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Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — July 30

July 30, 2026

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Q&A: Why does an irregular heart beat show up 40 years early for some people?

July 30, 2026

A group of people and a costumed Nittany Lion pose for a photo in front of Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital, many of them smiling and pointing, “goofy pose” style. They hold a large sign that reads “Thank You!”

Penn State Health celebrates naming of Golisano Children’s Hospital

July 28, 2026

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

July 28, 2026

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Q&A: What can AI realistically do for biomedical research right now?

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

pharmacy storage room stocked with medications

Ask an Expert: Psychedelics, cannabis, GLP-1s and drug policy changes

July 17, 2026

Grassroots innovation meets academic research at Community-Driven Research Day

July 17, 2026

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

July 16, 2026

headshots of thirty six Fox Graduate School scholarship recipients

Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships

July 14, 2026

A group of about 15 people wearing professional attire stand in the hallway of a newly refurbished hospital unit. A man in the foreground has his arm extended outward as he speaks to the group.

Penn State Health relocates inpatient psychiatric services to Holy Spirit Medical Center

July 13, 2026

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

July 10, 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 woman holds a meal and certificate in front of trees.

Penn State homeland security professor helps set Guinness World Record

July 08, 2026

A view from over the shoulder of a person typing on a laptop computer. On the screen is a page within the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium website that displays Study Finder search results.

Beat Childhood Cancer at Penn State launches AI platform for patient engagement

July 07, 2026

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

July 06, 2026

Nese College of Nursing alumnus honored for leadership, advocacy and mentorship

July 06, 2026

Institute of Energy and the Environment Seed Grant Program 2026

Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams receive 2026 IEE seed grants

July 01, 2026

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Alumni Council welcomes new leadership cohort

July 01, 2026

Penn State conference helps rural health care providers build hands-on skills

June 23, 2026

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College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

June 23, 2026

Penn State's Project ECHO, Dominican Republic partner to improve disease care

June 23, 2026

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Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 22

June 22, 2026

A view of Old Main in summer.

GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects

June 22, 2026

Close-up image of comfrey, a purple flower in a field of green

Q&A: What does science say about plants as medicine?

June 16, 2026

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Four-minute daily workout improves strength, balance in older adults

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 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

Sun streaming through Penn State's Old Main bell tower

Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2026-27 Academic Leadership Program fellows

May 26, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, poses for a professional portrait in front of a blurred indoor background.

College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

Indira Mysorekar poses for a professional portrait with arms crossed in an indoor setting.

College of Medicine appoints Indira Mysorekar to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

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Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — May 21

May 21, 2026

woman using pipet in lab

DNA repair protein gene gone rogue may unlock new cancer treatments

May 21, 2026

Man sitting on couch using e-cigarette

Nicotine e-cigarettes reduce harmful chemical exposure, help smokers quit

May 19, 2026

An aerial photo of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Penn State Health earns fourth consecutive VETS Indexes employer award

May 18, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — May 11

May 11, 2026

Penn State mourns the loss of sports medicine leader Wayne Sebastianelli

May 05, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski poses for a photograph, wearing professional attire. The background is a map with several Penn State Nittany Lion shield logos.

Penn State CTSI director inducted as an inaugural fellow of national association

May 05, 2026

Tracy Langkilde, Michael Verderame to speak at Fox Graduate School commencement

May 01, 2026

Students stand in front of Anatomical Theatre, brown space, with chandeliers, students taking up a few rows.

Students explore anatomy and culture through Italian embedded course

April 30, 2026

Two surgeons look down as they perform a procedure. The man on the left is wearing a face mask, scrubs, and specialized magnifying glasses called surgical loupes. The woman on the right is wearing a colorful surgical cap, glasses, surgical loupes face mask and scrubs.

The Medical Minute: Advances in head and neck cancer care bring new hope

April 29, 2026

Penn State Health appoints senior VP, chief marketing and communications officer

April 29, 2026

Cross-sectional image of spinal cord and veins

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

April 27, 2026

Six people smile and clap immediately after cutting a ribbon, as they stand in front of a vending machine. A window is also in the background.

New ‘smart’ public health vending machine unveiled in Millersburg

April 23, 2026

A woman stands in front of a screen with the words “BINGO Against Cancer” on it and a bingo card. She puts two fingers in the air. A woman, out of focus on the right, watches her.

Cancer education made simple — and fun

April 20, 2026

Three alumni honored with 2026 Fox Graduate School Alumni Society awards

April 15, 2026

A group of approximately 23 people in business casual attire pose for a group photo in a hotel lobby. A fountain is in the near background.

Bone cancer drug clinical trial for children, young adults launches

April 15, 2026

Teacher stands at the front of a classroom full of children.

Prenatal opioid exposure in babies doesn’t predict future classroom performance

April 13, 2026

A group of researchers from the BCC Research Consortium and the BCC as well as some children accept a $3 million philanthropic donation with a giant check.

$3M philanthropic commitment to advance pediatric cancer research

April 06, 2026

Four people, Mark Stephens, Kelsey Brown, Molly Graham and Lisa Davis, stand arm in arm smiling at the camera in a classroom with presentation slides in the background.

