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Research

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Gloved hands hold tweezers and a silver tray of three small circular ceramic tiles.
Earth and Mineral Sciences

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials

October 20, 2025

Wangda Zuo, professor in architectural and mechanical engineering, poses for a headshot.
Engineering

Q&A: Can honey bee-inspired research make electric grids more resilient?

October 24, 2025

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Geography lecture to explore climate change and mental health in Ghana

October 27, 2025

Geochemist Rens Verburg is a senior vice president at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA.

EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals

October 27, 2025

blocks displaying photos of teachers and students engaged in learning and play

School-based prevention of mental health problems the focus of Bennett Lecture

October 27, 2025

Aerial view of meandering streams through southeastern Jordan

AI-powered model predicts floods, improves water management worldwide

October 27, 2025

Erica Smithwick is a distinguished professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Erica Smithwick to participate in panel on communicating climate research

October 27, 2025

SLF and birds

Spotted lanternfly may use ‘toxic shield’ to fend off bird predators

October 27, 2025

a hog standing in a swamp

Small group of users drive invasive species awareness on social media

October 27, 2025

Researcher looking at the camera and smiling.

Old dog, new tricks: Prehistoric viruses can be used to defend bacterial cells

October 24, 2025

Wangda Zuo, professor in architectural and mechanical engineering, poses for a headshot.

Q&A: Can honey bee-inspired research make electric grids more resilient?

October 24, 2025

Researcher studies water droplets under a light

Penn State research enterprise continues to grow, produce positive impacts

October 24, 2025

Child sits on a hospital room bed and looks at a doctor.

Child welfare system involvement may improve diagnosis of developmental delays

October 24, 2025

Three men sit at a table with their laptops in an office, talking about their work.

Q&A: Can the tech behind crypto help align AI with human values?

October 23, 2025

an illustration of a planet and a star

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Three people stand on a dirt pathway with lush green hills in the background in Malawi.

Graduate fieldwork in Malawi connects restoration, data and community

October 23, 2025

Hands holding dirt with a seedling and a green background

Oct. 24 kicks off 'Plants for the People and the Planet' innovation series

October 22, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

Person in a field

Growth regulator offers tradeoffs for winter wheat grown for both grain, straw

October 22, 2025

Two researchers posing for the camera outside

Keeping hot data cool: NSF grant to fund data center fortification

October 22, 2025

Sana Ahrar in graduation garb standing next to the Nittany Lion Shrine.

Stuckeman architecture alumna awarded grant to build on doctoral research

October 22, 2025

Jonelle Prokopchak

Q&A: How to support people who stutter

October 22, 2025

Tiemeng Ma is a doctoral candidate in energy, environmental and food economics at Penn State.

Oct. 29 seminar to discuss effects of California power shutoffs

October 21, 2025

Photo collage of Bryan McGeary, Corey Wetherington, Sijie Yu

Students, faculty report benefits of open-source resources, study finds

October 21, 2025

Andrew Read stands on a balcony outdoors with a building in background.

Cuts threaten 'The Envy of the World': Penn Stater magazine interview

October 21, 2025

people-pushing-school-bus-in-flood

Flood impacts in Global South focus of Geography Coffee Hour

October 21, 2025

Paul Simmonds

Oct. 23 lecture: Tailoring quantum dot growth for novel quantum light sources

October 21, 2025

Carnival of Hope

Carnival for Hope unites Penn State Schuylkill in fight against breast cancer

October 21, 2025

Sarma Pisupati working in a lab at Penn State University Park.

EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series

October 21, 2025

Man standing in front of green foliage

Water, AI researcher honored with IEE 'Person of the Year' award

October 21, 2025

laptop login screen

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Q&A: Why pay attention to cybersecurity?

October 21, 2025

Research Professor Tim White, left, and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will deliver a talk Oct. 27 as part of the EarthTalks speaker series.

Postponed EarthTalk: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pa. formation

October 20, 2025

Gloved hands hold tweezers and a silver tray of three small circular ceramic tiles.

