academic Portfolio and Program Review update; insight session set for March 20

March 04, 2026

Two MRI technologists stand next to a male patient who is about to go into an MRI machine. The patient has a headgear on his head and a nasal cannula under his nose.

The Medical Minute: Latest treatments help ease essential tremor symptoms

March 04, 2026

Two students and professor in the College of Health and Human Development work over a laptop.

Leadership insights: President Bendapudi on AI-ready graduates and people-first innovation

March 04, 2026

men's basketball coach clapping

Brandywine earns three All-United East honors; Burke named Coach of the Year

March 04, 2026

Penn State Human Resources will be offering free webinars form April 6-10 for Well-Being Week.

Save the Date: Human Resources hosting free ‘Well-Being Week’ webinars April 6-10

March 04, 2026

Four people install a sensor on an unmanned aerial vehicle prototype.

Student-led team advances in global Emergency Response Flyer competition

March 04, 2026

Smeal completes inaugural cohort of Venture Capital Investment Practicum

March 04, 2026

Bike Den to host free wet-weather Biking 101 workshop March 19

March 04, 2026

Professor Carolyn Mahan speaks into a microphone while testifying before a congressional committee, seated at a table with a nameplate reading Dr. Mahan.

Penn State Altoona professor testifies before U.S. House committee

March 04, 2026

Penn State Harrisburg men's basketball team poses with a banner that says United East Championship

Harrisburg men’s basketball captures fourth United East Championship

March 04, 2026

Student conduct association names Larkin 2026 chair of Sexual Misconduct Institute

March 04, 2026

Seedlings leading to a lit light bulb

2026-27 Huck Seed Grant Program opens call for proposals

March 04, 2026

University Libraries highlights digital collections for Women's History Month

March 03, 2026

A diverse group of students walking through Penn State Berks campus

Penn State Berks invites prospective students to March 28 ‘Make Your Mark’ event

March 03, 2026

A work of art by Krystle Lemonias titled Go deh my girl

HUB-Robeson Galleries to host exhibition by Jamaican-born interdisciplinary artist

March 03, 2026

A photo of an X-Hab 3D machine printing a wall of a new structure.

Propel Penn State Seed Fund announces first investment

March 03, 2026

A group of six people stand in front of an academic poster

Assessment confirms year-long capstone’s impact on Harrisburg’s compsci program

March 03, 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

An image of the Penn State shield superimposed on a blurred background

Penn State suspends University-affiliated travel to the Middle East indefinitely

March 03, 2026

Jim Shirk receives CARET award

College of Ag Sciences alum, champion receives APLU Lifetime of Service Award

March 03, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

Students covered in colored powder pose duing last year's Holi celebration.

Penn State Berks to hold Holi celebration, March 27

March 03, 2026

Vertical photo of Colin Jost doing standup

Colin Jost of 'Saturday Night Live' to perform stand-up at Bryce Jordan Center

March 03, 2026

CATA Bus Vairo Blvd

Campus parking and transit changes during spring break

March 03, 2026

Lee Kump and Meg Abplanalp

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences staff recognized at annual luncheon

March 03, 2026

Robert Bohrer wearing a coat and tie outside with trees in the background.

Bohrer named chancellor of Penn State Schuylkill

March 03, 2026

Justin Rosenberg stands in front of honeygrow mural

Penn State Berks hosts lecture by honeygrow’s founder on entrepreneurship

March 03, 2026

Map with varying intensities of orange and pink indicating concentrations of excited hydrogen and white stars indicating known galaxies

Astronomers reveal hidden structures in the young universe

March 03, 2026

Berks to host lecture on the 'The Quantum Identity Crisis of Molecular Hydrogen'

March 03, 2026

Two students work in a prototyping environment

Create, build, win: Apply for the Dare to Disrupt Design and Build Challenge

March 03, 2026

Two kneeling students, a girl with long hair in a blue sweatshirt and a man with a beard in a red sweatshirt

Spring break class trips offer communications students real-life opportunities

March 03, 2026

Melissa Daniels Foster smiling and sitting in a chair on a patio

Landmark estate commitment will strengthen STEM programming at Penn State Berks

March 03, 2026

Researchers look at tree saplings after a fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Forest exhibits resilience after California mega fire

March 03, 2026

Five round stickers portraying cute animals to promote advocacy for

National Women's History Month celebrated at campuses throughout March 2026

March 03, 2026

University Park activities and work delayed until 10 a.m. Tuesday

March 02, 2026

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

2026 Values, Ethics and Compliance training required of all employees

March 02, 2026

A person, Lydia Neuhauser, is wearing a brown t-shirt and shorts stands on a rock with a backpack and water behind them.

