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Enrique Gomez stands in a lab testing a sample in a cyrogenic-electron microscope

Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers

February 20, 2026

Amir Sheikhi, associate professor of chemical engineering at Penn State, in his lab testing his team's nanocellulose material in a large machine

Plant-based material offers sustainable method of recovering rare earth element

February 18, 2026

Penn State biochemist Denise Okafor awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 17, 2026

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

February 16, 2026

An aluminum sculpture, designed to mimic the structure of some viruses, with LED screens featuring visualizations related to virus research

Huck SciArt team’s ‘BioMachine’ installed at Penn State Harrisburg

February 16, 2026

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Sour grapes? Taste, experience of sour foods depends on individual consumer

February 12, 2026

Skeleton ‘gatekeeper’ lining brain cells could guard against Alzheimer’s

February 11, 2026

A triptych of microscope images that shows the binding of a host defense peptide, named MAD1-RI, to the membrane of tuberculosis pathogens, leading to destruction of the bacterial cell wall and death.

Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve disease treatment

February 11, 2026

A loaf of whole grain bread sits on a cooling rack on a kitchen island. In the background is a bowl of fruit including grapefruit, avocado, and apple.

Too many saturated fats may be more harmful than too many refined carbohydrates

February 10, 2026

Helping soil microbes kill weed seeds to aid organic farmers

February 04, 2026

The Nittany Lion Shrine with a light dusting of snow on top.

Top student teams awarded funding to move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge

February 04, 2026

Older man doing hand therapy exercises with a physical therapist

Targeting the 'good' arm after stroke leads to better motor skills

February 02, 2026

Bayer University Mentoring Program now includes pharmaceutical track

January 30, 2026

Liver metabolism of an essential amino acid may play a key role in gut health

January 30, 2026

Two individuals in front of a cartoon drawing of a volcano

Ask a scientist: What happens to animals during a volcanic eruption?

January 28, 2026

A bronze medallion with the words "The Microbiome Medal" above a globe surrounded by microscopic life

Nominate the next Microbiome Medal Laureate

January 23, 2026

Avehi Singh collecting compounds from flowers

Domestication has changed the chemicals squash flowers use to attract bees

January 22, 2026

Two researchers looking at something on the forest floor.

College of Ag Sciences awards bridge funding for global research collaborations

January 22, 2026

A gloved researcher uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a lab sample tube on a workbench.

Penn State students take top honors in video challenge on the value of research

January 21, 2026

Haley Capeci, an undergraduate student from the University of Pittsburgh, speaks at the Big10 Neuroscience Annual Meeting in July 2025

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces spring 2026 speakers

January 16, 2026

Disease ecologist awarded grant to study ’infectome’ effects on fungal disease

January 16, 2026

Jessica Grembi and Nazifa Tabassum in a grassy field smiling for the camera

Investigating the microbiome’s role in intestinal disorder in pregnancy

January 16, 2026

Photo of three people digging in the desert with a portrait of a person superimposed in the top right corner

New funding supports research on soil microbiomes and their resilience to change

January 15, 2026

Penn State Extension AI tool, Tilva, expands access to research-based guidance

January 14, 2026

A large puddle of standing water on a dirt construction site

$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria

January 13, 2026

Female athletes in a huddle with soccer ball

Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

January 13, 2026

From brain scans to alloys: Teaching AI to make sense of complex research data

January 12, 2026

Huck Institutes seeks faculty applicants for leadership fellows program

January 08, 2026

Two Penn State professors named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

January 07, 2026

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Older person sits on the edge of a bed with a hand on their back, indicating discomfort

Back pain linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65, according to study

January 05, 2026

Marzia Momin stands in front of a poster that explains her technology

Moving neural implant research closer to commercialization

January 05, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

A person in a red jacket holding a microphone.

Mentorship and communication take center stage at training summit

December 22, 2025

Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

December 17, 2025

Image of E. coli bacterial cell with boxes zooming in on differently colored proteins.

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

Opposing forces in cells could hold clues to treating disease

December 16, 2025

Header images from the top 10 stories from 2025 for the OHMC. A collage of image with the text "2025 stories that defined the year - One Health Microbiome Center."

