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Professor of statistics to retire after 26 years at Penn State

June 30, 2025

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Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

Q&A: Improving how blind and low-vision people navigate deepfakes

June 30, 2025

Dana Griffin, new EPCSE department head for College of Education

Griffin joins Penn State College of Education as EPCSE department head

June 30, 2025

Group photo of Harrisburg's FBLA chapter

Harrisburg students win awards at national future business leaders competition

June 30, 2025

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Susan Stewart named assistant dean for academic support and global programs

June 27, 2025

Nutifafa Doumon and Nelson Dzade

EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

Penn State Altoona volleyball player Anna Batrus prepares to dig during a volleyball game, surrounded by teammates on the court.

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Anna Batrus named AMCC Woman of the Year

June 27, 2025

Wide shot of Old Main through Armillary Sphere

Inaugural Faculty Affairs Residents to support strategic initiatives

June 27, 2025

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Entertainment company internship is a smooth ride so far for journalism student

June 26, 2025

Penn State Berks lion shrine

Penn State Berks recognizes more than 700 students for spring 2025 dean’s list

June 26, 2025

Portrait of Dr. William Rothwell

William Rothwell retires after three decades as College of Education faculty

June 26, 2025

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Faculty development program on student privacy in learning design seeks applicants

June 26, 2025

Penn State College of Ag Sciences names Harbaugh Scholars for 2025

June 25, 2025

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O'Connor named acting director of Penn State Climate Consortium

June 25, 2025

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Lehigh Valley students elected to leadership roles at University Park

June 25, 2025

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Seong Kim named chemical engineering department head

June 25, 2025

Diana Lopez stands outdoors.

Psychology student supports fellow Chaiken Scholars through mentorship

June 25, 2025

Charlie Anderson to lead plant biology intercollege graduate program

June 25, 2025

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Penn State students break down global issues through educational immersions

June 25, 2025

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Penn State announces 2025 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award recipient

June 25, 2025

Dr. Grant Risha poses with the student team chosen as best performers in the spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition

Penn State Altoona mechanical engineering students compete in design competition

June 24, 2025

Photos of faculty from six campuses who were named winners of the 2025 Open Champion Award

Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

June 24, 2025

Symposium attendee presenting research at the event's poster presentation.

Nese Nursing hosts Translating Research into Innovations in Practice Symposium

June 24, 2025

Four people look at a whiteboard.

Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

A view of Old Main building through a metal sculpture.

Nutritional sciences faculty receive national recognition for research

June 24, 2025

Portrait of Tavia Mitchell

Architecture student awarded Justice Alliance in Design Education Fellowship

June 24, 2025

Penn State DuBois and Penn State Altoona will each offer in-person sessions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Class for General Industry this August.

OSHA 10-hour training available at Penn State DuBois and Penn State Altoona

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

Lion Shrine head on

Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows

June 23, 2025

Teh-hui Kao, distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and chair of the Plant Biology intercollege graduate degree program, speaks with prospective students at a recruiting event on January 19, 2024

Kao steps down as plant biology graduate program chair

June 23, 2025

Person smiling at the camera in front of building and trees

Farshad Rajabipour named Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head

June 23, 2025

Josette and Albert Evans

Josette and Albert Evans establish scholarship to address workforce needs

June 23, 2025

Four people sit around a wooden table over a white posterboard with colored post-its on it.

New program aims to help faculty build skills in AI, quantum sciences

June 23, 2025

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network announces funding recipients

June 23, 2025

Equine symposium

Equine science faculty, students earn recognition at international meeting

June 22, 2025

Man sitting and woman standing talking to each other

Free, remote summer math tutoring for incoming first-year students at Abington

June 20, 2025

Four people pose for a photo with the second person holding a sample on a sample box

Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

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

Maggie Day stands outside at Penn State University Park.

Penn State graduate finds voice through reproductive justice work

June 18, 2025

White spring flowers in the foreground with a fountain in the background.

APPR committee shares fourth workstream report, supplemental materials

June 18, 2025

Penn State World Campus student Jessie Wolfen poses against the backdrop of her home computer.

World Campus student pursues psychology degree to help others

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

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Four Altoona student-athletes named to CSC Academic All-District Team

June 17, 2025

Schuylkill faculty member Koren Dixon promoted to assistant teaching professor

June 17, 2025

Graduate finds her purpose in ‘community, environment and development’ program

June 17, 2025

Heidi Haas points to her lips as she demonstrates how to make a sound

Harrisburg faculty member reaches children through speech and literacy program

June 17, 2025

A group of people pose with a blue Penn State flag in a conference room.

