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Making mini-lightning in a block of plastic

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National Academy of Inventors names two Penn State faculty as senior members

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'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

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Tiny thermometers offer on-chip temperature monitoring for processors

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Q&A: What can historical theories reveal about modern challenges?

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Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

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Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced

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Penn State showcases broad global sustainability impact through SDG Progress page

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Irrigation gaps in weather models could skew air quality forecasts, study finds

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Energy and mineral engineering doctoral student named international fellow

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Penn State Altoona professor testifies before U.S. House committee

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Engineering a better heartbeat

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March 18, 2026

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Penn State engineers on multiple major projects funded by federal health agency

March 18, 2026

Old Main at University Park campus with a green lawn and an American flag nearby

Penn State network helps communities turn opioid funds into lifesaving action

March 18, 2026

laptop screen showing chatbot brands

AI-powered chatbots can become too agreeable over time, researchers report

March 18, 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

Climate policies can reduce emissions from economic growth in wealthy nations

March 17, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Venice Italy trip - School of Music

Opera brings 'hidden voices' of Baroque Venice to life in 'Non più nascoste'

March 17, 2026

Student holding one of the new Penn State x Dazzle Dry nail kits.

Chemistry alumna finds her passion in nail polish with Dazzle Dry

March 17, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

Photo of Aida Ebrahimi and Vinay Kammarchedu in a science lab looking through a microscope at sensors built with their new transistor design.

Novel sensing technology 20 times more responsive, even in liquids

March 17, 2026

Christina Ellis poses for a headshot while wearing a light blue button-up shirt and a crystal pendant necklace against a neutral background.

Bunton-Waller Scholar’s love of Spanish guides research and service

March 17, 2026

Lingzhou Xue

Beyond the bell curve: Statistics Department to host public lecture April 9

March 17, 2026

Abdullah Konak stands at a table full of people at a workshop.

Registration open for Food Security and Access for Healthy Futures Symposium

March 17, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

Headshot of Andrea Ghez, professor of physics and astronomy and Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics at UCLA and director of UCLA’s Galactic Center Group

Marker Lectures in Astronomy and Astrophysics set for March 31, April 1

March 16, 2026

A Penn State Behrend student investment team poses after winning a competition in Pittsburgh.

Behrend team wins Pittsburgh investment challenge

March 16, 2026

illustration of star with three planets

Origin of lowest-density super-puff planet remains a hazy mystery

March 16, 2026

Karen Winterich stands in the Business Building atrium with the steps in the background.

Marketing professor's consumer behavior fascination began at teenage grocery job

March 16, 2026

material that binds to phosphorous

Soil additive devised by Penn State researchers may cut farm phosphorus runoff

March 16, 2026

H1N1 influenza virus particles

Targeting two flu proteins sharply reduces airborne spread

March 13, 2026

Image of a brain scan with purple swirls on a black background

'Brain awareness week' informs public and spotlights neuroscience expertise

March 13, 2026

Ethan Tapper, a man in a red vest, yellow ballcap and khaki pants, stands next to a tree in the woods with mountains in the background.

Sustain Penn State hosts forester and author Ethan Tapper on March 23 and 24

March 13, 2026

headshot photo of Kelli Anderson smiling at camera, with blond hair pulled back and wearing a black knit sweater

Paper engineer Kelli Anderson to deliver Libraries’ 2026 Mann Lecture

March 13, 2026

Xiaoyong Zheng

March 18 talk: 'Effect of sugar-sweetened beverage tax on beer purchases'

March 13, 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

Maria Carmen Lemos smiles for the camera

Climate adaptation expert Maria Carmen Lemos to speak March 18

March 12, 2026

smiling person with long dark hair at computing conference

IST researcher earns Best Paper Award for student mentorship framework

March 12, 2026

street sign, sandwich board and front of warehouse-style building in office park on sunny afternoon

New off-campus library borrowing and return service to hold March 25 open house

March 10, 2026

Four folded Michelin maps of Africa fanned out on a desk.

Q&A: What factors influence likelihood and severity of Ebola outbreaks?

