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Penn State announces 2026 Presidential Public Impact Research Awards

October 07, 2026

Head and shoulders portrait of Angela Linse, associate dean for teaching and executive director of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

Linse to retire after 20 years leading Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

October 06, 2026

A headshot image of Penn State faculty member Frantisek Marko outside of Old Main.

Frantisek Marko to lead Penn State’s new Strategy Implementation Unit

October 06, 2026

A car driving through a flooded street is nearly overtaken by a swell in water

The techniques AI uses to create images can help predict floods, researchers say

October 06, 2026

Pinshane Y. Huang

Oct. 8 talk to discuss building a new era of materials characterization

October 05, 2026

Chad Brunswick points to computer screen while Janine Kwapis looks on

NIH grant to fund research on how aging affects long-term memory

October 05, 2026

Three children and an adult sit outdoors around a wooden learning game. Two children handle game pieces while another watches; the adult sits nearby, observing. The game board and pieces are spread on the pavement.

Penn State students win award for connecting health and environment through play

October 05, 2026

person in lab coat performs experiment in lab

Making pediatric cancer more ‘visible’ boosts immunotherapy response

October 05, 2026

Professional headshots of Tushar Mittal and Jose D. Fuentes

Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty recognized by American Geophysical Union

October 02, 2026

A crater lit with red and yellow sitting in a dark rocky landscape. Steam, appearing blue, emanates from the crater to the right.

Double trouble: Two active magma reservoirs indicated at Masaya volcano

October 01, 2026

Chang writing on chalk board

Physics professor named Experimental Physics Investigator by Moore Foundation

October 01, 2026

A pair of hands holds up a receipt in a grocery store

Ask an Expert: The economy is resilient. Why do many Americans feel differently?

October 01, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley headshot

Penn State Altoona professor to read from collected poems

September 30, 2026

A professional headshot of Zi-Kui Liu

Zi-Kui Liu receives theory award from Materials Research Society

September 30, 2026

Three people pose in front of a wooden wall

Four faculty join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

September 30, 2026

Two scientists in a lab

Penn State scientists recognized for multistate livestock reproduction research

September 30, 2026

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New MRI appointments aim to build on research impact and collaboration

September 30, 2026

Young woman sleeps peacefully on her back in a bed in a dark room.

Too noisy, too hot or too bright? Sleep environment matters for young adults

September 30, 2026

Lilliard Richardson holds a microphone while speaking at a School of Public Policy event.

School of Public Policy master’s program receives NASPAA accreditation

September 29, 2026

Shaun Mahony, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

Mahony named Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

September 28, 2026

Erin Murphy

Penn State Altoona English professor’s book wins two national awards

September 28, 2026

Headshots of Ying-Ling Jao and Julian Wang

$3.6M NIH grant funds study of smart lighting for dementia symptoms and sleep

September 28, 2026

Headshot for Simon Sharples, assistant professor of kinesiology and Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

September 25, 2026

A set of keys sits on top of a trash can at an outdoor playground. Figures in soft focus play in the background.

How quickly people age during midlife predicted memory lapses 10 years later

September 25, 2026

yellow chicks

Age, not feed additives, affects antimicrobial resistance genes in chickens

September 25, 2026

Panelists at the Department of History's America 250 event gather at a table

History Department holds day of 'America 250'-themed programming

September 24, 2026

Professional headshots of Dr. Marthe Haverkamp and Matthew Kemmann are placed side by side over an image of a Penn State Nittany Lion statue. Flowers and a building are also in the background.

Penn State Health names leaders for transformation and strategy

September 24, 2026

A smiling Lance Kennedy-Phillips wearing a business suit and tie

Penn State announces interim leadership for new student success office

September 23, 2026

Liver, gut bacteria alter food molecules, influence body’s biological activity

September 23, 2026

two frogs on a white background

Frog's coat of bacterial armor helps protect it from fungal disease

September 23, 2026

Sean Mahony

$3.8M NIH grant to explore regulators of cell fate

September 23, 2026

Portrait of woman with long dark hair wearing a blue button up shirt with white stripes

College of Education names Elizabeth Prosek first director of Graduate Education

September 23, 2026

Ice cream machine

Fat in ice cream waste can be economically recycled, study suggests

September 23, 2026

illustration of portion of mouse skull, brain, vertebral column and abdominal muscles, inset shows how contracting abdominals increases pressure in blood vessels

Engaging the core could be regulating blood flow in the brain

September 23, 2026

Laren Zarzar stands outside

Penn State chemist receives 2026 Schmidt Science Polymath Award

September 22, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley headshot

Penn State Altoona professor honored at Brown University poetry event

September 22, 2026

Geoffrey Selling working to maintain a project site

Master Watershed Steward’s decade-long service demonstrates impact

September 22, 2026

Karen Babbs Hollett smiles for a headshot against a blue background.