Students travel to Hungary for international learning experience

June 17, 2025

Penn State Scranton announces spring 2025 dean's list students

June 16, 2025

A split screen image of two photographs: at left, a man lying in the grass and at right a woman dressed in tradition Chinese wedding garments.

Stuckeman graphic design students shine in Graphis New Talent Awards

June 16, 2025

Diane Banks, wearing a graduation cap and gown, smiles while holding her diploma in front of the Penn State Greater Allegheny backdrop and Nittany Lion statue.

75-year-old earns bachelor's degree after unique journey at Greater Allegheny

June 16, 2025

Second Degree Nursing Program to Launch at Penn State Behrend.

Second-Degree Nursing Program to launch at Penn State Behrend

June 16, 2025

Michael Coyne and Joie Marhefka pose in front of the Nittany Lion statue during Penn State New Kensington’s Celebration of Excellence event.

New Kensington student awarded national scholarship from AAMI Foundation

June 16, 2025

A candid photo of Neeli Bendapudi laughing with students.

A Note from Neeli: Fostering student success and belonging through New Student Orientation

June 16, 2025

Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

June 16, 2025

Penn State University Park campus building in spring

IST cybersecurity graduate named RSA Conference Security Scholar

June 16, 2025

Jared Frederick

Penn State Altoona professor interviewed about his Pennsylvania history series

June 16, 2025

Student's potential career path includes summer opportunity on Broadway

June 16, 2025

In brief: Penn State Altoona professor’s essay published in nature magazine

June 16, 2025

Faculty member leverages experience to mentor Rhodes Scholarship finalists

June 13, 2025

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

View of Pattee Library Collaboration Commons

Libraries writing retreat provides graduate students support, community

June 12, 2025

Portrait of Hazel Velasco Palacios

Penn State Ag Sciences doctoral student awarded competitive national fellowship

June 12, 2025

Bellisario College Dean Marie Hardin named Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year

June 12, 2025

Daniel Abramov and Lauren Conrad

Penn State Berks students to participate in NSF research experiences

June 11, 2025

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Professor of statistics to retire after 26 years at Penn State

June 30, 2025

a man in a white lab cot and the same man in a surgeon's gown

Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

Q&A: Improving how blind and low-vision people navigate deepfakes

June 30, 2025

Dana Griffin, new EPCSE department head for College of Education

Griffin joins Penn State College of Education as EPCSE department head

June 30, 2025

Group photo of Harrisburg's FBLA chapter

Harrisburg students win awards at national future business leaders competition

June 30, 2025

Person outside smiling at the camera

Susan Stewart named assistant dean for academic support and global programs

June 27, 2025

Nutifafa Doumon and Nelson Dzade

EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

Penn State Altoona volleyball player Anna Batrus prepares to dig during a volleyball game, surrounded by teammates on the court.

Penn State Altoona student-athlete Anna Batrus named AMCC Woman of the Year

June 27, 2025

Wide shot of Old Main through Armillary Sphere

Inaugural Faculty Affairs Residents to support strategic initiatives

June 27, 2025

Blond girls in red top standing in front of some amusment park rides

Entertainment company internship is a smooth ride so far for journalism student

June 26, 2025

Penn State Berks lion shrine

Penn State Berks recognizes more than 700 students for spring 2025 dean’s list

June 26, 2025

Portrait of Dr. William Rothwell

William Rothwell retires after three decades as College of Education faculty

June 26, 2025

sitting male looking away from group in background talking

Faculty development program on student privacy in learning design seeks applicants

June 26, 2025

Penn State College of Ag Sciences names Harbaugh Scholars for 2025

June 25, 2025

A person wearing a blue dress and sweater poses for a photo outside.

O'Connor named acting director of Penn State Climate Consortium

June 25, 2025

Two students smiling for the camera

Lehigh Valley students elected to leadership roles at University Park

June 25, 2025

Person looking at the camera smiling in front of sign

Seong Kim named chemical engineering department head

June 25, 2025

Diana Lopez stands outdoors.

Psychology student supports fellow Chaiken Scholars through mentorship

June 25, 2025

Charlie Anderson to lead plant biology intercollege graduate program

June 25, 2025

goals student program

Penn State students break down global issues through educational immersions

June 25, 2025

A professional photo of a woman against a blue background.

Penn State announces 2025 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award recipient

June 25, 2025

Dr. Grant Risha poses with the student team chosen as best performers in the spring 2025 Engineering Design Competition

Penn State Altoona mechanical engineering students compete in design competition

June 24, 2025

Photos of faculty from six campuses who were named winners of the 2025 Open Champion Award

Fourth annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

June 24, 2025

Symposium attendee presenting research at the event's poster presentation.