March 19 sustainability webinar to focus on careers in outdoor education

March 02, 2026

Person holding smart phone with Starfish webpage open

Starfish midsemester progress surveys remain open until March 18

March 02, 2026

International reporting group, six people standing together

International reporting class set for working spring-break trip to Argentina

March 02, 2026

A photo of Galloway sitting on a stool and wearing shorts and a t-shirt. His prosthetic limbs are visible.

Motivational speaker Noah Galloway to appear at Penn State Beaver, Shenango

March 02, 2026

A person reading a picture book to her two sleepy young children on a couch.

Routine helps children adjust to school, but harsh parenting may undo benefits

March 02, 2026

A portrait photo of smiling Ryaan Farhadi

Penn State alum Ryaan Farhadi offers insight into success of ‘Hadestown’

March 02, 2026

Robin Tuluie holds microphone and gestures

Q&A: How can deep learning improve physics and engineering?

March 02, 2026

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Anirban Chowdhury and Dipanjan Sen work in the lab, moving a thermal sensor into an imaging system.

Tiny thermometers offer on-chip temperature monitoring for processors

March 06, 2026

Someone dressed as Spider-Man dances with a woman in a black dress

Penn State entries earn 15 first-place finishes at Student Keystone Media Awards

March 05, 2026

four headshots of new employees against a two-toned blue background

Scranton welcomes four new staff members

March 05, 2026

Ag Advocate invests in peers while pursuing passion for animal science

March 05, 2026

A name placard reading Erin Murphy, Interpretive Judge sits on a desk overlooking the stage at the Poetry Out Loud Pennsylvania State Finals.

Penn State Altoona English professor judges Poetry Out Loud state finals

March 05, 2026

Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

A man in a suit and tie stands behind a collection of seven steel aerosol cans of various sizes.

'Always willing to get better': Grad student optimizes processes and his career

March 05, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

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

March 05, 2026

Penn State Smeal Business Building

Smeal announces entrance-to-major GPAs for students starting summer/fall 2026

March 05, 2026

A theatre stage set with a large green goddess being looked at by a woman with brown curly hair

Disney cruise production featuring theatre professor's set design wins award

March 05, 2026

Kate Blakinger and Matthew Pitt headshots

Former Penn State Altoona writers-in-residence publish collection, novel

March 05, 2026

Lightning striking a valley

Making mini-lightning in a block of plastic

March 05, 2026

three people wearing business casual stand at the foot of a staircase

IST names Cai, Huang and Lee to lead college’s first academic departments

March 05, 2026

Clarence Lang and Jennifer Hamer

Leadership gifts advance faculty research and student excellence in Liberal Arts

March 05, 2026

Black and white image of a young Black man standing in an art studio smiling

School of Visual Arts to host talk by Ghanaian artist and educator March 17

March 05, 2026

Two women standing in front of a projector screen

Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced

March 05, 2026

A group of eight chamber musicians stand against a stone wall.

Decoda, Ringdown to link modern, classical folk songs March 31 in Recital Hall

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.

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

March 05, 2026

An image of the 17 Sustainable Development goals from and logos from the SDG Progress Page at sustainability.psu.edu.

Penn State showcases broad global sustainability impact through SDG Progress page

March 04, 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

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

Schreyer Conference on Teaching and Learning set for March 24

March 04, 2026

Six people pose around a sign that says, "Congratulations to our Heart and Vascular Progressive Care Unit 2025 Silver Beacon Award Winners."

Unit at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center receives Beacon Award for Excellence

March 04, 2026

A group of people pose around the Nittany Lion Shrine.

School of Public Policy hosts second annual Policy Simulation Competition

March 04, 2026

Academic Portfolio and Program Review update; insight session set for March 20

March 04, 2026

Two MRI technologists stand next to a male patient who is about to go into an MRI machine. The patient has a headgear on his head and a nasal cannula under his nose.

The Medical Minute: Latest treatments help ease essential tremor symptoms

March 04, 2026

Two students and professor in the College of Health and Human Development work over a laptop.

Leadership insights: President Bendapudi on AI-ready graduates and people-first innovation

March 04, 2026

men's basketball coach clapping

Brandywine earns three All-United East honors; Burke named Coach of the Year

March 04, 2026

Penn State Human Resources will be offering free webinars form April 6-10 for Well-Being Week.

Save the Date: Human Resources hosting free ‘Well-Being Week’ webinars April 6-10

March 04, 2026

Four people install a sensor on an unmanned aerial vehicle prototype.

