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Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water

August 24, 2026

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Hidden stars suggest that distant galaxies are more massive than they appear

August 21, 2026

Jonas Rubenson crouches beside a treadmill. On the treadmill is the metabolic chamber, a Lucite box with tubes for airflow.
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Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

August 24, 2026

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Barbara Rolls reflects on career that transformed nutritional sciences

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

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A 3D visualization of blood moving throught the body, with some cells appearing as infected cells among the standard red blood cells.

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

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

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College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomes six new faculty members

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New Penn State Smeal accounting faculty enhance research on developing economies

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Bellisario College scholar helps update influential journalism ethics code

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Biology professor Michael Campbell ends 32-year career at Penn State Behrend

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Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence announces fall 2026 seminar series

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Undergraduate Research Readiness course now open on Canvas

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Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces fall 2026 speakers

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Historic Kenyan drought reshaped livelihoods, health and daily life

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Penn State CTSI releases 5-year impact report

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Adaptation and a ‘Noah’s Ark for trees’ offer hope for endangered black ash

August 25, 2026

Heather Stephens, a woman with medium-brown hair smiling. Gold leaves in the background

Sept. 2 talk to focus on economic impact of 2010s coal shock, mine closures

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Penn State geography alumna to kick off fall 2026 Coffee Hour series

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Jonas Rubenson crouches beside a treadmill. On the treadmill is the metabolic chamber, a Lucite box with tubes for airflow.

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

August 24, 2026

Four scientists are shown collecting samples from a groundwater well in a grassy field in front of a forest in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water

August 24, 2026

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University Libraries announces Research Data Stewardship Fall 2026 workshops

August 24, 2026

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Eleven Penn State faculty and staff receive 2026-27 Fulbright awards

August 24, 2026

Energy and Environmental Faculty Forum and Reception

Penn State faculty invited to Energy and Environmental Forum and Reception

August 24, 2026

2026 Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students

Graduate students encouraged to attend Aug. 27 Welcome Engagement Fair

August 21, 2026

Lightning during thunderstorm over water

Thunderquakes: A new way to image the Earth’s subsurface

August 21, 2026

images of distant galaxies

Hidden stars suggest that distant galaxies are more massive than they appear

August 21, 2026

Nearly $200,000 invested to support Commonwealth Campus research

August 21, 2026

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University Libraries announces fall 2026 workshops on maps and GIS topics

August 20, 2026

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Researchers identify factors that build trust for student voice

August 20, 2026

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Penn State College of Medicine hosts medicinal plant research conference

August 20, 2026

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Subtle white light changes make indoor rooms feel cooler or warmer

August 20, 2026

a golf course with green grass

After 30 years of research, Penn State startup reinvents the putting green

August 20, 2026

A 3D rendition of color-coded RNA

Messy life-producing cellular process caught in action for first time

August 20, 2026

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BTAA, Wiley renew open access deal through 2027 with new limits

August 20, 2026

Innovative Program

Outreach program honored for connecting communities with Penn State

August 20, 2026

Two people sit in a well-lit, public, indoor space, looking at charts on a laptop screen.

More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding

August 20, 2026

Man places material into a large piece of metal equipment

Penn State alumni turn hands-on learning into research expertise

August 19, 2026

headshot of Ashley Shay, director of the Huck Institutes'  Metabolomics Core Facility

Facility director recognized for metabolomics work

August 18, 2026

A person sitting at a desk examines several monitors displaying financial data.

Q&A: How does public sentiment on the economy affect hedge fund returns?

August 18, 2026

John Eicher headshot

Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article

August 18, 2026

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Penn State Impact Forum brings leaders together in Philadelphia

August 18, 2026

A research figure shows a photo of the team's spheroids arranged in a specific grid pattern inside of a microgel scaffold

Genetic ‘switches’ could program 3D-printed bone tissue for blood vessel growth

August 18, 2026

A portrait of Ruslan Nikolaev.

Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to reinvent modern operating system design and education

August 17, 2026

Young man in a suit and tie and glasses posing outside

Penn State doctoral student earns Corning honor for research into stronger glass

August 17, 2026

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Center for Nursing Research announces 2026-27 virtual talks

August 17, 2026

A view over a lake shows two large cooling towers of a nuclear power plant overlooking some trees on a sunny day

Ask an Expert: Could nuclear energy solve power grid struggles?

August 17, 2026

A researcher applies the printable RTLR hydrogel to a test participant’s skin.

Printable hydrogel enables wearable health sensors that multitask

August 14, 2026

A researcher figure showing six microscopic images of cell clusters, or islets. The top three images show islets with a relatively smooth texture, while the bottom three images show cells with a rough texture as a result of the team's new research development

Cell ‘invisibility cloaks’ could offer side-effect-free diabetes treatment

August 14, 2026

A student sits at a table watching as a hand (the person is out of the shot) moves bright wooden balls on a peg board

Neuropsychology lab at Beaver offers community service, student learning experience

August 13, 2026

Heidemarie Laurent smiles at the camera while holding her pregnant belly and standing in a kitchen.

Childhood abuse and neglect linked to later life inflammation, premature birth

August 13, 2026

An Illustration showing laboratory data streams feeding a graph and AI network, highlighting how standardization reduces result variability

Variations between labs can misinform scientific AI models, team reports

August 13, 2026

Penn State University Press appoints new editors for Eisenbrauns series

August 13, 2026

Tarkeshwar Singh, associate professor of kinesiology

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

August 12, 2026

Woman running pushing child in jogging stroller

Parents who run with a stroller have lower risk of overuse injury

August 12, 2026

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Q&A: Why is the Amish population growing so fast in America?

August 11, 2026

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Bumblebees can learn to associate new smells with their queen

August 11, 2026

Headshot of Andrew Patterson

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

Page Center logo

Page Center seeks research proposals on navigating trust, integrity during crises

August 11, 2026

A photo of Jon MacArthur posing for a portrait.

Q&A with the Inaugural Michael Micci Early Career Professor in Aerospace Engineering

August 10, 2026

Researcher Saptarshi Das poses in front of the Nanofabrication Lab at Penn State's Materials Research Institute, smiling and holding a silicon wafer used as a foundation in circuit construction

$12M grant to build animal-inspired sensing for autonomous drones and robots

August 10, 2026

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Two Great Valley students receive $10,000 Fox Scholarships for academic achievement

August 07, 2026

Side by side headshots of Paige and Ingrid

College of Ag Sciences grad students receive Fox Graduate School scholarships

August 07, 2026

Participants in the 2026 AgSci Launchpand program.

AgSci Launchpad broadens perspectives and pathways in ag sciences

August 07, 2026

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Barbara Rolls is pictured sitting at a desk at the front of a classroom, we can see the back of a student who is seated facing the front of the room.

Barbara Rolls reflects on career that transformed nutritional sciences

August 28, 2026

Zotero workshops in red and black font, large Z logo in red at top of graphic

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

August 28, 2026

Corn plants in a field

Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests

August 27, 2026

A photo of the Advanced Vehicle Team surrounding their car. 

Advanced Vehicle Team finishes fourth overall at AutoDrive Challenge II

August 27, 2026

A large structures surrounds a telescope

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

August 27, 2026

Neela Yennawar, director of instrumentation grant initiatives at the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Neela Yennawar named Huck director of instrumentation grant initiatives

August 27, 2026

researchers at microscope

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

August 27, 2026

A 3D visualization of blood moving throught the body, with some cells appearing as infected cells among the standard red blood cells.

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

August 26, 2026

small brown bat sitting on a rocky surface

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

August 26, 2026

Drone shot of Westgate Building at Penn State

College of Information Sciences and Technology welcomes six new faculty members

August 26, 2026

Penn State's Business Building, a modern building with a curved glass façade and a brick section, featuring large windows and a balcony.