Nese Nursing hosts Translating Research into Innovations in Practice Symposium

June 24, 2025

Four people look at a whiteboard.

Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

A view of Old Main building through a metal sculpture.

Nutritional sciences faculty receive national recognition for research

June 24, 2025

Portrait of Tavia Mitchell

Architecture student awarded Justice Alliance in Design Education Fellowship

June 24, 2025

Penn State DuBois and Penn State Altoona will each offer in-person sessions of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-Hour Class for General Industry this August.

OSHA 10-hour training available at Penn State DuBois and Penn State Altoona

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

Lion Shrine head on

Five named Big Ten Academic Alliance Department Executive Officer fellows

June 23, 2025

Teh-hui Kao, distinguished professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and chair of the Plant Biology intercollege graduate degree program, speaks with prospective students at a recruiting event on January 19, 2024

Kao steps down as plant biology graduate program chair

June 23, 2025

Person smiling at the camera in front of building and trees

Farshad Rajabipour named Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering head

June 23, 2025

Josette and Albert Evans

Josette and Albert Evans establish scholarship to address workforce needs

June 23, 2025

Four people sit around a wooden table over a white posterboard with colored post-its on it.

New program aims to help faculty build skills in AI, quantum sciences

June 23, 2025

Child Maltreatment Solutions Network announces funding recipients

June 23, 2025

Equine symposium

Equine science faculty, students earn recognition at international meeting

June 22, 2025

Man sitting and woman standing talking to each other

Free, remote summer math tutoring for incoming first-year students at Abington

June 20, 2025

Four people pose for a photo with the second person holding a sample on a sample box

Rewriting a scientific law to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more

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

Maggie Day stands outside at Penn State University Park.

Penn State graduate finds voice through reproductive justice work

June 18, 2025

White spring flowers in the foreground with a fountain in the background.

APPR committee shares fourth workstream report, supplemental materials

June 18, 2025

Penn State World Campus student Jessie Wolfen poses against the backdrop of her home computer.

World Campus student pursues psychology degree to help others

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

Penn State Athletics Symbol

Four Altoona student-athletes named to CSC Academic All-District Team

June 17, 2025

Schuylkill faculty member Koren Dixon promoted to assistant teaching professor

June 17, 2025

Graduate finds her purpose in ‘community, environment and development’ program

June 17, 2025

Heidi Haas points to her lips as she demonstrates how to make a sound

Harrisburg faculty member reaches children through speech and literacy program

June 17, 2025

A group of people pose with a blue Penn State flag in a conference room.

Students travel to Hungary for international learning experience

June 17, 2025

Penn State Scranton announces spring 2025 dean's list students

June 16, 2025

A split screen image of two photographs: at left, a man lying in the grass and at right a woman dressed in tradition Chinese wedding garments.

Stuckeman graphic design students shine in Graphis New Talent Awards

June 16, 2025

Diane Banks, wearing a graduation cap and gown, smiles while holding her diploma in front of the Penn State Greater Allegheny backdrop and Nittany Lion statue.

75-year-old earns bachelor's degree after unique journey at Greater Allegheny

June 16, 2025

Second Degree Nursing Program to Launch at Penn State Behrend.

Second-Degree Nursing Program to launch at Penn State Behrend

June 16, 2025

Michael Coyne and Joie Marhefka pose in front of the Nittany Lion statue during Penn State New Kensington’s Celebration of Excellence event.

New Kensington student awarded national scholarship from AAMI Foundation

June 16, 2025

A candid photo of Neeli Bendapudi laughing with students.

A Note from Neeli: Fostering student success and belonging through New Student Orientation

June 16, 2025

Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

June 16, 2025

Penn State University Park campus building in spring

IST cybersecurity graduate named RSA Conference Security Scholar

June 16, 2025

Jared Frederick

Penn State Altoona professor interviewed about his Pennsylvania history series

June 16, 2025

Student's potential career path includes summer opportunity on Broadway

June 16, 2025

In brief: Penn State Altoona professor’s essay published in nature magazine

June 16, 2025

Faculty member leverages experience to mentor Rhodes Scholarship finalists

June 13, 2025

Stone sign that says The Pennsylvania State University

Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

View of Pattee Library Collaboration Commons

Libraries writing retreat provides graduate students support, community

June 12, 2025

Portrait of Hazel Velasco Palacios

Penn State Ag Sciences doctoral student awarded competitive national fellowship

June 12, 2025

Bellisario College Dean Marie Hardin named Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year

June 12, 2025

Daniel Abramov and Lauren Conrad

Penn State Berks students to participate in NSF research experiences

June 11, 2025

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