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Q&A: Why is the Amish population growing so fast in America?

August 11, 2026

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Nutritional sciences faculty member named American Society for Nutrition fellow

August 11, 2026

Bumblebee on a blue flower

Bumblebees can learn to associate new smells with their queen

August 11, 2026

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

$12M grant to build animal-inspired sensing for autonomous drones and robots

August 10, 2026

Four conference attendees stand indoors in front of a white wall, wearing conference badges. Two individuals in the center hold framed certificates and blue presentation folders, while the individuals on either side stand beside them.

Greater Allegheny IST professor receives Best Work-in-Progress paper award

August 07, 2026

A professor of engineering science and mechanics and affiliated faculty member in four additional Penn State engineering departments poses for a photo outdoors.

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

August 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor’s latest poetry volume earns praise

August 05, 2026

A pleased teenage boy discussing something on his telephone with his smiling mother, who rests her hand on his shoulder.

Social bonds, recognition linked to reduced suicidal thoughts in teens

August 04, 2026

Portrait of a person with short dark hair wearing a navy button-down shirt, standing indoors in front of a blurred industrial or architectural background with curved white structures.

Pinto Duarte named interim head of Department of Architecture

August 04, 2026

Pritt named interim vice provost for Penn State Global

August 03, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new Student Academic Success Center specialist

August 03, 2026

Person in arid surroundings

Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils

July 29, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

Penn State Altoona professor publishes collected works of poetry

July 28, 2026

A bird approaches a nesting box

Industrial noise may alter bluebird behavior but not cognitive ability

July 28, 2026

Rebecca Moran named Altoona's director of development and alumni relations

July 28, 2026

a gloved hand holds a beaker of water above a body of water

Q&A: Are environmental chemicals and endometrial cancer linked?

July 28, 2026

Life Sciences Building

Huck Institutes announces recipients of nine interdisciplinary seed grants

July 28, 2026

Many honey bees on honey comb

Diets high in a particular type of fat help protect bees against pesticides

July 28, 2026

Grandfather, daughter and granddaughter in a bedroom. The granddaughter, who is around 6 years old, holds an orange crocheted heart.

Benefits of middle school program trickle down to next generation

July 27, 2026

A high school student sits at a laptop in a classroom while looking thoughtfully into the distance, with classmates working in the background. The image illustrates new Penn State research examining how adolescents' career expectations develop and how family socioeconomic background influences the occupations they aspire to pursue.

Q&A: What influences teens' career expectations?

July 24, 2026

Close up of a person's chest, wearing a olive green sleeveless shirt, with a sensor attached to it.

Stretchable antenna keeps wearable health sensors in tune with human health

July 24, 2026

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NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions

July 24, 2026

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Penn State awarded $20M to lead an NSF ‘programmable cloud laboratory’

July 23, 2026

Lion Shrine head on

Penn State scientists to lead three Genesis Mission projects

July 23, 2026

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Chocolate syrup-like fluid stores multiple interacting memories

July 23, 2026

Q&A: Colored Conventions and the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

July 23, 2026

Human brain technology drawing in blue.

AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards

July 22, 2026

Team effort guides publication of late Liberal Arts dean Susan Welch's last book

July 22, 2026

Portrait of a person with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a purple patterned top over a black shirt, standing beside a weathered wooden post with a blurred outdoor background.

Stuckeman School’s landscape architecture department adds to faculty

July 22, 2026

Barn in Kentucky

Severe flooding linked to increased deaths from opioid use in rural Appalachia

July 20, 2026

An elementary school teacher smiles as he leans over a table to help a small group of students using a tablet during class, while other children work independently in the bright, modern classroom.

Students' emotional resources in high school linked to college completion

July 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor offers keynote at recent EnergyPath conference

July 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor presents at London ecopoetics conference

July 20, 2026

Kofi Adu awarded Fulbright scholarship for STEM education, research in Ghana

July 20, 2026

A sample of a microbe collected on campus grows on an agar plate.

$2.8M NIH grant to study effect of PFAS on the gut microbiome

July 20, 2026

Frank Guadagnolo

University mourns loss of Professor Emeritus Frank B. Guadagnolo

July 17, 2026

graphic collage of multiple images depicting volatile oil prices amid international conflict

Energy price shocks slow state economies; spur energy efficiency investments

July 17, 2026

Pennsylvania dairy farm

Q&A: Can a misunderstood tech benefit farmers’ bottom lines and the environment?