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials

October 20, 2025

Closeup of veteran holding dog tags necklace in hands during therapy session

Veterans’ mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find

October 20, 2025

An illustration of a variety of colorful shapes representing patchy nanoparticles.

Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks

October 20, 2025

Engineering management associate professor Ashkan Negahban sits in front of a view overlooking trees on Penn State Great Valley's campus

Q&A: The power of simulations for learning and system optimization

October 20, 2025

headshots of Wenrui Hao, Rui Zhang and Wenpeng Yin

Can digital replicas of patients help personalize Alzheimer’s treatment?

October 20, 2025

Rows of fruits and vegetables in the produce section of a grocery store

Q&A: Is online grocery shopping affecting our eating habits?

October 20, 2025

the seal of the university reading 1855 The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State to host town hall on research enterprise, federal funding landscape 

October 17, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Danielle Symons Downs pictured with another NAK fellow, Alison September, all holding certificates.

Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 17, 2025

Graduate assistants to vote in unionization election at Penn State

October 16, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

An atomic structure over a graph on a black background

Old-school material could power quantum computing, cut data center energy use

October 16, 2025

Janet Swim

Climate Conversation Café on countering climate misinformation

October 16, 2025

A collage of happy white faces and unhappy Black faces

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data

October 16, 2025

Amy Wagenfield headshot at left and Daniel Winterbottom at right.

Stuckeman School to host trauma responsive design workshop, lecture, discussion

October 15, 2025

Three researchers look at a computer screen in a lab

Shedding light on materials in the physical, biological sciences

October 15, 2025

Tamy Guimarães, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, stands in front of a wind tunnel in a lab.

Q&A: Do momentum and heat always go with the flow?

October 15, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

Headshots of Joy Bergelson, Arturo Casadevall, and Martin Wiedmann.

One Health Microbiome Center announces 2026 symposium, keynote speaker lineup

October 15, 2025

Clive Randall

Clive Randall elected as fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

October 15, 2025

Reddish Martian soil is seen with flecks of Martian ice.

Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say

October 15, 2025

smiling woman wearing blouse and sweater, with her hands on her hips

New mentoring opportunity for Penn State faculty building their research careers

October 14, 2025

Black and white portrait of Karen M'Closkey.

Karen M’Closkey to deliver Bracken Lecture at Stuckeman School Oct. 20

October 14, 2025

A hand holding a rock

Earth’s continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals

October 13, 2025

Benjamin Edelstein of Loyola University Chicago

Oct. 22 seminar to explore water impact fees in Colorado

October 13, 2025

2026 Seed Grant Program

IEE seeks innovative research proposals for 2026 Seed Grant Program

October 13, 2025

Joe Herbst

Joe Herbst named executive director of new investor network, Nittany Angels

October 13, 2025

Headshot of Bryce Gadway

Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators

October 10, 2025

headshot of person with long red hair

Q&A: IST faculty named digital cultures fellow at the University of Queensland

October 10, 2025

High-tech inspection of translucent squares

Center for Glass Research launched to revitalize innovation in glass science

October 10, 2025

IEE research awards graphic

IEE now accepting nominations for annual research awards

October 10, 2025

Power plants with smoke coming out of their smokestacks

Power plants may emit more pollution during government shutdowns

October 10, 2025

Vishal Singh in front of a poster on a wall.

Q&A: How does processed fiber impact human health?

October 10, 2025

Wild lupine grows along a roadway

Wild lupine genetics could be key to conservation of species

October 09, 2025

Two arms, each with a sensor on the skin

Highly sensitive monitor can detect vitamin B6, glucose in sweat

October 09, 2025

Person running with a jogging stroller

Running with a stroller lowers impact, potential injury risk, researchers find

October 09, 2025

The acoustic wall installed on a wall in the provost's office.

Architecture lab’s work using mycelium featured in new installation in Old Main

October 09, 2025

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A Ghanaian farmer carries a bucket of grass in a field

Geography lecture to explore climate change and mental health in Ghana

October 27, 2025

Geochemist Rens Verburg is a senior vice president at the engineering and professional services firm WSP USA.

