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College of Ag Sciences grad students receive Fox Graduate School scholarships

August 07, 2026

Graduate student Alexander Arnette working in chemistry lab hood.

Creating chemical reactions that run on oxygen, produce only water as waste

August 06, 2026

A view of the New Orleans skyline and Mississippi River

Bellisario College scholars showcase research, win awards at national conference

August 06, 2026

Two women wearing formal gowns standing on a stage.

Miss Central Pennsylvania uses online education to help fight food insecurity

August 05, 2026

A world map with a passport and a camera sitting on top

Webinars available for navigating new Global Safety Network system

August 03, 2026

A person in a graduation gown sits on a brick wall with a large plaque reading "Schreyer Honors College"

Computer science and engineering major named College of Engineering marshal

July 31, 2026

Kaleah Moran works in lab monitoring mine waste.

Student gaining technical skills for managing the environmental side of mining

July 30, 2026

Person in arid surroundings

Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils

July 29, 2026

Graduate student shoveling soil.

Doctoral student leads grain processing project for Team Pennsylvania

July 29, 2026

A bird approaches a nesting box

Industrial noise may alter bluebird behavior but not cognitive ability

July 28, 2026

A photo of the front of the Business Building, viewed from Park Avenue

Smeal Graduate Career Advisory Board connects students with industry leaders

July 28, 2026

IIF Three Recipients

One Health Microbiome Center awards Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowships

July 28, 2026

A group of people pose in front of a projector screen for a photo

Penn State wraps first listening tour for K-12 leaders to shape AI in education

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

Device with green laser light shining on red liquid in beaker

Chocolate syrup-like fluid stores multiple interacting memories

July 23, 2026

Human brain technology drawing in blue.

AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards

July 22, 2026

intern on field

Penn State turfgrass science doctoral student interns with MetLife Stadium crew

July 22, 2026

A man sits at a table typing on a laptop with a book open, surrounded by other people.

Great Valley adds research-focused master's to artificial intelligence programs

July 21, 2026

Penn State Dickinson Law launches new Master of Legal Studies Program

July 21, 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

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Leon Smith is second consecutive Penn State alum named National Teacher of Year

July 20, 2026

Calculator and 1040 tax form

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

July 17, 2026

High school to high-tech healing: Intern helps drive AI cancer research

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

A man wearing a tan polo shirt.

Penn State announces 2026 LT. Michael P. Murphy Award recipient

July 15, 2026

Sierra Hill takes tree core samples

Summer training helps student sharpen climate change research goals

July 14, 2026

headshots of thirty six Fox Graduate School scholarship recipients

Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships

July 14, 2026

Haley Friary-Schenk posing at Lion Shrine

From Silicon Valley to Smeal, student builds fairer AI future

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

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

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

Two people stand behind a tabletop architectural model in a design studio, with planning sketches, diagrams, and a site map displayed on boards in the background.

Longtime friends and business partners thrive as architecture grad students

July 08, 2026

A woman holds a meal and certificate in front of trees.

Penn State homeland security professor helps set Guinness World Record

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

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 6

July 06, 2026

Responsible Conduct of Research Awards to be presented at Research Ethics Day

July 02, 2026

Student work in physics lab reaches across table of instruments

‘Designer’ superconducting diamond offers roadmap to multifunction quantum chips

July 02, 2026

Image of a submarine underwater

Penn State acoustics offers online certificate program for career advancement

July 02, 2026

Black circle surrounded by orange light with radiating lines of orange light representing influx of energy

Dynamic black holes explained by simple thermodynamics?

July 02, 2026

A researcher in a white lab coat and safety glasses operates a large mechanical testing machine in a laboratory to test the strength of concrete

New design approach may help slash the price of ultra-durable concrete

June 26, 2026

a pile of clear blue, disposable plastic bottles

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

June 26, 2026

Three side-by-side headshots

Three art history doctoral candidates awarded fellowships to support research

June 26, 2026

An aerial view of a beach and city with a title card for ICA 26 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bellisario College scholars present research at ICA conference in South Africa

June 26, 2026

Young man working in a lab

Thawing ground, future questions: Decoding Arctic climate in a Pennsylvania lab

June 26, 2026

Illustration depicting a microfabricated atomic vapor cell, with atoms trapped within glass cavities on a chip

Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors

June 26, 2026

Three people stand around a table looking at large maps and charts. Myers on the left looks at the map while Lily Houtman and Zhaoxu Sui explain the materials.