New Penn State Smeal accounting faculty enhance research on developing economies

August 26, 2026

A man in a suit and tie sits at a desk and smiles at the camera.

Bellisario College scholar helps update influential journalism ethics code

August 26, 2026

Penn State Behrend faculty member Michael Campbell holds grapes while walking through an Erie County vineyard.

Biology professor Michael Campbell ends 32-year career at Penn State Behrend

August 25, 2026

Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (CGNE) Seminar Series.

Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence announces fall 2026 seminar series

August 25, 2026

Person working at lab station

Undergraduate Research Readiness course now open on Canvas

August 25, 2026

Audience members watching a speaker at the 2023 Neuroscience Institute retreat

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces fall 2026 speakers

August 25, 2026

Person stands in a well

Historic Kenyan drought reshaped livelihoods, health and daily life

August 25, 2026

Cover of the CTSI 5-Year Impact Report featuring external advisory board members and partner representatives

Penn State CTSI releases 5-year impact report

August 25, 2026

study first author

Adaptation and a ‘Noah’s Ark for trees’ offer hope for endangered black ash

August 25, 2026

Heather Stephens, a woman with medium-brown hair smiling. Gold leaves in the background

Sept. 2 talk to focus on economic impact of 2010s coal shock, mine closures

August 24, 2026

Aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with red-tiled roofs, surrounded by green trees and neatly paved streets, showing several homes and yards.

Penn State geography alumna to kick off fall 2026 Coffee Hour series

August 24, 2026

Jonas Rubenson crouches beside a treadmill. On the treadmill is the metabolic chamber, a Lucite box with tubes for airflow.

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

August 24, 2026

Four scientists are shown collecting samples from a groundwater well in a grassy field in front of a forest in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water

August 24, 2026

graphic with words Research Data Stewardship workshops and combined bar and line chart and Penn State University Libraries brand mark

University Libraries announces Research Data Stewardship Fall 2026 workshops

August 24, 2026

Fulbright program pamphlets and informational booklets sit are displayed on a table

Eleven Penn State faculty and staff receive 2026-27 Fulbright awards

August 24, 2026

Energy and Environmental Faculty Forum and Reception

Penn State faculty invited to Energy and Environmental Forum and Reception

August 24, 2026

2026 Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students

Graduate students encouraged to attend Aug. 27 Welcome Engagement Fair

August 21, 2026

Lightning during thunderstorm over water

Thunderquakes: A new way to image the Earth’s subsurface

August 21, 2026

images of distant galaxies

Hidden stars suggest that distant galaxies are more massive than they appear

August 21, 2026

Nearly $200,000 invested to support Commonwealth Campus research

August 21, 2026

an unfolded map with a red "you are here" marker at the top, with a yellow background

University Libraries announces fall 2026 workshops on maps and GIS topics

August 20, 2026

A diverse group of high school students and educators sit together in a classroom, smiling and engaging in an informal group conversation.

Researchers identify factors that build trust for student voice

August 20, 2026

A man stands at the center of a large room, with several rows of people sitting at tables, while presenting research displayed on a projector screen beside him.

Penn State College of Medicine hosts medicinal plant research conference

August 20, 2026

a grey room with lights on

Subtle white light changes make indoor rooms feel cooler or warmer

August 20, 2026

a golf course with green grass

After 30 years of research, Penn State startup reinvents the putting green

August 20, 2026

A 3D rendition of color-coded RNA

Messy life-producing cellular process caught in action for first time

August 20, 2026

table with pencil and notepad with written steps to open access write submit publish share and drawn open lock

BTAA, Wiley renew open access deal through 2027 with new limits

August 20, 2026

Innovative Program

Outreach program honored for connecting communities with Penn State

August 20, 2026

Two people sit in a well-lit, public, indoor space, looking at charts on a laptop screen.

