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Penn State, Galway partner on empathy and engaged youth citizenship

June 23, 2025

Equine symposium

Equine science faculty, students earn recognition at international meeting

June 22, 2025

Group of people standing and facing the camera

Abington chancellor joins regional task force to stake out higher ed's future

June 20, 2025

Dana Cuomo and Lily Houtman display a city map, part of their Harm Mapping Project to visualize gender-based violence on campus at Lafayette College.

Penn State alumna, graduate student partner on campus safety mapping project

June 20, 2025

World Campus community invited to share how ADA has impacted their lives

June 20, 2025

Old Main on a beautiful sunny day surrounded by green foliage and blue sky

Penn State ranks 24th in US, 82nd globally in 2026 QS World University Rankings

June 18, 2025

A middle-aged woman hikes in the mountains. She is walking on top of a mountain ridge, holding hiking poles, smiling and looking down.

The Medical Minute: Top 7 tips for safe outdoor exercise

June 18, 2025

An older woman leans mops her brow in the sunshine

Q&A: Who is in the most danger during a heatwave?

June 18, 2025

Teresa Kaveny at the Penn State student farm

Penn State 3rd in US, 64th globally in 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

June 17, 2025

A man and a woman stand side-by-side talking in a community garden. The woman is holding a container with several potted plants. Both individuals are smiling.

Penn State Health sets priorities for continued work to advance health equity

June 17, 2025

Dawn Ziegerer stands in front of a LaunchBox banner and a white board that says "When we listen to a story our brain activity aligns with the brain of the teller." - Uri Hasson, Princeton

State College local grows storytelling business with Happy Valley LaunchBox

June 17, 2025

Person packing boxes

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott speaks to attendees at the 2025 Pa. Timber Show

Heard on Campus: College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott at Timber 2025

June 12, 2025

A police officer, three colleagues and a dog stand next to tables and collection boxes in front of a medical practice.

Spring Drug Take-Back Day collects more than 600 pounds of medications

June 11, 2025

Daniel Abramov and Lauren Conrad

Penn State Berks students to participate in NSF research experiences

June 11, 2025

Two men holding a piece of paper and smiling

Penn State hosts delegation from, signs MOU with South Korean partner university

June 11, 2025

Feed the People Market Stand

Gift from Smeal graduate supports students via Lion's Pantry, Ross Student Farm

June 10, 2025

A man wearing a white t-shirt, white baseball cap, and face mask sits in a wheelchair and waves while holding a phone in his lap. He is surrounded by smiling hospital staff wearing scrubs and holding blue and green pom-poms.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center performs 600th heart transplant

June 10, 2025

Pennsylvania’s tree farms get boost from new extension educator

June 09, 2025

Penn State institute launches defensive training for probation and parole officers

June 09, 2025

An aerial view of the University Park campus

Penn State powers Pennsylvania’s economy with $15.8B impact

June 06, 2025

A group of excited children and adults celebrate on stage as blue and yellow balloons fall around them. Two WGAL 8 news anchors, one holding a baby, cheer in front of a large screen displaying a fundraising total of $343,054.00.

2025 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $343,954

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

white fringetree

Master Watershed Stewards offer webinar ahead of native trees and shrubs sale

June 05, 2025

Headshots of Sean Griffey and Ryan Willumson

Industry Dive co-founders Sean Griffey, Ryan Willumson on 'Dare to Disrupt'

June 04, 2025

Group of people standing in front of a Penn State Abington banner

Agreeing to disagree: Brandeis fellowship nurtures bold discussions at Abington

June 04, 2025

Individual wearing an SBDC jacket sits at a table at a conference setting

Penn State Small Business Development Center hosts statewide growth conference

June 04, 2025

Portrait of a person

Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 2025

A photo of the Penn State Business Building in the summer from Park Avenue.