Memorial map reflects Bob Myers’ support for Penn State GeoGraphics Lab

June 24, 2026

Assortment of burgers, fries, donuts and other junk food

‘Food noise’ discussion on social media helps define the term

June 22, 2026

Illustration of a crossroads with four intersecting roads centered around a balance scale, symbolizing ethical decision-making. Two human figures stand near the crossroads, alongside an hourglass and a document icon, representing accountability, time pressure and organizational responsibility.

Q&A: Do high-pressure environments encourage moral disengagement?

June 17, 2026

Person stands in a greenhouse, holding a plant.

Q&A: Can plants help reverse climate change?

June 16, 2026

A drone photo showcasing a group of five researchers standing on a road embankment in front of a research facillity in the vast, flat envioronment of Northern Alaska.

Digital twins could help melt the mystery of Alaska’s thawing permafrost

June 16, 2026

Chancellor and dean Colin J. Neill speaks at a podium at Penn State Great Valley

Q&A: The evolution of artificial intelligence

June 11, 2026

Matthew Hollingham poses next to his carbon capture system

Treats to concrete: Penn State Bakery to use grad student’s carbon capture tech

June 10, 2026

A graphic reading Smeal on the top and Integrity below three photos featuring, from left to right, a woman and two men.

Three new members set to join Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board

June 09, 2026

A researcher, Owen Griffith, fits a cooling cap onto the head of a seated volunteer, co-author Maddie McLaughlin.

Head cooling may reduce depression symptoms and change brain activity

June 09, 2026

A laptop screen in a dark room showing examples of the research stimuli.

Users trust AI and human fact-checkers equally, but for different reasons

June 04, 2026

Jessica Thompson, a chemistry graduate student, gestures to a display during her 2025-26 assistantship with the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility.

Huck seeks grad students for immersive facility assistantships

June 04, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 1

June 01, 2026

A man and a woman sit at a table working on their laptops in a Penn State Great Valley classroom.

Great Valley launches MBA in artificial intelligence

May 29, 2026

Quinn Burnett standing at a podium and speaking at the conference.

Penn State student wins international award for sourdough microbiome research

May 28, 2026

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Calling Doctor GPT: AI responses to healthcare queries are nearly 76% accurate

May 28, 2026

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Side by side headshots of Paige and Ingrid

College of Ag Sciences grad students receive Fox Graduate School scholarships

August 07, 2026

Graduate student Alexander Arnette working in chemistry lab hood.

Creating chemical reactions that run on oxygen, produce only water as waste

August 06, 2026

A view of the New Orleans skyline and Mississippi River

Bellisario College scholars showcase research, win awards at national conference

August 06, 2026

Two women wearing formal gowns standing on a stage.

Miss Central Pennsylvania uses online education to help fight food insecurity

August 05, 2026

A world map with a passport and a camera sitting on top

Webinars available for navigating new Global Safety Network system

August 03, 2026

A person in a graduation gown sits on a brick wall with a large plaque reading "Schreyer Honors College"

Computer science and engineering major named College of Engineering marshal

July 31, 2026

Kaleah Moran works in lab monitoring mine waste.

Student gaining technical skills for managing the environmental side of mining

July 30, 2026

Person in arid surroundings

Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils

July 29, 2026

Graduate student shoveling soil.

Doctoral student leads grain processing project for Team Pennsylvania

July 29, 2026

A bird approaches a nesting box

Industrial noise may alter bluebird behavior but not cognitive ability

July 28, 2026

A photo of the front of the Business Building, viewed from Park Avenue

Smeal Graduate Career Advisory Board connects students with industry leaders

July 28, 2026

IIF Three Recipients

One Health Microbiome Center awards Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowships

July 28, 2026

A group of people pose in front of a projector screen for a photo

Penn State wraps first listening tour for K-12 leaders to shape AI in education

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

Device with green laser light shining on red liquid in beaker

Chocolate syrup-like fluid stores multiple interacting memories

July 23, 2026

Human brain technology drawing in blue.

AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards

July 22, 2026

intern on field

Penn State turfgrass science doctoral student interns with MetLife Stadium crew

July 22, 2026

A man sits at a table typing on a laptop with a book open, surrounded by other people.

Great Valley adds research-focused master's to artificial intelligence programs

July 21, 2026

Penn State Dickinson Law launches new Master of Legal Studies Program

July 21, 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

A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a school

Leon Smith is second consecutive Penn State alum named National Teacher of Year

July 20, 2026

Calculator and 1040 tax form

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

July 17, 2026

High school to high-tech healing: Intern helps drive AI cancer research

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

A man wearing a tan polo shirt.

