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Health and Human Development

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance

April 30, 2025

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Eberly College of Science

Beyond the double helix: Alternative DNA conformations in ape genomes

April 24, 2025

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Are drones the future of tree fruit production? Researchers investigate

April 25, 2025

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Students share research at annual Undergraduate Exhibition

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Liberal Arts student champions undergraduate research

May 08, 2025

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Penn State Berks Senior Spotlight: Viktoriia Vozharenko

May 08, 2025

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Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements

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Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

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John Eicher

In brief: Did Europeans know the 1918 flu was a pandemic in 1918?

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How do therapy dogs help domestic abuse survivors receiving support services?

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Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

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Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms

May 07, 2025

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Penn State Beaver alumnus helps finish, publish professor’s final research

May 07, 2025

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Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

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Q&A: Why sleep might be the best Mother’s Day gift

May 07, 2025

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Podcast highlights Penn State New Kensington alumna’s research journey

May 07, 2025

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Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs

May 07, 2025

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Behrend conference showcases student design projects

May 06, 2025

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Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions

May 06, 2025

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Penn State students advise researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus

May 06, 2025

Nicholas Rowland, Dawson Coventry, Ally Black, Kateln Kurtz, Devlin Glenn, Riley Fegley, Madison Adamiak, Abigail Hayes, Ray Ncube, Makaylah Bangura and Nathan Kruis

Penn State Altoona research lab sweeps two categories in Erie competition

May 06, 2025

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Q&A: Can leisure make us healthier as individuals and as a society?

May 06, 2025

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Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

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Lehigh Valley students present at national undergraduate research conference

May 05, 2025

Rao Prize Conference set for May 20

May 05, 2025

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Fayette students earn Excellence in Information Literacy Award

May 05, 2025

2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, We are Imagining, Innovating, and Implementing Together

Climate Solutions Symposium registration open until May 12

May 05, 2025

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PA State Data Center to host Data User Conference on May 15

May 02, 2025

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Libraries names Melissa Leaym-Fernandez 2025 Linda Stein Upstander Award winner

May 02, 2025

McCourtney Institute awards more than $50,000 in research grants

May 02, 2025

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The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

May 02, 2025

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2025 Guentter Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis finalists to present work May 8

May 01, 2025

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$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

A male student at left and a female student at right stand in front of a poster titled “The Presence of Beech Leaf Disease in Two Pennsylvania State Parks.”

Students, faculty find evidence of beech leaf disease in two state parks

May 01, 2025

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Penn State Berks students present and celebrate research

May 01, 2025

Four images showing the stages of lithium extraction

Rapid lithium extraction eliminates use of acid and high heat, scientists report

April 30, 2025

Halima Binte Islam stands in front of a flowering tree and bushes at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts graduate student explores digital inclusion and technology policy

April 30, 2025

Two people running outdoors. One has stylized holes in their body to represent lack of energy sufficiency.

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance

April 30, 2025

Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Ashish Kumar and Shimin Liu standing in front of a large blue fan in the mine ventilation lab.

Penn State to host the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium

April 29, 2025

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EnvironMentors Research Symposium celebrates student research in sustainability

April 29, 2025

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Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series celebrates ‘Year of Quantum’

April 29, 2025

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School of Visual Arts faculty member co-edits, co-authors book on ‘remix studies’

April 28, 2025

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Architecture grad students earn gold mention in international design competition

April 28, 2025

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Meet the Marshal: English student marshal, Halle O’Neil

April 26, 2025

The Lion Shrine is crystal clear in the center of the frame as greenery is blurred framing the shrine.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences issues call for proposals

April 25, 2025

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College of Education faculty member, alumnus honored at ISPI conference

April 25, 2025

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Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

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Stephan Spolski reflects on growth, mentorship and his path to orthopedics

April 25, 2025

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Are drones the future of tree fruit production? Researchers investigate

April 25, 2025

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Students to present solar design project at expo on April 30

April 25, 2025

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Traditional forest medicinal plant ghost pipe used differently today

April 25, 2025

Julio Flores Cuadra and Junyao Yuan

Penn State graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships

April 25, 2025

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Penn State celebrates the 2025 student sustainability award winners

April 25, 2025

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Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence recognizes those who advance the field

April 24, 2025

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‘Cold’ manufacturing approach to make next-gen batteries

April 24, 2025

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Public support matters for sustainable energy investments, researchers find

April 24, 2025

Family tree with illustrations of great apes and representative chromosomes showing non-B DNA

Beyond the double helix: Alternative DNA conformations in ape genomes

April 24, 2025

Portrait of Christina Grozinger

Grozinger appointed to National Academies committee on insect declines

April 24, 2025

Andrea Miller, Bellisario College professor sitting in front of daffodils on the Penn State campus

Professor, researcher, mentor builds 'communities of thought'

April 23, 2025

Attendees of the Symposium on Community-Based Participatory Research: Food Security and Access for Healthy Futures

Penn State Berks hosts symposium on food security and access for healthy futures

April 23, 2025

Berks students present their work at the conference.