Penn State tax assistance program helps prepare 821 federal tax returns

June 03, 2025

Baker's Dozen book art montage 2025

Pa. Center for the Book's 'Baker’s Dozen' children's booklist announced for 2025

June 03, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle stands on a dock

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle makes a splash in Luzerne County

May 30, 2025

NSF grant funds re-surveying of Mood of the Nation Poll participants

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

Streambank fence and buffer

New certification program expands conservation capacity in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2025

Course gives students a hands-on experience in alumni’s street medicine program

May 28, 2025

A graphic, made to look like a signpost, with the words: Partnership, Students, Design, Technology, Assessment, Research

EDGE Provost Endorsement program empowers faculty with development, recognition

May 27, 2025

Penn State Mont Alto Community Unites for Annual Day of Service

May 23, 2025

Group of people posing outside of a large brick and glass building

Penn State agricultural technology event aimed at ‘closing the innovation gap’

May 23, 2025

tony mattei speaking on stage

Brandywine hosts youth STEAM event for middle school students

May 22, 2025

Mann Lake Table with Penn State Extension beekeeping resources

Penn State Extension expands beekeeping education offerings

May 22, 2025

Amma Johnson named a 2025 'woman of influence' by Central Penn Business Journal

May 21, 2025

Portrait of National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson

College of Education alumna prepares to serve as National Teacher of Year

May 21, 2025

$An instructor works in an occupational therapy classroom with students$

Berks celebrates STEM by hosting Careers with Math Options Conference

May 20, 2025

Students from the inaugural cohort of the Industry 4.0 Academy display their program certificates received during the certificate presentation ceremony held at Penn State DuBois. Students were joined by faculty and staff members from Penn State DuBois, the NCPA LaunchBox and the DuBois Area School District.

Industry 4.0 Academy pilot program concludes with ceremony at Penn State DuBois

May 20, 2025

A map showing reflecting rising temperatures in New York City.

Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

A huge lit torch is backgrounded by stadium stands full of people wearing colorful t-shirts

Special Olympics seeking volunteers for 2025 Summer Games at Penn State

May 16, 2025

ELNEC Group Photo

Penn State Schuylkill hosts End-of-Life Nursing Education Course

May 15, 2025

Erika Machtinger trains vector professionals about tick surveillance

VECTOR Library launches to strengthen response to vector-borne disease threats

May 15, 2025

Learn how to pickle safely with Penn State Extension

May 14, 2025

two people working in food prep area

Extension introduces Food Safety Manager Certification Prep course

May 14, 2025

A group of people in front of a large tree

Second round of Penn State-Auckland seed grant recipients complete projects

May 14, 2025

Blue graphic that reads WPSU Poetry Writing Competition

Budding poets from across Central Pennsylvania make their literary debut on WPSU

May 13, 2025

INTAG anniversary

International agriculture minor program marks 40th anniversary with trip to Capitol

May 13, 2025

Troy Ott standing outside

Learn about kinship care through Dean Troy Ott’s personal journey

May 13, 2025

Penn State submits declaration in response to proposed NSF funding cuts

May 13, 2025

Sheriff academy

New deputy sheriffs complete Penn State-run academy

May 12, 2025

clean and empty glass canning lids and jars

Learn about water bath and atmospheric steam canning with Penn State Extension

May 12, 2025

a group of faculty and staff smile in front of a Penn State backdrop

Lehigh Valley students participate in Common Intellectual Experience initiative

May 12, 2025

Timber Show grinder-chipper demonstration

Timber expo to shine spotlight on Pennsylvania forest products industry

May 09, 2025

People in a classroom

Bridging the communication gap between police and the community

May 09, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

A team of medical professionals in full surgical attire, including masks, gowns, and protective eyewear, performs a minimally invasive procedure in a hospital operating room.

Penn State Health offers first minimally invasive 'leaky valve' fix in region

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

Two toddlers playing together with chalk

Webinar series to focus on parenting 3- to 5-year-olds

May 08, 2025

A woman rubs her head as she sits up in bed.

The Medical Minute: Stroke, the women’s condition no one talks about

May 07, 2025

OLLI at Penn State honors volunteers, awards its highest honor

May 07, 2025

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Two men standing on either side of a presentation poster

Penn State, Galway partner on empathy and engaged youth citizenship

June 23, 2025

Equine symposium

Equine science faculty, students earn recognition at international meeting

June 22, 2025

Group of people standing and facing the camera

Abington chancellor joins regional task force to stake out higher ed's future

June 20, 2025

Dana Cuomo and Lily Houtman display a city map, part of their Harm Mapping Project to visualize gender-based violence on campus at Lafayette College.