Penn State announces 2026 LT. Michael P. Murphy Award recipient

July 15, 2026

Sierra Hill takes tree core samples

Summer training helps student sharpen climate change research goals

July 14, 2026

headshots of thirty six Fox Graduate School scholarship recipients

Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships

July 14, 2026

Haley Friary-Schenk posing at Lion Shrine

From Silicon Valley to Smeal, student builds fairer AI future

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

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

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

Two people stand behind a tabletop architectural model in a design studio, with planning sketches, diagrams, and a site map displayed on boards in the background.

Longtime friends and business partners thrive as architecture grad students

July 08, 2026

A woman holds a meal and certificate in front of trees.

Penn State homeland security professor helps set Guinness World Record

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

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — July 6

July 06, 2026

Responsible Conduct of Research Awards to be presented at Research Ethics Day

July 02, 2026

Student work in physics lab reaches across table of instruments

‘Designer’ superconducting diamond offers roadmap to multifunction quantum chips

July 02, 2026

Image of a submarine underwater

Penn State acoustics offers online certificate program for career advancement

July 02, 2026

Black circle surrounded by orange light with radiating lines of orange light representing influx of energy

Dynamic black holes explained by simple thermodynamics?

July 02, 2026

A researcher in a white lab coat and safety glasses operates a large mechanical testing machine in a laboratory to test the strength of concrete

New design approach may help slash the price of ultra-durable concrete

June 26, 2026

a pile of clear blue, disposable plastic bottles

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

June 26, 2026

Three side-by-side headshots

Three art history doctoral candidates awarded fellowships to support research

June 26, 2026

An aerial view of a beach and city with a title card for ICA 26 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bellisario College scholars present research at ICA conference in South Africa

June 26, 2026

Young man working in a lab

Thawing ground, future questions: Decoding Arctic climate in a Pennsylvania lab

June 26, 2026

Illustration depicting a microfabricated atomic vapor cell, with atoms trapped within glass cavities on a chip

Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors

June 26, 2026

Three people stand around a table looking at large maps and charts. Myers on the left looks at the map while Lily Houtman and Zhaoxu Sui explain the materials.

Memorial map reflects Bob Myers’ support for Penn State GeoGraphics Lab

June 24, 2026

Assortment of burgers, fries, donuts and other junk food

‘Food noise’ discussion on social media helps define the term

June 22, 2026

Illustration of a crossroads with four intersecting roads centered around a balance scale, symbolizing ethical decision-making. Two human figures stand near the crossroads, alongside an hourglass and a document icon, representing accountability, time pressure and organizational responsibility.

Q&A: Do high-pressure environments encourage moral disengagement?

June 17, 2026

Person stands in a greenhouse, holding a plant.

Q&A: Can plants help reverse climate change?

June 16, 2026

A drone photo showcasing a group of five researchers standing on a road embankment in front of a research facillity in the vast, flat envioronment of Northern Alaska.

Digital twins could help melt the mystery of Alaska’s thawing permafrost

June 16, 2026

Chancellor and dean Colin J. Neill speaks at a podium at Penn State Great Valley

Q&A: The evolution of artificial intelligence

June 11, 2026

Matthew Hollingham poses next to his carbon capture system

Treats to concrete: Penn State Bakery to use grad student’s carbon capture tech

June 10, 2026

A graphic reading Smeal on the top and Integrity below three photos featuring, from left to right, a woman and two men.

Three new members set to join Penn State Smeal Alumni Society Board

June 09, 2026

A researcher, Owen Griffith, fits a cooling cap onto the head of a seated volunteer, co-author Maddie McLaughlin.

Head cooling may reduce depression symptoms and change brain activity

June 09, 2026

A laptop screen in a dark room showing examples of the research stimuli.

Users trust AI and human fact-checkers equally, but for different reasons

June 04, 2026

Jessica Thompson, a chemistry graduate student, gestures to a display during her 2025-26 assistantship with the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility.

Huck seeks grad students for immersive facility assistantships

June 04, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 1

June 01, 2026

A man and a woman sit at a table working on their laptops in a Penn State Great Valley classroom.

Great Valley launches MBA in artificial intelligence

May 29, 2026

Quinn Burnett standing at a podium and speaking at the conference.

Penn State student wins international award for sourdough microbiome research

May 28, 2026

A close up of a doctor holding a smartphone next to a laptop

Calling Doctor GPT: AI responses to healthcare queries are nearly 76% accurate

May 28, 2026

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