Berks students honored at Eastern States Communication Association Convention

April 23, 2025

Bin Yan presents the Beecher Loftus Technology Transfer Catalyst Award to Matt Rhodes

Matt Rhodes awarded inaugural Beecher Loftus Technology Transfer Catalyst Award

April 23, 2025

Ramsés Martínez Barquero

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese doctoral student named Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow

April 23, 2025

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University Libraries summer 2025 hours begin Sunday, May 11

April 23, 2025

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University Libraries, UPUA collaborate for spring 2025 extended hours

April 23, 2025

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College of IST awards seed grants to six research projects

April 22, 2025

Emily Hill and Ken Siedlecki

Undergraduate researchers share work, reward of studying childhood nutrition

April 22, 2025

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Nursing faculty member awarded the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

April 22, 2025

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Q&A: Microscopic robots may shape the future of health, tech and the environment

April 22, 2025

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Group of students standing with research posters talking

Students share research at annual Undergraduate Exhibition

May 08, 2025

Cameryn Allen stands between bushes outside at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts student champions undergraduate research

May 08, 2025

Viktoriia Vozharenko standing by Lion Shrine

Penn State Berks Senior Spotlight: Viktoriia Vozharenko

May 08, 2025

An image of a controlled fire, with flames visible at the base of several trees, which are surrounded by smoke

Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

John Eicher

In brief: Did Europeans know the 1918 flu was a pandemic in 1918?

May 08, 2025

Person holding a dog with snow visible in the background

How do therapy dogs help domestic abuse survivors receiving support services?

May 07, 2025

Reka Albert standing outside near trees

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

A wide stream winding through pine trees on either side

Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms

May 07, 2025

John Chapin and two students look at a computer screen.

Penn State Beaver alumnus helps finish, publish professor’s final research

May 07, 2025

Headshot of Dara Walker

Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

Illustration: A tired mom sleeps on a bed next to a happy father holding a child.

Q&A: Why sleep might be the best Mother’s Day gift

May 07, 2025

Elizabeth Schachte smiling at the camera against a grey backdrop.

Podcast highlights Penn State New Kensington alumna’s research journey

May 07, 2025

Hand reaching for eggs in a cardboard container

Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs

May 07, 2025

Students pose with the director of the School of Engineering at Penn State Behrend's Fasenmyer Design Conference.

Behrend conference showcases student design projects

May 06, 2025

Person interacting with service robot

Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions

May 06, 2025

Three students present slides at a research center

Penn State students advise researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus

May 06, 2025

Nicholas Rowland, Dawson Coventry, Ally Black, Kateln Kurtz, Devlin Glenn, Riley Fegley, Madison Adamiak, Abigail Hayes, Ray Ncube, Makaylah Bangura and Nathan Kruis

Penn State Altoona research lab sweeps two categories in Erie competition

May 06, 2025

John Dattilo floating in a kayak on a lake with a cliff in the background

Q&A: Can leisure make us healthier as individuals and as a society?

May 06, 2025

Photo of two people sitting down, faces not shown, where one is taking notes.

Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

two female students smile in front of a conference banner

Lehigh Valley students present at national undergraduate research conference

May 05, 2025

Rao Prize Conference set for May 20

May 05, 2025

The Nittany Lion Shrine at Penn State Fayette stands surrounded by foliage.

Fayette students earn Excellence in Information Literacy Award

May 05, 2025

2025 Climate Solutions Symposium, We are Imagining, Innovating, and Implementing Together

Climate Solutions Symposium registration open until May 12

May 05, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

PA State Data Center to host Data User Conference on May 15

May 02, 2025

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

Libraries names Melissa Leaym-Fernandez 2025 Linda Stein Upstander Award winner

May 02, 2025

McCourtney Institute awards more than $50,000 in research grants

May 02, 2025

illustration of hairlike electrode for EEG monitoring

The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

May 02, 2025

two smiling people standing: taller male at left and female student at right

2025 Guentter Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis finalists to present work May 8

May 01, 2025

Illustration of purple corkscrew shapes on a blue background

$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

A male student at left and a female student at right stand in front of a poster titled “The Presence of Beech Leaf Disease in Two Pennsylvania State Parks.”