July 17, 2026

Calculator and 1040 tax form

Q&A: How do federal taxes impact local schools and services?

July 17, 2026

Animal science head named president of Society for the Study of Reproduction

July 17, 2026

Margarita López-Uribe awarded Nancy and John Steimer Professorship

July 16, 2026

A hand holding a smartphone with a telehealth app on the screen. The app is confirming an appointment booking for Friday, the 20th at 9:00 a.m.

AI disagreement may shake patient trust in doctors

July 16, 2026

Zhenlong Li, wearing glasses and a green collared shirt, smiles outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

Geography faculty member earns national research award

July 16, 2026

Land-Grant Fellows

Land-Grant Research Impact Fellows named in the College of Ag Sciences

July 16, 2026

Jungwoo Ryoo named interim associate dean for adult education at Penn State Altoona

July 15, 2026

A person in a lion costume standing in front of a lion statue.

21 Penn State employees recognized for achieving 25 years of service in June

July 14, 2026

The bell near Old Main.

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at 2026 awards ceremony

July 14, 2026

A portrait of Penn State Behrend faculty member George Looney

Behrend faculty member begins new chapter in a writing life

July 14, 2026

A close up shot of a bioelectrode painted to look like a shark on the side of a researcher's curled fist

Paintable electrodes could power creative and colorful wearable sensors

July 13, 2026

A scientific figure illustrating how different atomic arrangements of the same material can lead to substantially changes in corrosion susceptibility, with one simulated material appearing much more corroded than the other two examples

Metals’ atomic arrangement can create ‘corrosion highways’ in nuclear reactors

July 13, 2026

The Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce professor of industrial engineering's name sits engraved on a plaque next to Kumara's Society of Manufacturing Engineering 2026 fellow medal.

Industrial engineering professor named manufacturing engineering fellow

July 13, 2026

A woman's hands scoop a ripe avocado above a cutting board in a kitchen

Eating an avocado a day lowers heart disease risk factor for people with obesity

July 13, 2026

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Roderick Lee receives Sloan Higher Education Professional of the Year Award

July 10, 2026

Irmak earns fourth fellowship from another leading scientific society

July 10, 2026

A student stands on a lawn next to a small forest patch that has not grown very tall yet

Forest Exploration Center earns governor's environmental excellence award

July 10, 2026

Sheldon D. Fields standing on red carpet in front of banner for The Nurses Magazine's Men of Honor program.

Nese College of Nursing’s Fields recognized among most impactful men in nursing

July 10, 2026

group photo of eight people in the hallway of medical school

$2.5M grant to start street medicine program at Penn State College of Medicine

July 10, 2026

A person with a screwdriver repairing an internal part of a laptop

Certifying third-party repairs retains customers, signals utility left in goods

July 09, 2026

person with a backpack walks alone in a school courtyard

Kids received mental health treatment in record numbers after pandemic

July 09, 2026

A photo taken in a lab shows a close up of two gloves hands interacting with a small, finger-size circuit board placed on the base of a microscope

Quantum material opens new path for studying unusual electronic behavior

July 09, 2026

The torso of a woman in a black suit covered with small hoses reclines on a hospital bed. Her right arm rests on a table with two sensors attached to it.

Unmedicated women with depression do not tolerate heat as well as those on SSRIs

July 09, 2026

Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber

Penn State Altoona music professor wins national writing award

July 08, 2026

James Doyle wears a dark sweater and stands against museum display backdrop

Matson Museum director James Doyle awarded Fulbright for book project

July 08, 2026

A manager and three wait staff stand in an otherwise empty restaurant, discussing tasks for the coming shift.

Employees who feel overqualified view more work tasks as unreasonable

July 08, 2026

A professor of chemical engineering receives his award from the director of NIIMBL.

Team led by Penn State researcher receives national biopharmaceutical award

July 07, 2026

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large gathering of people dressed in a state-fair like setting

Q&A: Why is the Amish population growing so fast in America?