March 10, 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

an illustration of a galaxy

Strange cosmic burst from colliding galaxies shines light on heavy elements

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

Image of semiconductors in a plasma environment

Atom-thin material could help solve chip manufacturing problem  

March 10, 2026

Wangda Zuo poses for a portrait with his arms crossed in front of a window.

Engineering professor recognized by journal for urban building energy research

March 09, 2026

Matt Beckman speaking at the Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture.

Recap: 2026 Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series, ‘Unexpected Pairings’

March 06, 2026

A Kichwa person and Sofia Hoffman in a lush rainforest examine a plant sample. The scene is muddy and dense with greenery.

Penn State student bridges Indigenous geography and engineering in the Amazon

March 06, 2026

headshot photos of two researchers

National Academy of Inventors names two Penn State faculty as senior members

March 06, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

Anirban Chowdhury and Dipanjan Sen work in the lab, moving a thermal sensor into an imaging system.

Tiny thermometers offer on-chip temperature monitoring for processors

March 06, 2026

Sparks Building on Penn State University Park campus

Q&A: What can historical theories reveal about modern challenges?

March 05, 2026

Close-up of a person holding and tapping on a smartphone, with floating numbers, graphs, and data visualizations overlaid around the device.

Lecture to discuss how mobile "games" detect cognitive decline, dementia risk

March 05, 2026

A theatre stage set with a large green goddess being looked at by a woman with brown curly hair

Disney cruise production featuring theatre professor's set design wins award

March 05, 2026

Lightning striking a valley

Making mini-lightning in a block of plastic

March 05, 2026

Clarence Lang and Jennifer Hamer

Leadership gifts advance faculty research and student excellence in Liberal Arts

March 05, 2026

Two women standing in front of a projector screen

Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced

March 05, 2026

Shannon speed has long brown hair and bangs wears a blue top and large earrings, standing against a softly blurred green background.

March 27 Miller Lecture to focus on Indigenous women and the violence they face

March 05, 2026

An image of the 17 Sustainable Development goals from and logos from the SDG Progress Page at sustainability.psu.edu.

Penn State showcases broad global sustainability impact through SDG Progress page

March 04, 2026

A cross-shaped piece of equipment with attached sensors next to a field of crops against the blue sky

Irrigation gaps in weather models could skew air quality forecasts, study finds

March 04, 2026

Gretchen Watkins smiling in front of dark grey background.

2026 Shoemaker Lecture to focus on leading in an ever-changing energy landscape

March 04, 2026

Qian Zhang outside smiling.

Energy and mineral engineering doctoral student named international fellow

March 04, 2026

Four people install a sensor on an unmanned aerial vehicle prototype.

Student-led team advances in global Emergency Response Flyer competition

March 04, 2026

Professor Carolyn Mahan speaks into a microphone while testifying before a congressional committee, seated at a table with a nameplate reading Dr. Mahan.

Penn State Altoona professor testifies before U.S. House committee

March 04, 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

Map with varying intensities of orange and pink indicating concentrations of excited hydrogen and white stars indicating known galaxies

Astronomers reveal hidden structures in the young universe

March 03, 2026

Headshot of Professor Leah G. Dodson

Berks to host lecture on the 'The Quantum Identity Crisis of Molecular Hydrogen'

March 03, 2026

four people standing next to each other

Faculty and students showcase AI innovation at national conference

March 03, 2026

Researchers look at tree saplings after a fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Forest exhibits resilience after California mega fire

March 03, 2026

Madeline Yozwiak

March 18 talk: Effectiveness of grid hardening on storm-related power outages

March 03, 2026

A person reading a picture book to her two sleepy young children on a couch.

Routine helps children adjust to school, but harsh parenting may undo benefits

March 02, 2026

Robin Tuluie holds microphone and gestures

Q&A: How can deep learning improve physics and engineering?

March 02, 2026

Climate Solutions Symposium May 18-20, 2026

Registration open for 2026 Penn State Climate Solutions Symposium

March 02, 2026

man speaking in front of a screen

English professor examines Black policing during the long civil rights movement

February 27, 2026

plates held over a long buffet with several types of meat and other foods

Variety: Spice of life or risk factor for overeating?

February 27, 2026

Resercher in lab coat working at lab bench with multichannel pipette.

Protein regulator of sugars and fats may work with unexpected partner — itself

February 27, 2026

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