The stories that defined 2025 for the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

December 15, 2025

two researchers look at image of virus on computer

Unique bond identified as key to viral infection speed

December 12, 2025

Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

December 11, 2025

Illustration showing oil droplets reaching out arms toward treasure chest with amino acids diffusing toward the droplets

In brief: Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets reach out with 'arms'

December 09, 2025

Headshots of Francisco Dini-Andreote and Andrew Patterson

Two College of Ag Sciences faculty earn spots on highly cited researchers list

December 08, 2025

$3.2M to fund flu-bacteria interaction study in 3D-bioprinted lung platform

December 08, 2025

Photo illustration of two vials of HIV vaccine and a syringe

New test distinguishes vaccine-induced false positives from active HIV infection

December 03, 2025

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New technique maps genetic variants driving neurodegenerative disease risk

December 01, 2025

Food science graduate student awarded Pennsylvania Space Grant fellowship

November 24, 2025

Clear ring with embedded circuit on a blue gloved hand in lab setting.

Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say

November 19, 2025

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Eating lean beef as part of a healthy diet may not increase heart disease risk

November 18, 2025

Microscopic image of pink and purple cells

Two drugs that treat prostate cancer may also be effective against leukemia

November 13, 2025

Penn State’s College of Ag Sciences recognizes faculty for research impact

November 12, 2025

New method may improve blood test’s ability to detect inflammation in horses

November 11, 2025

Patrick Drew standing outside, with arms crossed, looking at the camera

It’s not just in your head: Stress may lead to altered blood flow in the brain

November 11, 2025

Thomas Bosch stands in front of a hallway.

Host-microbiome interaction biologist to receive inaugural Microbiome Medal

November 11, 2025

$Leonid Berlyand writes on a chalkboard$

Q&A: Can mathematics reveal the depth of deep learning AI?

November 04, 2025

César de la Fuente stands in front of a brick wall.

World leader in AI and antibiotic discovery to deliver lecture at Penn State

November 04, 2025

Six people wearing sweaters stand in a field.

Fermentation waste used to make natural fabric

November 03, 2025

Gloved fingers use tweezers to hold roots over green paper

Novel technique reveals insights into soil microbe alarm clock

November 03, 2025

Person holding a tablet in front of hydroponics

Center for Biodevices expands scope for higher impact

October 31, 2025

Map of globe overlaid with multicolored DNA helix, with red and black stick figures of people accross the globe.

Genes associated with obesity shared across ancestries, researchers find

October 30, 2025

New detailed brain growth atlas in mice offers insights into brain development

October 29, 2025

Small group of users drive invasive species awareness on social media

October 27, 2025

Hands holding dirt with a seedling and a green background

Oct. 24 kicks off 'Plants for the People and the Planet' innovation series

October 22, 2025

headshots of Wenrui Hao, Rui Zhang and Wenpeng Yin

Can digital replicas of patients help personalize Alzheimer’s treatment?

October 20, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Danielle Symons Downs pictured with another NAK fellow, Alison September, all holding certificates.

Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 17, 2025

Graduate assistants to vote in unionization election at Penn State

October 16, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

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Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers

February 20, 2026

Plant-based material offers sustainable method of recovering rare earth element

February 18, 2026

Penn State biochemist Denise Okafor awarded 2026 Sloan Research Fellowship

February 17, 2026

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

February 16, 2026

Huck SciArt team’s ‘BioMachine’ installed at Penn State Harrisburg

February 16, 2026

Sour grapes? Taste, experience of sour foods depends on individual consumer

February 12, 2026

Skeleton ‘gatekeeper’ lining brain cells could guard against Alzheimer’s

February 11, 2026

Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve disease treatment

February 11, 2026

Too many saturated fats may be more harmful than too many refined carbohydrates

February 10, 2026

Helping soil microbes kill weed seeds to aid organic farmers

February 04, 2026

Top student teams awarded funding to move to next phase of Nittany AI Challenge

February 04, 2026

Targeting the 'good' arm after stroke leads to better motor skills

February 02, 2026

Bayer University Mentoring Program now includes pharmaceutical track

January 30, 2026

Liver metabolism of an essential amino acid may play a key role in gut health

January 30, 2026

Ask a scientist: What happens to animals during a volcanic eruption?