August 11, 2026

Muzi Na with a background of the Pennsylvania State University sign

Nutritional sciences faculty member named American Society for Nutrition fellow

August 11, 2026

Bumblebee on a blue flower

Bumblebees can learn to associate new smells with their queen

August 11, 2026

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

$12M grant to build animal-inspired sensing for autonomous drones and robots

August 10, 2026

Four conference attendees stand indoors in front of a white wall, wearing conference badges. Two individuals in the center hold framed certificates and blue presentation folders, while the individuals on either side stand beside them.

Greater Allegheny IST professor receives Best Work-in-Progress paper award

August 07, 2026

A professor of engineering science and mechanics and affiliated faculty member in four additional Penn State engineering departments poses for a photo outdoors.

Engineering professor named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

August 06, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor’s latest poetry volume earns praise

August 05, 2026

A pleased teenage boy discussing something on his telephone with his smiling mother, who rests her hand on his shoulder.

Social bonds, recognition linked to reduced suicidal thoughts in teens

August 04, 2026

Portrait of a person with short dark hair wearing a navy button-down shirt, standing indoors in front of a blurred industrial or architectural background with curved white structures.

Pinto Duarte named interim head of Department of Architecture

August 04, 2026

Pritt named interim vice provost for Penn State Global

August 03, 2026

Brandywine welcomes new Student Academic Success Center specialist

August 03, 2026

Person in arid surroundings

Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils

July 29, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

Penn State Altoona professor publishes collected works of poetry

July 28, 2026

A bird approaches a nesting box

Industrial noise may alter bluebird behavior but not cognitive ability

July 28, 2026

Rebecca Moran named Altoona's director of development and alumni relations

July 28, 2026

a gloved hand holds a beaker of water above a body of water

Q&A: Are environmental chemicals and endometrial cancer linked?

July 28, 2026

Life Sciences Building

Huck Institutes announces recipients of nine interdisciplinary seed grants

July 28, 2026

Many honey bees on honey comb

Diets high in a particular type of fat help protect bees against pesticides

July 28, 2026

Grandfather, daughter and granddaughter in a bedroom. The granddaughter, who is around 6 years old, holds an orange crocheted heart.

Benefits of middle school program trickle down to next generation

July 27, 2026

A high school student sits at a laptop in a classroom while looking thoughtfully into the distance, with classmates working in the background. The image illustrates new Penn State research examining how adolescents' career expectations develop and how family socioeconomic background influences the occupations they aspire to pursue.

Q&A: What influences teens' career expectations?

July 24, 2026

Close up of a person's chest, wearing a olive green sleeveless shirt, with a sensor attached to it.

Stretchable antenna keeps wearable health sensors in tune with human health

July 24, 2026

Zika grant Jason Rasgone

NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions

July 24, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Penn State awarded $20M to lead an NSF ‘programmable cloud laboratory’

July 23, 2026

Lion Shrine head on

Penn State scientists to lead three Genesis Mission projects

July 23, 2026

Device with green laser light shining on red liquid in beaker

Chocolate syrup-like fluid stores multiple interacting memories

July 23, 2026

Q&A: Colored Conventions and the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

July 23, 2026

Human brain technology drawing in blue.

AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards

July 22, 2026

Team effort guides publication of late Liberal Arts dean Susan Welch's last book

July 22, 2026

Portrait of a person with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a purple patterned top over a black shirt, standing beside a weathered wooden post with a blurred outdoor background.

Stuckeman School’s landscape architecture department adds to faculty

July 22, 2026

Barn in Kentucky

Severe flooding linked to increased deaths from opioid use in rural Appalachia

July 20, 2026

An elementary school teacher smiles as he leans over a table to help a small group of students using a tablet during class, while other children work independently in the bright, modern classroom.

Students' emotional resources in high school linked to college completion

July 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona professor offers keynote at recent EnergyPath conference

July 20, 2026

Penn State Altoona English professor presents at London ecopoetics conference

July 20, 2026

Kofi Adu awarded Fulbright scholarship for STEM education, research in Ghana

July 20, 2026

A sample of a microbe collected on campus grows on an agar plate.