Students, faculty find evidence of beech leaf disease in two state parks

May 01, 2025

Students presenting research in poster session

Penn State Berks students present and celebrate research

May 01, 2025

Four images showing the stages of lithium extraction

Rapid lithium extraction eliminates use of acid and high heat, scientists report

April 30, 2025

Halima Binte Islam stands in front of a flowering tree and bushes at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts graduate student explores digital inclusion and technology policy

April 30, 2025

Two people running outdoors. One has stylized holes in their body to represent lack of energy sufficiency.

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance

April 30, 2025

Sekhar Bhattacharyya, Ashish Kumar and Shimin Liu standing in front of a large blue fan in the mine ventilation lab.

Penn State to host the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium

April 29, 2025

A professor comments on a student's research poster

EnvironMentors Research Symposium celebrates student research in sustainability

April 29, 2025

Person standing in front of a physics experiment during the Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture

Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series celebrates ‘Year of Quantum’

April 29, 2025

Book Cover that read "The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies"

School of Visual Arts faculty member co-edits, co-authors book on ‘remix studies’

April 28, 2025

An architectural rendering of a building on a dark, gloomy island.

Architecture grad students earn gold mention in international design competition

April 28, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia

Meet the Marshal: English student marshal, Halle O’Neil

April 26, 2025

The Lion Shrine is crystal clear in the center of the frame as greenery is blurred framing the shrine.

Institute for Computational and Data Sciences issues call for proposals

April 25, 2025

Farhan Sadique and William Rothwell posing near banner with awards.

College of Education faculty member, alumnus honored at ISPI conference

April 25, 2025

fingers hover over lighted laptop keyboard

Competition shows not all exam questions can be correctly answered using AI

April 25, 2025

Stephan Spolski

Stephan Spolski reflects on growth, mentorship and his path to orthopedics

April 25, 2025

drone in blue sky

Are drones the future of tree fruit production? Researchers investigate

April 25, 2025

A group of students in a classroom

Students to present solar design project at expo on April 30

April 25, 2025

Person digging in a forest with an inset close up of hands framing a white plant

Traditional forest medicinal plant ghost pipe used differently today

April 25, 2025

Julio Flores Cuadra and Junyao Yuan

Penn State graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships

April 25, 2025

A group of people at an awards ceremony

Penn State celebrates the 2025 student sustainability award winners

April 25, 2025

Three people smile at the camera

Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence recognizes those who advance the field

April 24, 2025

Person working in a lab with gloves in a chamber

‘Cold’ manufacturing approach to make next-gen batteries

April 24, 2025

headshot of nonna sorokina

Public support matters for sustainable energy investments, researchers find

April 24, 2025

Family tree with illustrations of great apes and representative chromosomes showing non-B DNA

Beyond the double helix: Alternative DNA conformations in ape genomes

April 24, 2025

Portrait of Christina Grozinger

Grozinger appointed to National Academies committee on insect declines

April 24, 2025

Andrea Miller, Bellisario College professor sitting in front of daffodils on the Penn State campus

Professor, researcher, mentor builds 'communities of thought'

April 23, 2025

Attendees of the Symposium on Community-Based Participatory Research: Food Security and Access for Healthy Futures

Penn State Berks hosts symposium on food security and access for healthy futures

April 23, 2025

Berks students present their work at the conference.

Berks students honored at Eastern States Communication Association Convention

April 23, 2025

Bin Yan presents the Beecher Loftus Technology Transfer Catalyst Award to Matt Rhodes

Matt Rhodes awarded inaugural Beecher Loftus Technology Transfer Catalyst Award

April 23, 2025

Ramsés Martínez Barquero

Spanish, Italian and Portuguese doctoral student named Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow

April 23, 2025

graphic with words library hours, with analog clock face and brand mark

University Libraries summer 2025 hours begin Sunday, May 11

April 23, 2025

large building entrance with stairs, tall pillars lit at night

University Libraries, UPUA collaborate for spring 2025 extended hours

April 23, 2025

campus building of red brick and glass

College of IST awards seed grants to six research projects

April 22, 2025

Emily Hill and Ken Siedlecki

Undergraduate researchers share work, reward of studying childhood nutrition

April 22, 2025

Blue and white graphic with Penn State word mark in corner, "the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research Winner" in blue font and a headshot of Jennifer Kowalkowski, a white woman with blonde, curly hair.

Nursing faculty member awarded the Lloyd Prize for Innovative Health Research

April 22, 2025

A team of researchers looking at a graphic on a screen

Q&A: Microscopic robots may shape the future of health, tech and the environment

April 22, 2025

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