January 28, 2026

Nominate the next Microbiome Medal Laureate

January 23, 2026

Domestication has changed the chemicals squash flowers use to attract bees

January 22, 2026

College of Ag Sciences awards bridge funding for global research collaborations

January 22, 2026

Penn State students take top honors in video challenge on the value of research

January 21, 2026

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces spring 2026 speakers

January 16, 2026

Disease ecologist awarded grant to study ’infectome’ effects on fungal disease

January 16, 2026

Investigating the microbiome’s role in intestinal disorder in pregnancy

January 16, 2026

New funding supports research on soil microbiomes and their resilience to change

January 15, 2026

Penn State Extension AI tool, Tilva, expands access to research-based guidance

January 14, 2026

$1.6M to fund international study on built environment, malaria

January 13, 2026

Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

January 13, 2026

From brain scans to alloys: Teaching AI to make sense of complex research data

January 12, 2026

Huck Institutes seeks faculty applicants for leadership fellows program

January 08, 2026

Two Penn State professors named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

January 07, 2026

Medical, doctoral student earns NIH fellowship

January 07, 2026

Back pain linked to worse sleep years later in men over 65, according to study

January 05, 2026

Moving neural implant research closer to commercialization

January 05, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

December 22, 2025

Mentorship and communication take center stage at training summit

December 22, 2025

Genetic teamwork may be the secret to climate-resilient plants, researchers find

December 17, 2025

For certain life-essential proteins in E. coli, repair is more likely

December 16, 2025

Opposing forces in cells could hold clues to treating disease

December 16, 2025

The stories that defined 2025 for the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

December 15, 2025

Unique bond identified as key to viral infection speed

December 12, 2025

Warblers borrow color-related genes from evolutionary neighbors, study finds

December 11, 2025

In brief: Like living cells, oil-in-water droplets reach out with 'arms'

December 09, 2025

Two College of Ag Sciences faculty earn spots on highly cited researchers list

December 08, 2025

$3.2M to fund flu-bacteria interaction study in 3D-bioprinted lung platform

December 08, 2025

New test distinguishes vaccine-induced false positives from active HIV infection

December 03, 2025

New technique maps genetic variants driving neurodegenerative disease risk

December 01, 2025

Food science graduate student awarded Pennsylvania Space Grant fellowship

November 24, 2025

Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say

November 19, 2025

Eating lean beef as part of a healthy diet may not increase heart disease risk

November 18, 2025

Two drugs that treat prostate cancer may also be effective against leukemia

November 13, 2025

Penn State’s College of Ag Sciences recognizes faculty for research impact

November 12, 2025

New method may improve blood test’s ability to detect inflammation in horses

November 11, 2025

It’s not just in your head: Stress may lead to altered blood flow in the brain

November 11, 2025

Host-microbiome interaction biologist to receive inaugural Microbiome Medal

November 11, 2025

$Leonid Berlyand writes on a chalkboard$

Q&A: Can mathematics reveal the depth of deep learning AI?

November 04, 2025

World leader in AI and antibiotic discovery to deliver lecture at Penn State

November 04, 2025

Fermentation waste used to make natural fabric

November 03, 2025

Novel technique reveals insights into soil microbe alarm clock

November 03, 2025

Center for Biodevices expands scope for higher impact

October 31, 2025

Genes associated with obesity shared across ancestries, researchers find

October 30, 2025

New detailed brain growth atlas in mice offers insights into brain development

October 29, 2025

Small group of users drive invasive species awareness on social media

October 27, 2025

Oct. 24 kicks off 'Plants for the People and the Planet' innovation series

October 22, 2025

Can digital replicas of patients help personalize Alzheimer’s treatment?

October 20, 2025

Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 17, 2025

Graduate assistants to vote in unionization election at Penn State

October 16, 2025

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

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