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$1.5M NSF grant to support K-12 learning with real-world educational dataset

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Sept. 11 talk to discuss improving volcano monitoring through automation tools

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Emeritus Academy Fall 2026 Lecture Series announced

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Huck Institutes mark 30 years of interdisciplinary life sciences research

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START+ Lab ribbon cutting celebrates new facilities, research capabilities

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Penn State marks the official launch of the National Security Institute

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Inside Academic Publishing symposium to demystify scholarly publishing process

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College of Ag Sciences student selected for environmental leadership fellowship

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Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2027 seed funding proposals

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Penn State Altoona student wins top REU symposium award

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NSF CAREER award to address why metals fail in high stress applications

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AI streamlines search for new ceramics that generate electricity

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Engineering professor renewed as UNESCO chair

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Discovery Grant helps Harrisburg student pursue criminal justice research

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NSF STAIR curriculum expands Penn State’s ACES research administration program

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Penn State, Kurt J. Lesker Company partner to advance atomic-scale processing

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New professorship to fuel research at the intersection of finance and AI

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‘Ex-Utero’ project uses art, science to explore regenerative medicine

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Could plant scientists breed heavy metal contamination out of cacao?

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$1.5M NSF grant to support K-12 learning with real-world educational dataset

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Nominations sought for Faculty Scholar Medal

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Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund 2027 opens request for proposals

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Sept. 18 talk to focus on environmental restoration for community development

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Department of Energy visits Penn State to tour facilities, meet mining students

September 08, 2026

Sept. 11 talk to discuss improving volcano monitoring through automation tools

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Penn State selected as new host for Imagining America national consortium

September 08, 2026

Emeritus Academy Fall 2026 Lecture Series announced

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Stuckeman School to showcase innovations in design research at Open House

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Ask an Expert: How could data centers impact public lands?

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‘Heel-strike’ allowed early humans to walk farther at cost of high impact forces

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Center for Plant Excellence to award $130,000 in grant funding

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Marker Lectures in Physics set for Sept. 30, Oct. 1

September 04, 2026

Q&A: How do statisticians contribute to research and policy on gun violence?

September 04, 2026

Huck Institutes mark 30 years of interdisciplinary life sciences research

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START+ Lab ribbon cutting celebrates new facilities, research capabilities

September 04, 2026

Penn State marks the official launch of the National Security Institute

September 04, 2026

Prepare PA to host webinar on statewide climate resilience network

September 03, 2026

Climate Consortium announces fall events

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Inside Academic Publishing symposium to demystify scholarly publishing process

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Students take advantage of experiential learning opportunities

September 02, 2026

College of Ag Sciences student selected for environmental leadership fellowship

September 02, 2026

Summer program shows students ins and outs of community-engaged research

September 02, 2026

Q&A: Scott Milner on 'Writing and Presenting for Scientists and Engineers'

September 02, 2026

Cellular maintenance crew may miss as much as half of certain misfolded proteins

September 02, 2026

Penn State, Battalion launch research collaboration focused on national security

September 02, 2026

Fish dads offer new insight into behavioral effects of receiving paternal care

September 02, 2026

Center for Socially Responsible AI invites 2027 seed funding proposals

September 01, 2026

Q&A: Can U.S. parks promote safety, recreation and environmental protection?

September 01, 2026

Ocean heatwaves linked with poorer health among children in coastal communities

September 01, 2026

Penn State Altoona student wins top REU symposium award

September 01, 2026

Sept. 9 talk to discuss modeling historic flood impacts on housing markets

September 01, 2026

Experiment sees surprising result in search for dark matter

September 01, 2026

NIH awards Penn State CTSI $28.2M to improve rural health

September 01, 2026

Schuylkill student connects agriculture and conservation through Co-Op

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Sept. 4 talk to focus on training neural networks to improve volcano monitoring

August 31, 2026

NSF CAREER award to address why metals fail in high stress applications

August 31, 2026

Tiny mirror controls light in 3D, could make microscopes smaller and faster

August 31, 2026

AI streamlines search for new ceramics that generate electricity

August 31, 2026

Breast density laws linked to higher ultrasound use after mammography

August 31, 2026

Engineering professor renewed as UNESCO chair

August 28, 2026

Barbara Rolls reflects on career that transformed nutritional sciences

August 28, 2026

Libraries offers Zotero training workshops, office hours, through fall semester

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Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests

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Advanced Vehicle Team finishes fourth overall at AutoDrive Challenge II

August 27, 2026

Ask an Expert: Will Roman help reveal long-kept secrets of the universe?

August 27, 2026

Neela Yennawar named Huck director of instrumentation grant initiatives

August 27, 2026

Mixture of traditional edible plants inhibits fungus growth in corn, study shows

August 27, 2026

New approach cuts sepsis diagnosis from days to hours, researchers report

August 26, 2026

The secret to bats’ longevity linked to immune response to viruses and cancer

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