Babbs Hollett named faculty coordinator of teacher education accreditation

September 22, 2026

An asian man with dark hair and glasses smiling. Blurred greenery in the background

Nakamura to discuss barriers to accessing environmental public benefit programs

September 22, 2026

Ronchao Jin sits at desk

Penn State chemist honored with 2027 Cotton Award from American Chemical Society

September 22, 2026

Keith Aronson headshot with short white hair, steel frame glasses, green t-shirt, smiling.

Biobehavioral health professor Keith Aronson to retire after 25 years at Penn State

September 21, 2026

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom to deliver 2026 Taylor Lecture in Materials on Sept. 25

September 20, 2026

Jean Paul Allain poses outdoors with an award plaque.  

Engineering professor receives DOE Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award

September 18, 2026

A 3D research visualization illustrates the phenomenon of flexoelectricity in graphene, where bending the material can influence the flow of electricity

Tiny wrinkles bend physics to change how electricity moves through graphene

September 17, 2026

Claire M. L. Bourne reads from a book with blue Marathon Read banner in back of her.

14th annual Marathon Read set for Oct. 1 with 'Well-Versed: Music and Literature'

September 17, 2026

Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of Penn State University Libraries, is working with faculty as part of the 2026 Faculty Engagement Awards, focusing on the theme “Teaching with AI Glasses: Augmented Reality for Real-Time Learning.” Award recipients are exploring the use of Ray-Ban Meta AI-powered smart glasses to support hands-free, real-time teaching and learning experiences.

2026 Faculty Engagement Award recipients to explore AI-enabled smart glasses

September 17, 2026

three buckets holding water and rocks

Recycled concrete aggregate may help treat acid mine drainage

September 16, 2026

Joe Louis

College of Ag Sciences names head of the Department of Plant Science

September 15, 2026

A four part map of the continental United States shaded red and blue marking relevant census tracts.

Visits to public points of interest can impact community health measures

September 15, 2026

Man receiving an award from a woman on a conference stage

Materials professor earns international award for ceramics innovation

September 15, 2026

Red hot viscous liquid flowing out of a dark pipe

Can steelmaking waste help solar power store energy?

September 15, 2026

Group of Penn State Health physicians and staff hold oversized Hyundai Hope on Wheels checks totaling $500,000 for pediatric cancer research and care, with a child standing in front of the group.

Physician-researcher receives grant to study pediatric cancer treatment

September 15, 2026

Suzanne Adair

Suzanne Adair, associate VP for Equal Opportunity and Access, to retire after 26 years

September 15, 2026

Person stands in a stream, pouring out a sample of water.

Double dip: Sampling contaminants of emerging concern two ways improves accuracy

September 15, 2026

An outdoors professional portrait of Tarasankar DebRoy

Materials science professor receives international research honor

September 14, 2026

Boaz Dvir sitting on bench outdoors

Professor’s acclaimed documentary set to screen at festivals around the world

September 14, 2026

Priya Sharma, associate professor of education and faculty director for AI Literacy and Innovation in the Penn State College of Education, smiles for a headshot.

College of Education names faculty director for AI literacy and innovation

September 14, 2026

Ellen Wayland-Smith wearing a blue shirt and standing against outdoor backdrop

Mary E. Rolling Reading Series to feature writer Ellen Wayland-Smith Sept. 24

September 14, 2026

A website featured in Bellisario College a research study.

Chatty chatbots can mislead users, but verification tools help, researchers find

September 14, 2026

Dimly lit industrial plant with plumes of white smoke releasing from smokestacks

Local industrial emissions linked to congressional election outcomes

September 14, 2026

Image of large white Neoclassical building with columns, with tree branches in the foreground

Q&A: Is decentralized finance truly independent from traditional markets?

September 14, 2026

Jared Butler and two ASME award presenters pose for a photo at an ASME awards ceremony.   

Engineering faculty recognized with young investigator award for device design

September 14, 2026

Two views of 3D reconstruction of BRD4 protein attached to nucleosome. BRD4 binds to modified lysine in hisone h4, stick out at top of nuceosome.

Cancer-linked protein binds to chromosome in unexpected way, study finds

September 14, 2026

person's feet standing on arrows at fork in the road

Who gets the kidney? AI chatbots do not make the same moral choices humans do

September 14, 2026

A gloved hand displays a small, square object that resembles a tiny solar cell.

Improved thin film harnesses indoor light to power devices

September 14, 2026

A man and a women look at a tablet.