Student-led team advances in global Emergency Response Flyer competition

March 04, 2026

Smeal completes inaugural cohort of Venture Capital Investment Practicum

March 04, 2026

Bike Den to host free wet-weather Biking 101 workshop March 19

March 04, 2026

Professor Carolyn Mahan speaks into a microphone while testifying before a congressional committee, seated at a table with a nameplate reading Dr. Mahan.

Penn State Altoona professor testifies before U.S. House committee

March 04, 2026

Penn State Harrisburg men's basketball team poses with a banner that says United East Championship

Harrisburg men’s basketball captures fourth United East Championship

March 04, 2026

Student conduct association names Larkin 2026 chair of Sexual Misconduct Institute

March 04, 2026

Seedlings leading to a lit light bulb

2026-27 Huck Seed Grant Program opens call for proposals

March 04, 2026

University Libraries highlights digital collections for Women's History Month

March 03, 2026

A diverse group of students walking through Penn State Berks campus

Penn State Berks invites prospective students to March 28 ‘Make Your Mark’ event

March 03, 2026

A work of art by Krystle Lemonias titled Go deh my girl

HUB-Robeson Galleries to host exhibition by Jamaican-born interdisciplinary artist

March 03, 2026

A photo of an X-Hab 3D machine printing a wall of a new structure.

Propel Penn State Seed Fund announces first investment

March 03, 2026

A group of six people stand in front of an academic poster

Assessment confirms year-long capstone’s impact on Harrisburg’s compsci program

March 03, 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

An image of the Penn State shield superimposed on a blurred background

Penn State suspends University-affiliated travel to the Middle East indefinitely

March 03, 2026

Jim Shirk receives CARET award

College of Ag Sciences alum, champion receives APLU Lifetime of Service Award

March 03, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

Students covered in colored powder pose duing last year's Holi celebration.

Penn State Berks to hold Holi celebration, March 27

March 03, 2026

Vertical photo of Colin Jost doing standup

Colin Jost of 'Saturday Night Live' to perform stand-up at Bryce Jordan Center

March 03, 2026

CATA Bus Vairo Blvd

Campus parking and transit changes during spring break

March 03, 2026

Lee Kump and Meg Abplanalp

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences staff recognized at annual luncheon

March 03, 2026

Robert Bohrer wearing a coat and tie outside with trees in the background.

Bohrer named chancellor of Penn State Schuylkill

March 03, 2026

Justin Rosenberg stands in front of honeygrow mural

Penn State Berks hosts lecture by honeygrow’s founder on entrepreneurship

March 03, 2026

Map with varying intensities of orange and pink indicating concentrations of excited hydrogen and white stars indicating known galaxies

Astronomers reveal hidden structures in the young universe

March 03, 2026

Berks to host lecture on the 'The Quantum Identity Crisis of Molecular Hydrogen'

March 03, 2026

Two students work in a prototyping environment

Create, build, win: Apply for the Dare to Disrupt Design and Build Challenge

March 03, 2026

Two kneeling students, a girl with long hair in a blue sweatshirt and a man with a beard in a red sweatshirt

Spring break class trips offer communications students real-life opportunities

March 03, 2026

Melissa Daniels Foster smiling and sitting in a chair on a patio

Landmark estate commitment will strengthen STEM programming at Penn State Berks

March 03, 2026

Researchers look at tree saplings after a fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Forest exhibits resilience after California mega fire

March 03, 2026

Five round stickers portraying cute animals to promote advocacy for

National Women's History Month celebrated at campuses throughout March 2026

March 03, 2026

University Park activities and work delayed until 10 a.m. Tuesday

March 02, 2026

Old Main viewed through Armillary Sphere

2026 Values, Ethics and Compliance training required of all employees

March 02, 2026

A person, Lydia Neuhauser, is wearing a brown t-shirt and shorts stands on a rock with a backpack and water behind them.

March 19 sustainability webinar to focus on careers in outdoor education

March 02, 2026

Person holding smart phone with Starfish webpage open

Starfish midsemester progress surveys remain open until March 18

March 02, 2026

International reporting group, six people standing together

International reporting class set for working spring-break trip to Argentina

March 02, 2026

A photo of Galloway sitting on a stool and wearing shorts and a t-shirt. His prosthetic limbs are visible.

Motivational speaker Noah Galloway to appear at Penn State Beaver, Shenango

March 02, 2026

A person reading a picture book to her two sleepy young children on a couch.

Routine helps children adjust to school, but harsh parenting may undo benefits

March 02, 2026

A portrait photo of smiling Ryaan Farhadi

Penn State alum Ryaan Farhadi offers insight into success of ‘Hadestown’

March 02, 2026

Robin Tuluie holds microphone and gestures

Q&A: How can deep learning improve physics and engineering?

March 02, 2026

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