More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding

August 20, 2026

Man places material into a large piece of metal equipment

Penn State alumni turn hands-on learning into research expertise

August 19, 2026

headshot of Ashley Shay, director of the Huck Institutes'  Metabolomics Core Facility

Facility director recognized for metabolomics work

August 18, 2026

A person sitting at a desk examines several monitors displaying financial data.

Q&A: How does public sentiment on the economy affect hedge fund returns?

August 18, 2026

John Eicher headshot

Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article

August 18, 2026

A panel discussion at The Global Impact Forum with four speakers seated on stage in blue chairs.

Penn State Impact Forum brings leaders together in Philadelphia

August 18, 2026

A research figure shows a photo of the team's spheroids arranged in a specific grid pattern inside of a microgel scaffold

Genetic ‘switches’ could program 3D-printed bone tissue for blood vessel growth

August 18, 2026

A portrait of Ruslan Nikolaev.

Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to reinvent modern operating system design and education

August 17, 2026

Young man in a suit and tie and glasses posing outside

Penn State doctoral student earns Corning honor for research into stronger glass

August 17, 2026

a sign that reads "Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing: in front of a building

Center for Nursing Research announces 2026-27 virtual talks

August 17, 2026

A view over a lake shows two large cooling towers of a nuclear power plant overlooking some trees on a sunny day

Ask an Expert: Could nuclear energy solve power grid struggles?

August 17, 2026

A researcher applies the printable RTLR hydrogel to a test participant’s skin.

Printable hydrogel enables wearable health sensors that multitask

August 14, 2026

A researcher figure showing six microscopic images of cell clusters, or islets. The top three images show islets with a relatively smooth texture, while the bottom three images show cells with a rough texture as a result of the team's new research development

Cell ‘invisibility cloaks’ could offer side-effect-free diabetes treatment

August 14, 2026

A student sits at a table watching as a hand (the person is out of the shot) moves bright wooden balls on a peg board

Neuropsychology lab at Beaver offers community service, student learning experience

August 13, 2026

Heidemarie Laurent smiles at the camera while holding her pregnant belly and standing in a kitchen.

Childhood abuse and neglect linked to later life inflammation, premature birth

August 13, 2026

An Illustration showing laboratory data streams feeding a graph and AI network, highlighting how standardization reduces result variability

Variations between labs can misinform scientific AI models, team reports

August 13, 2026

Penn State University Press appoints new editors for Eisenbrauns series

August 13, 2026

Tarkeshwar Singh, associate professor of kinesiology

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

August 12, 2026

Woman running pushing child in jogging stroller

Parents who run with a stroller have lower risk of overuse injury

August 12, 2026

large gathering of people dressed in a state-fair like setting

Q&A: Why is the Amish population growing so fast in America?

August 11, 2026

Bumblebee on a blue flower

Bumblebees can learn to associate new smells with their queen

August 11, 2026

Headshot of Andrew Patterson

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

August 11, 2026

Page Center logo

Page Center seeks research proposals on navigating trust, integrity during crises

August 11, 2026

A photo of Jon MacArthur posing for a portrait.

Q&A with the Inaugural Michael Micci Early Career Professor in Aerospace Engineering

August 10, 2026

Researcher Saptarshi Das poses in front of the Nanofabrication Lab at Penn State's Materials Research Institute, smiling and holding a silicon wafer used as a foundation in circuit construction

$12M grant to build animal-inspired sensing for autonomous drones and robots

August 10, 2026

A female student and male student smiling

Two Great Valley students receive $10,000 Fox Scholarships for academic achievement

August 07, 2026

Side by side headshots of Paige and Ingrid

College of Ag Sciences grad students receive Fox Graduate School scholarships

August 07, 2026

Participants in the 2026 AgSci Launchpand program.

AgSci Launchpad broadens perspectives and pathways in ag sciences

August 07, 2026

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