Dropped calls, broadband issues hinder Pennsylvania first responders

September 14, 2026

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lion head on blue background with graphic shield lines on background

Penn State announces 2026 Presidential Public Impact Research Awards

October 07, 2026

Head and shoulders portrait of Angela Linse, associate dean for teaching and executive director of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

Linse to retire after 20 years leading Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

October 06, 2026

A headshot image of Penn State faculty member Frantisek Marko outside of Old Main.

Frantisek Marko to lead Penn State’s new Strategy Implementation Unit

October 06, 2026

A car driving through a flooded street is nearly overtaken by a swell in water

The techniques AI uses to create images can help predict floods, researchers say

October 06, 2026

Pinshane Y. Huang

Oct. 8 talk to discuss building a new era of materials characterization

October 05, 2026

Chad Brunswick points to computer screen while Janine Kwapis looks on

NIH grant to fund research on how aging affects long-term memory

October 05, 2026

Three children and an adult sit outdoors around a wooden learning game. Two children handle game pieces while another watches; the adult sits nearby, observing. The game board and pieces are spread on the pavement.

Penn State students win award for connecting health and environment through play

October 05, 2026

person in lab coat performs experiment in lab

Making pediatric cancer more ‘visible’ boosts immunotherapy response

October 05, 2026

Professional headshots of Tushar Mittal and Jose D. Fuentes

Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty recognized by American Geophysical Union

October 02, 2026

A crater lit with red and yellow sitting in a dark rocky landscape. Steam, appearing blue, emanates from the crater to the right.

Double trouble: Two active magma reservoirs indicated at Masaya volcano

October 01, 2026

Chang writing on chalk board

Physics professor named Experimental Physics Investigator by Moore Foundation

October 01, 2026

A pair of hands holds up a receipt in a grocery store

Ask an Expert: The economy is resilient. Why do many Americans feel differently?

October 01, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley headshot

Penn State Altoona professor to read from collected poems

September 30, 2026

A professional headshot of Zi-Kui Liu

Zi-Kui Liu receives theory award from Materials Research Society

September 30, 2026

Three people pose in front of a wooden wall

Four faculty join the Institute of Energy and the Environment

September 30, 2026

Two scientists in a lab

Penn State scientists recognized for multistate livestock reproduction research

September 30, 2026

image of two women and a man

New MRI appointments aim to build on research impact and collaboration

September 30, 2026

Young woman sleeps peacefully on her back in a bed in a dark room.

Too noisy, too hot or too bright? Sleep environment matters for young adults

September 30, 2026

Lilliard Richardson holds a microphone while speaking at a School of Public Policy event.

School of Public Policy master’s program receives NASPAA accreditation

September 29, 2026

Shaun Mahony, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

Mahony named Huck Chair in Genomics and AI

September 28, 2026

Erin Murphy

Penn State Altoona English professor’s book wins two national awards

September 28, 2026

Headshots of Ying-Ling Jao and Julian Wang

$3.6M NIH grant funds study of smart lighting for dementia symptoms and sleep

September 28, 2026

Headshot for Simon Sharples, assistant professor of kinesiology and Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

September 25, 2026

A set of keys sits on top of a trash can at an outdoor playground. Figures in soft focus play in the background.

How quickly people age during midlife predicted memory lapses 10 years later

September 25, 2026

yellow chicks

Age, not feed additives, affects antimicrobial resistance genes in chickens

September 25, 2026

Panelists at the Department of History's America 250 event gather at a table

History Department holds day of 'America 250'-themed programming

September 24, 2026

Professional headshots of Dr. Marthe Haverkamp and Matthew Kemmann are placed side by side over an image of a Penn State Nittany Lion statue. Flowers and a building are also in the background.

Penn State Health names leaders for transformation and strategy

September 24, 2026

A smiling Lance Kennedy-Phillips wearing a business suit and tie

Penn State announces interim leadership for new student success office

September 23, 2026

Liver, gut bacteria alter food molecules, influence body’s biological activity

September 23, 2026

two frogs on a white background

Frog's coat of bacterial armor helps protect it from fungal disease

September 23, 2026

Sean Mahony

$3.8M NIH grant to explore regulators of cell fate

September 23, 2026

Portrait of woman with long dark hair wearing a blue button up shirt with white stripes

College of Education names Elizabeth Prosek first director of Graduate Education

September 23, 2026

Ice cream machine

Fat in ice cream waste can be economically recycled, study suggests

September 23, 2026

illustration of portion of mouse skull, brain, vertebral column and abdominal muscles, inset shows how contracting abdominals increases pressure in blood vessels

Engaging the core could be regulating blood flow in the brain

September 23, 2026

Laren Zarzar stands outside

Penn State chemist receives 2026 Schmidt Science Polymath Award

September 22, 2026

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley headshot

Penn State Altoona professor honored at Brown University poetry event

September 22, 2026

Geoffrey Selling working to maintain a project site

Master Watershed Steward’s decade-long service demonstrates impact

September 22, 2026

Karen Babbs Hollett smiles for a headshot against a blue background.