Penn State alumna, graduate student partner on campus safety mapping project

June 20, 2025

World Campus community invited to share how ADA has impacted their lives

June 20, 2025

Old Main on a beautiful sunny day surrounded by green foliage and blue sky

Penn State ranks 24th in US, 82nd globally in 2026 QS World University Rankings

June 18, 2025

A middle-aged woman hikes in the mountains. She is walking on top of a mountain ridge, holding hiking poles, smiling and looking down.

The Medical Minute: Top 7 tips for safe outdoor exercise

June 18, 2025

An older woman leans mops her brow in the sunshine

Q&A: Who is in the most danger during a heatwave?

June 18, 2025

Teresa Kaveny at the Penn State student farm

Penn State 3rd in US, 64th globally in 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings

June 17, 2025

A man and a woman stand side-by-side talking in a community garden. The woman is holding a container with several potted plants. Both individuals are smiling.

Penn State Health sets priorities for continued work to advance health equity

June 17, 2025

Dawn Ziegerer stands in front of a LaunchBox banner and a white board that says "When we listen to a story our brain activity aligns with the brain of the teller." - Uri Hasson, Princeton

State College local grows storytelling business with Happy Valley LaunchBox

June 17, 2025

Person packing boxes

‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

College of Ag Sciences Dean Troy Ott speaks to attendees at the 2025 Pa. Timber Show

Heard on Campus: College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Troy Ott at Timber 2025

June 12, 2025

A police officer, three colleagues and a dog stand next to tables and collection boxes in front of a medical practice.

Spring Drug Take-Back Day collects more than 600 pounds of medications

June 11, 2025

Daniel Abramov and Lauren Conrad

Penn State Berks students to participate in NSF research experiences

June 11, 2025

Two men holding a piece of paper and smiling

Penn State hosts delegation from, signs MOU with South Korean partner university

June 11, 2025

Feed the People Market Stand

Gift from Smeal graduate supports students via Lion's Pantry, Ross Student Farm

June 10, 2025

A man wearing a white t-shirt, white baseball cap, and face mask sits in a wheelchair and waves while holding a phone in his lap. He is surrounded by smiling hospital staff wearing scrubs and holding blue and green pom-poms.

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center performs 600th heart transplant

June 10, 2025

Pennsylvania’s tree farms get boost from new extension educator

June 09, 2025

Penn State institute launches defensive training for probation and parole officers

June 09, 2025

An aerial view of the University Park campus

Penn State powers Pennsylvania’s economy with $15.8B impact

June 06, 2025

A group of excited children and adults celebrate on stage as blue and yellow balloons fall around them. Two WGAL 8 news anchors, one holding a baby, cheer in front of a large screen displaying a fundraising total of $343,054.00.

2025 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises $343,954

June 06, 2025

Person sitting on hallway floor holding head in hands.

The silent struggles of post-9/11 veterans

June 06, 2025

white fringetree

Master Watershed Stewards offer webinar ahead of native trees and shrubs sale

June 05, 2025

Headshots of Sean Griffey and Ryan Willumson

Industry Dive co-founders Sean Griffey, Ryan Willumson on 'Dare to Disrupt'

June 04, 2025

Group of people standing in front of a Penn State Abington banner

Agreeing to disagree: Brandeis fellowship nurtures bold discussions at Abington

June 04, 2025

Individual wearing an SBDC jacket sits at a table at a conference setting

Penn State Small Business Development Center hosts statewide growth conference

June 04, 2025

Portrait of a person

Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside

June 04, 2025

A photo of the Penn State Business Building in the summer from Park Avenue.