Campus and Community Sustainability Expo to feature student projects on April 30

April 02, 2026

teenager asleep in bed

Later sleep and wake times tied to poor diet and sedentary behavior in teens

March 25, 2026

X-ray of a shoulder with a reverse shoulder replacement joint installed

Risk indicators for hospital readmission after shoulder surgery in Pennsylvania

March 17, 2026

Four Penn State researchers receive iDEA-TECH awards from Sanofi

March 16, 2026

Young man with head bowed and sitting against a staircase.

Teens and young adults with ADHD and substance use disorder face treatment gap

March 12, 2026

A zoomed in photo material taken from a microscope that showcases the material's unique, oxygen-rich structure.

Q&A: Gassing up bioengineered materials for wound healing

March 10, 2026

Black and white images from brain CT scan

How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception

March 10, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — March 5

March 05, 2026

Seedlings leading to a lit light bulb

2026-27 Huck Seed Grant Program opens call for proposals

March 04, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

Person gesturing to their stomach and speaking with a doctor

COVID-19 infection predicts higher risk of kidney disease, study finds

February 25, 2026

Doctor giving child patient a high-five

Heard on Campus: Giselle Saulnier Sholler on advances in pediatric cancer research

February 20, 2026

10 people in a lab pose for a photo shaping their fingers into a triangle

This Penn State alumna is using her degree to help support THON’s mission

February 19, 2026

People sitting around tables at a conference

Registration now open for Diversity in Healthcare Conference on March 1

February 18, 2026

A professional photo of Donald Bucher wearing a clinical coat, superimposed over a photo of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus.

Donald H. Bucher earns statewide nurse practitioner award

February 11, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Feb. 10

February 10, 2026

Four-image collage showing hospital care and facilities: top left, surgeons in masks and surgical gowns performing a procedure in an operating room; top right, an aerial view of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with glass buildings and landscaped grounds; bottom left, the main entrance of Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center with an American flag in front; bottom right, clinicians working around a patient in a brightly lit operating room with advanced surgical equipment.

Healthgrades ranks two Penn State Health hospitals among America’s Best

February 10, 2026

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The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — July 30

July 30, 2026

doctor checks young adult patient's heart with a stethoscope

Q&A: Why does an irregular heart beat show up 40 years early for some people?

July 30, 2026

A group of people and a costumed Nittany Lion pose for a photo in front of Penn State Health Golisano Children’s Hospital, many of them smiling and pointing, “goofy pose” style. They hold a large sign that reads “Thank You!”

Penn State Health celebrates naming of Golisano Children’s Hospital

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

person looks at tablet near microsope and computer in lab

Q&A: What can AI realistically do for biomedical research right now?

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

pharmacy storage room stocked with medications

Ask an Expert: Psychedelics, cannabis, GLP-1s and drug policy changes

July 17, 2026

Grassroots innovation meets academic research at Community-Driven Research Day

July 17, 2026

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

July 16, 2026

headshots of thirty six Fox Graduate School scholarship recipients

Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships

July 14, 2026

A group of about 15 people wearing professional attire stand in the hallway of a newly refurbished hospital unit. A man in the foreground has his arm extended outward as he speaks to the group.

Penn State Health relocates inpatient psychiatric services to Holy Spirit Medical Center

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

person with a backpack walks alone in a school courtyard

Kids received mental health treatment in record numbers after pandemic

July 09, 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 view from over the shoulder of a person typing on a laptop computer. On the screen is a page within the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium website that displays Study Finder search results.

Beat Childhood Cancer at Penn State launches AI platform for patient engagement

July 07, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

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

July 06, 2026

Nese College of Nursing alumnus honored for leadership, advocacy and mentorship

July 06, 2026

Institute of Energy and the Environment Seed Grant Program 2026

Fourteen interdisciplinary research teams receive 2026 IEE seed grants

July 01, 2026

Gazebo and We Are block letters

Alumni Council welcomes new leadership cohort

July 01, 2026

Penn State conference helps rural health care providers build hands-on skills

June 23, 2026

expansive glass and red brick campus building

College of IST awards seed grants to five research projects

June 23, 2026

Penn State's Project ECHO, Dominican Republic partner to improve disease care

June 23, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 22

June 22, 2026

A view of Old Main in summer.

GAP funding awarded to 12 Penn State research commercialization projects

June 22, 2026

Close-up image of comfrey, a purple flower in a field of green

Q&A: What does science say about plants as medicine?

June 16, 2026

Person on a walk

Four-minute daily workout improves strength, balance in older adults

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 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

Sun streaming through Penn State's Old Main bell tower

Big Ten Academic Alliance announces 2026-27 Academic Leadership Program fellows

May 26, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, poses for a professional portrait in front of a blurred indoor background.

College of Medicine appoints Jennifer Kraschnewski to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

Indira Mysorekar poses for a professional portrait with arms crossed in an indoor setting.