$2.8M NIH grant to study effect of PFAS on the gut microbiome

July 20, 2026

Frank Guadagnolo

University mourns loss of Professor Emeritus Frank B. Guadagnolo

July 17, 2026

graphic collage of multiple images depicting volatile oil prices amid international conflict

Energy price shocks slow state economies; spur energy efficiency investments

July 17, 2026

Pennsylvania dairy farm

Q&A: Can a misunderstood tech benefit farmers’ bottom lines and the environment?

July 17, 2026

Calculator and 1040 tax form

Q&A: How do federal taxes impact local schools and services?

July 17, 2026

Animal science head named president of Society for the Study of Reproduction

July 17, 2026

Margarita López-Uribe awarded Nancy and John Steimer Professorship

July 16, 2026

A hand holding a smartphone with a telehealth app on the screen. The app is confirming an appointment booking for Friday, the 20th at 9:00 a.m.

AI disagreement may shake patient trust in doctors

July 16, 2026

Zhenlong Li, wearing glasses and a green collared shirt, smiles outdoors with blurred greenery in the background.

Geography faculty member earns national research award

July 16, 2026

Land-Grant Fellows

Land-Grant Research Impact Fellows named in the College of Ag Sciences

July 16, 2026

Jungwoo Ryoo named interim associate dean for adult education at Penn State Altoona

July 15, 2026

A person in a lion costume standing in front of a lion statue.

21 Penn State employees recognized for achieving 25 years of service in June

July 14, 2026

The bell near Old Main.

Engineering alumni society recognizes excellence at 2026 awards ceremony

July 14, 2026

A portrait of Penn State Behrend faculty member George Looney

Behrend faculty member begins new chapter in a writing life

July 14, 2026

A close up shot of a bioelectrode painted to look like a shark on the side of a researcher's curled fist

Paintable electrodes could power creative and colorful wearable sensors

July 13, 2026

A scientific figure illustrating how different atomic arrangements of the same material can lead to substantially changes in corrosion susceptibility, with one simulated material appearing much more corroded than the other two examples

Metals’ atomic arrangement can create ‘corrosion highways’ in nuclear reactors

July 13, 2026

The Allen E. and Allen M. Pearce professor of industrial engineering's name sits engraved on a plaque next to Kumara's Society of Manufacturing Engineering 2026 fellow medal.

Industrial engineering professor named manufacturing engineering fellow

July 13, 2026

A woman's hands scoop a ripe avocado above a cutting board in a kitchen

Eating an avocado a day lowers heart disease risk factor for people with obesity

July 13, 2026

person with gray mustache and glasses in blue business suit with brick and glass building in background

Roderick Lee receives Sloan Higher Education Professional of the Year Award

July 10, 2026

Irmak earns fourth fellowship from another leading scientific society

July 10, 2026

A student stands on a lawn next to a small forest patch that has not grown very tall yet

Forest Exploration Center earns governor's environmental excellence award

July 10, 2026

Sheldon D. Fields standing on red carpet in front of banner for The Nurses Magazine's Men of Honor program.

Nese College of Nursing’s Fields recognized among most impactful men in nursing

July 10, 2026

group photo of eight people in the hallway of medical school

$2.5M grant to start street medicine program at Penn State College of Medicine

July 10, 2026

A person with a screwdriver repairing an internal part of a laptop

Certifying third-party repairs retains customers, signals utility left in goods

July 09, 2026

person with a backpack walks alone in a school courtyard

Kids received mental health treatment in record numbers after pandemic

July 09, 2026

A photo taken in a lab shows a close up of two gloves hands interacting with a small, finger-size circuit board placed on the base of a microscope

Quantum material opens new path for studying unusual electronic behavior

July 09, 2026

The torso of a woman in a black suit covered with small hoses reclines on a hospital bed. Her right arm rests on a table with two sensors attached to it.

Unmedicated women with depression do not tolerate heat as well as those on SSRIs

July 09, 2026

Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber

Penn State Altoona music professor wins national writing award

July 08, 2026

James Doyle wears a dark sweater and stands against museum display backdrop

Matson Museum director James Doyle awarded Fulbright for book project

July 08, 2026

A manager and three wait staff stand in an otherwise empty restaurant, discussing tasks for the coming shift.

Employees who feel overqualified view more work tasks as unreasonable

July 08, 2026

A professor of chemical engineering receives his award from the director of NIIMBL.

Team led by Penn State researcher receives national biopharmaceutical award

July 07, 2026

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