Babbs Hollett named faculty coordinator of teacher education accreditation

September 22, 2026

An asian man with dark hair and glasses smiling. Blurred greenery in the background

Nakamura to discuss barriers to accessing environmental public benefit programs

September 22, 2026

Ronchao Jin sits at desk

Penn State chemist honored with 2027 Cotton Award from American Chemical Society

September 22, 2026

Keith Aronson headshot with short white hair, steel frame glasses, green t-shirt, smiling.

Biobehavioral health professor Keith Aronson to retire after 25 years at Penn State

September 21, 2026

Darrell Schlom

Darrell Schlom to deliver 2026 Taylor Lecture in Materials on Sept. 25

September 20, 2026

Jean Paul Allain poses outdoors with an award plaque.  

Engineering professor receives DOE Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award

September 18, 2026

A 3D research visualization illustrates the phenomenon of flexoelectricity in graphene, where bending the material can influence the flow of electricity

Tiny wrinkles bend physics to change how electricity moves through graphene

September 17, 2026

Claire M. L. Bourne reads from a book with blue Marathon Read banner in back of her.

14th annual Marathon Read set for Oct. 1 with 'Well-Versed: Music and Literature'

September 17, 2026

Teaching and Learning with Technology, part of Penn State University Libraries, is working with faculty as part of the 2026 Faculty Engagement Awards, focusing on the theme “Teaching with AI Glasses: Augmented Reality for Real-Time Learning.” Award recipients are exploring the use of Ray-Ban Meta AI-powered smart glasses to support hands-free, real-time teaching and learning experiences.

2026 Faculty Engagement Award recipients to explore AI-enabled smart glasses

September 17, 2026

three buckets holding water and rocks

Recycled concrete aggregate may help treat acid mine drainage

September 16, 2026

Joe Louis

College of Ag Sciences names head of the Department of Plant Science

September 15, 2026

A four part map of the continental United States shaded red and blue marking relevant census tracts.

Visits to public points of interest can impact community health measures

September 15, 2026

Man receiving an award from a woman on a conference stage

Materials professor earns international award for ceramics innovation

September 15, 2026

Red hot viscous liquid flowing out of a dark pipe

Can steelmaking waste help solar power store energy?

September 15, 2026

Group of Penn State Health physicians and staff hold oversized Hyundai Hope on Wheels checks totaling $500,000 for pediatric cancer research and care, with a child standing in front of the group.

Physician-researcher receives grant to study pediatric cancer treatment

September 15, 2026

Suzanne Adair

Suzanne Adair, associate VP for Equal Opportunity and Access, to retire after 26 years

September 15, 2026

Person stands in a stream, pouring out a sample of water.

Double dip: Sampling contaminants of emerging concern two ways improves accuracy

September 15, 2026

An outdoors professional portrait of Tarasankar DebRoy

Materials science professor receives international research honor

September 14, 2026

Boaz Dvir sitting on bench outdoors

Professor’s acclaimed documentary set to screen at festivals around the world

September 14, 2026

Priya Sharma, associate professor of education and faculty director for AI Literacy and Innovation in the Penn State College of Education, smiles for a headshot.

College of Education names faculty director for AI literacy and innovation

September 14, 2026

Ellen Wayland-Smith wearing a blue shirt and standing against outdoor backdrop

Mary E. Rolling Reading Series to feature writer Ellen Wayland-Smith Sept. 24

September 14, 2026

A website featured in Bellisario College a research study.

Chatty chatbots can mislead users, but verification tools help, researchers find

September 14, 2026

Dimly lit industrial plant with plumes of white smoke releasing from smokestacks

Local industrial emissions linked to congressional election outcomes

September 14, 2026

Image of large white Neoclassical building with columns, with tree branches in the foreground

Q&A: Is decentralized finance truly independent from traditional markets?

September 14, 2026

Jared Butler and two ASME award presenters pose for a photo at an ASME awards ceremony.   

Engineering faculty recognized with young investigator award for device design

September 14, 2026

Two views of 3D reconstruction of BRD4 protein attached to nucleosome. BRD4 binds to modified lysine in hisone h4, stick out at top of nuceosome.

Cancer-linked protein binds to chromosome in unexpected way, study finds

September 14, 2026

person's feet standing on arrows at fork in the road

Who gets the kidney? AI chatbots do not make the same moral choices humans do

September 14, 2026

A gloved hand displays a small, square object that resembles a tiny solar cell.

Improved thin film harnesses indoor light to power devices

September 14, 2026

A man and a women look at a tablet.

Dropped calls, broadband issues hinder Pennsylvania first responders

September 14, 2026

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