Penn State tax assistance program helps prepare 821 federal tax returns

June 03, 2025

Baker's Dozen book art montage 2025

Pa. Center for the Book's 'Baker’s Dozen' children's booklist announced for 2025

June 03, 2025

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle stands on a dock

Master Watershed Steward Christine Boyle makes a splash in Luzerne County

May 30, 2025

NSF grant funds re-surveying of Mood of the Nation Poll participants

May 29, 2025

A senior woman holding a cane, looking out a window

Link between loneliness, heart disease persists across different cultures

May 29, 2025

Streambank fence and buffer

New certification program expands conservation capacity in Pennsylvania

May 28, 2025

Course gives students a hands-on experience in alumni’s street medicine program

May 28, 2025

A graphic, made to look like a signpost, with the words: Partnership, Students, Design, Technology, Assessment, Research

EDGE Provost Endorsement program empowers faculty with development, recognition

May 27, 2025

Penn State Mont Alto Community Unites for Annual Day of Service

May 23, 2025

Group of people posing outside of a large brick and glass building

Penn State agricultural technology event aimed at ‘closing the innovation gap’

May 23, 2025

tony mattei speaking on stage

Brandywine hosts youth STEAM event for middle school students

May 22, 2025

Mann Lake Table with Penn State Extension beekeeping resources

Penn State Extension expands beekeeping education offerings

May 22, 2025

Amma Johnson named a 2025 'woman of influence' by Central Penn Business Journal

May 21, 2025

Portrait of National Teacher of the Year Ashlie Crosson

College of Education alumna prepares to serve as National Teacher of Year

May 21, 2025

$An instructor works in an occupational therapy classroom with students$

Berks celebrates STEM by hosting Careers with Math Options Conference

May 20, 2025

Students from the inaugural cohort of the Industry 4.0 Academy display their program certificates received during the certificate presentation ceremony held at Penn State DuBois. Students were joined by faculty and staff members from Penn State DuBois, the NCPA LaunchBox and the DuBois Area School District.

Industry 4.0 Academy pilot program concludes with ceremony at Penn State DuBois

May 20, 2025

A map showing reflecting rising temperatures in New York City.

Urban heat portal aims to tackle rising temperatures, protect at-risk residents

May 19, 2025

A huge lit torch is backgrounded by stadium stands full of people wearing colorful t-shirts

Special Olympics seeking volunteers for 2025 Summer Games at Penn State

May 16, 2025

ELNEC Group Photo

Penn State Schuylkill hosts End-of-Life Nursing Education Course

May 15, 2025

Erika Machtinger trains vector professionals about tick surveillance

VECTOR Library launches to strengthen response to vector-borne disease threats

May 15, 2025

Learn how to pickle safely with Penn State Extension

May 14, 2025

two people working in food prep area

Extension introduces Food Safety Manager Certification Prep course

May 14, 2025

A group of people in front of a large tree

Second round of Penn State-Auckland seed grant recipients complete projects

May 14, 2025

Blue graphic that reads WPSU Poetry Writing Competition

Budding poets from across Central Pennsylvania make their literary debut on WPSU

May 13, 2025

INTAG anniversary

International agriculture minor program marks 40th anniversary with trip to Capitol

May 13, 2025

Troy Ott standing outside

Learn about kinship care through Dean Troy Ott’s personal journey

May 13, 2025

Penn State submits declaration in response to proposed NSF funding cuts

May 13, 2025

Sheriff academy

New deputy sheriffs complete Penn State-run academy

May 12, 2025

clean and empty glass canning lids and jars

Learn about water bath and atmospheric steam canning with Penn State Extension

May 12, 2025

a group of faculty and staff smile in front of a Penn State backdrop

Lehigh Valley students participate in Common Intellectual Experience initiative

May 12, 2025

Timber Show grinder-chipper demonstration

Timber expo to shine spotlight on Pennsylvania forest products industry

May 09, 2025

People in a classroom

Bridging the communication gap between police and the community

May 09, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

A team of medical professionals in full surgical attire, including masks, gowns, and protective eyewear, performs a minimally invasive procedure in a hospital operating room.

Penn State Health offers first minimally invasive 'leaky valve' fix in region

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

Two toddlers playing together with chalk

Webinar series to focus on parenting 3- to 5-year-olds

May 08, 2025

A woman rubs her head as she sits up in bed.

The Medical Minute: Stroke, the women’s condition no one talks about

May 07, 2025

OLLI at Penn State honors volunteers, awards its highest honor

May 07, 2025

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