College of Medicine appoints Indira Mysorekar to vice dean role

May 22, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's hear a 'We Are!' for these Penn Staters — May 21

May 21, 2026

woman using pipet in lab

DNA repair protein gene gone rogue may unlock new cancer treatments

May 21, 2026

Man sitting on couch using e-cigarette

Nicotine e-cigarettes reduce harmful chemical exposure, help smokers quit

May 19, 2026

An aerial photo of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Penn State Health earns fourth consecutive VETS Indexes employer award

May 18, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — May 11

May 11, 2026

Penn State mourns the loss of sports medicine leader Wayne Sebastianelli

May 05, 2026

Jennifer Kraschnewski poses for a photograph, wearing professional attire. The background is a map with several Penn State Nittany Lion shield logos.

Penn State CTSI director inducted as an inaugural fellow of national association

May 05, 2026

Tracy Langkilde, Michael Verderame to speak at Fox Graduate School commencement

May 01, 2026

Students stand in front of Anatomical Theatre, brown space, with chandeliers, students taking up a few rows.

Students explore anatomy and culture through Italian embedded course

April 30, 2026

Two surgeons look down as they perform a procedure. The man on the left is wearing a face mask, scrubs, and specialized magnifying glasses called surgical loupes. The woman on the right is wearing a colorful surgical cap, glasses, surgical loupes face mask and scrubs.

The Medical Minute: Advances in head and neck cancer care bring new hope

April 29, 2026

Penn State Health appoints senior VP, chief marketing and communications officer

April 29, 2026

Cross-sectional image of spinal cord and veins

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

April 27, 2026

Six people smile and clap immediately after cutting a ribbon, as they stand in front of a vending machine. A window is also in the background.

New ‘smart’ public health vending machine unveiled in Millersburg

April 23, 2026

A woman stands in front of a screen with the words “BINGO Against Cancer” on it and a bingo card. She puts two fingers in the air. A woman, out of focus on the right, watches her.

Cancer education made simple — and fun

April 20, 2026

Three alumni honored with 2026 Fox Graduate School Alumni Society awards

April 15, 2026

A group of approximately 23 people in business casual attire pose for a group photo in a hotel lobby. A fountain is in the near background.

Bone cancer drug clinical trial for children, young adults launches

April 15, 2026

Teacher stands at the front of a classroom full of children.

Prenatal opioid exposure in babies doesn’t predict future classroom performance

April 13, 2026

A group of researchers from the BCC Research Consortium and the BCC as well as some children accept a $3 million philanthropic donation with a giant check.

$3M philanthropic commitment to advance pediatric cancer research

April 06, 2026

Four people, Mark Stephens, Kelsey Brown, Molly Graham and Lisa Davis, stand arm in arm smiling at the camera in a classroom with presentation slides in the background.

Campus and Community Sustainability Expo to feature student projects on April 30

April 02, 2026

teenager asleep in bed

Later sleep and wake times tied to poor diet and sedentary behavior in teens

March 25, 2026

X-ray of a shoulder with a reverse shoulder replacement joint installed

Risk indicators for hospital readmission after shoulder surgery in Pennsylvania

March 17, 2026

Four Penn State researchers receive iDEA-TECH awards from Sanofi

March 16, 2026

Young man with head bowed and sitting against a staircase.

Teens and young adults with ADHD and substance use disorder face treatment gap

March 12, 2026

A zoomed in photo material taken from a microscope that showcases the material's unique, oxygen-rich structure.

Q&A: Gassing up bioengineered materials for wound healing

March 10, 2026

Black and white images from brain CT scan

How AI is integrated into clinical workflow lowers medical liability perception

March 10, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — March 5

March 05, 2026

Seedlings leading to a lit light bulb

2026-27 Huck Seed Grant Program opens call for proposals

March 04, 2026

Three men pose for a photo in front of a television that reads "Self-organizing Heart Modeling and Simulation" with a series of graphics of graphics showing the heart in different phases of self-organization, with electrical maps of a heart beneath it.

Engineering a better heartbeat

March 03, 2026

Person gesturing to their stomach and speaking with a doctor

COVID-19 infection predicts higher risk of kidney disease, study finds

February 25, 2026

Doctor giving child patient a high-five

Heard on Campus: Giselle Saulnier Sholler on advances in pediatric cancer research

February 20, 2026

10 people in a lab pose for a photo shaping their fingers into a triangle

This Penn State alumna is using her degree to help support THON’s mission

February 19, 2026

People sitting around tables at a conference

Registration now open for Diversity in Healthcare Conference on March 1

February 18, 2026

A professional photo of Donald Bucher wearing a clinical coat, superimposed over a photo of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus.

Donald H. Bucher earns statewide nurse practitioner award

February 11, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — Feb. 10

February 10, 2026

Four-image collage showing hospital care and facilities: top left, surgeons in masks and surgical gowns performing a procedure in an operating room; top right, an aerial view of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with glass buildings and landscaped grounds; bottom left, the main entrance of Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center with an American flag in front; bottom right, clinicians working around a patient in a brightly lit operating room with advanced surgical equipment.

Healthgrades ranks two Penn State Health hospitals among America’s Best

February 10, 2026

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