EarthTalks: Executive to address mine development, needs in critical minerals

October 27, 2025

blocks displaying photos of teachers and students engaged in learning and play

School-based prevention of mental health problems the focus of Bennett Lecture

October 27, 2025

Aerial view of meandering streams through southeastern Jordan

AI-powered model predicts floods, improves water management worldwide

October 27, 2025

Erica Smithwick is a distinguished professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.

Erica Smithwick to participate in panel on communicating climate research

October 27, 2025

SLF and birds

Spotted lanternfly may use ‘toxic shield’ to fend off bird predators

October 27, 2025

a hog standing in a swamp

Small group of users drive invasive species awareness on social media

October 27, 2025

Researcher looking at the camera and smiling.

Old dog, new tricks: Prehistoric viruses can be used to defend bacterial cells

October 24, 2025

Wangda Zuo, professor in architectural and mechanical engineering, poses for a headshot.

Q&A: Can honey bee-inspired research make electric grids more resilient?

October 24, 2025

Researcher studies water droplets under a light

Penn State research enterprise continues to grow, produce positive impacts

October 24, 2025

Child sits on a hospital room bed and looks at a doctor.

Child welfare system involvement may improve diagnosis of developmental delays

October 24, 2025

Three men sit at a table with their laptops in an office, talking about their work.

Q&A: Can the tech behind crypto help align AI with human values?

October 23, 2025

an illustration of a planet and a star

Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ offers prime target in search for alien life

October 23, 2025

Three people stand on a dirt pathway with lush green hills in the background in Malawi.

Graduate fieldwork in Malawi connects restoration, data and community

October 23, 2025

Hands holding dirt with a seedling and a green background

Oct. 24 kicks off 'Plants for the People and the Planet' innovation series

October 22, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

Person in a field

Growth regulator offers tradeoffs for winter wheat grown for both grain, straw

October 22, 2025

Two researchers posing for the camera outside

Keeping hot data cool: NSF grant to fund data center fortification

October 22, 2025

Sana Ahrar in graduation garb standing next to the Nittany Lion Shrine.

Stuckeman architecture alumna awarded grant to build on doctoral research

October 22, 2025

Jonelle Prokopchak

Q&A: How to support people who stutter

October 22, 2025

Tiemeng Ma is a doctoral candidate in energy, environmental and food economics at Penn State.

Oct. 29 seminar to discuss effects of California power shutoffs

October 21, 2025

Photo collage of Bryan McGeary, Corey Wetherington, Sijie Yu

Students, faculty report benefits of open-source resources, study finds

October 21, 2025

Andrew Read stands on a balcony outdoors with a building in background.

Cuts threaten 'The Envy of the World': Penn Stater magazine interview

October 21, 2025

people-pushing-school-bus-in-flood

Flood impacts in Global South focus of Geography Coffee Hour

October 21, 2025

Paul Simmonds

Oct. 23 lecture: Tailoring quantum dot growth for novel quantum light sources

October 21, 2025

Carnival of Hope

Carnival for Hope unites Penn State Schuylkill in fight against breast cancer

October 21, 2025

Sarma Pisupati working in a lab at Penn State University Park.

EarthTalks highlights critical minerals research with fall series

October 21, 2025

Man standing in front of green foliage

Water, AI researcher honored with IEE 'Person of the Year' award

October 21, 2025

laptop login screen

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Q&A: Why pay attention to cybersecurity?

October 21, 2025

Research Professor Tim White, left, and postdoctoral scholar Nick Sullivan will deliver a talk Oct. 27 as part of the EarthTalks speaker series.

Postponed EarthTalk: Lithium patterns evident in long-mined Pa. formation

October 20, 2025

Gloved hands hold tweezers and a silver tray of three small circular ceramic tiles.

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials

October 20, 2025

Closeup of veteran holding dog tags necklace in hands during therapy session

Veterans’ mental health forged beyond the battlefield, researchers find

October 20, 2025

An illustration of a variety of colorful shapes representing patchy nanoparticles.

Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes, learn new tricks

October 20, 2025

Engineering management associate professor Ashkan Negahban sits in front of a view overlooking trees on Penn State Great Valley's campus

Q&A: The power of simulations for learning and system optimization

October 20, 2025

headshots of Wenrui Hao, Rui Zhang and Wenpeng Yin

Can digital replicas of patients help personalize Alzheimer’s treatment?

October 20, 2025

Rows of fruits and vegetables in the produce section of a grocery store

Q&A: Is online grocery shopping affecting our eating habits?

October 20, 2025

the seal of the university reading 1855 The Pennsylvania State University

Penn State to host town hall on research enterprise, federal funding landscape 

October 17, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Danielle Symons Downs pictured with another NAK fellow, Alison September, all holding certificates.

Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 17, 2025

Graduate assistants to vote in unionization election at Penn State

October 16, 2025

The Arctic Ocean along the coast of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, on Aug. 2, 2024. Chunks of sea ice are visible.

Decoding dangers of Arctic sea ice with seismic, radar method

October 16, 2025

An atomic structure over a graph on a black background

Old-school material could power quantum computing, cut data center energy use

October 16, 2025

Janet Swim

Climate Conversation Café on countering climate misinformation

October 16, 2025

A collage of happy white faces and unhappy Black faces

Most users cannot identify AI bias, even in training data

October 16, 2025

Amy Wagenfield headshot at left and Daniel Winterbottom at right.

Stuckeman School to host trauma responsive design workshop, lecture, discussion

October 15, 2025

Three researchers look at a computer screen in a lab

Shedding light on materials in the physical, biological sciences

October 15, 2025

Tamy Guimarães, wearing glasses and a blue jacket, stands in front of a wind tunnel in a lab.

Q&A: Do momentum and heat always go with the flow?

October 15, 2025

A child sits at a table with one of the sample meals used in the study and looks at a research assistant prior to eating.

Counting bites with AI might one day help prevent childhood obesity

October 15, 2025

Headshots of Joy Bergelson, Arturo Casadevall, and Martin Wiedmann.

One Health Microbiome Center announces 2026 symposium, keynote speaker lineup

October 15, 2025

Clive Randall

Clive Randall elected as fellow of the European Academy of Sciences

October 15, 2025

Reddish Martian soil is seen with flecks of Martian ice.

Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice, researchers say

October 15, 2025

smiling woman wearing blouse and sweater, with her hands on her hips

New mentoring opportunity for Penn State faculty building their research careers

October 14, 2025

Black and white portrait of Karen M'Closkey.

Karen M’Closkey to deliver Bracken Lecture at Stuckeman School Oct. 20

October 14, 2025

A hand holding a rock

Earth’s continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals

October 13, 2025

Benjamin Edelstein of Loyola University Chicago

Oct. 22 seminar to explore water impact fees in Colorado

October 13, 2025

2026 Seed Grant Program

IEE seeks innovative research proposals for 2026 Seed Grant Program

October 13, 2025

Joe Herbst

Joe Herbst named executive director of new investor network, Nittany Angels

October 13, 2025

Headshot of Bryce Gadway

Physics professor named to 2025 cohort of national experimental investigators

October 10, 2025

headshot of person with long red hair

Q&A: IST faculty named digital cultures fellow at the University of Queensland

October 10, 2025

High-tech inspection of translucent squares

Center for Glass Research launched to revitalize innovation in glass science

October 10, 2025

IEE research awards graphic

IEE now accepting nominations for annual research awards

October 10, 2025

Power plants with smoke coming out of their smokestacks

Power plants may emit more pollution during government shutdowns

October 10, 2025

Vishal Singh in front of a poster on a wall.

Q&A: How does processed fiber impact human health?

October 10, 2025

Wild lupine grows along a roadway

Wild lupine genetics could be key to conservation of species

October 09, 2025

Two arms, each with a sensor on the skin

Highly sensitive monitor can detect vitamin B6, glucose in sweat

October 09, 2025

Person running with a jogging stroller

Running with a stroller lowers impact, potential injury risk, researchers find

October 09, 2025

The acoustic wall installed on a wall in the provost's office.

Architecture lab’s work using mycelium featured in new installation in Old Main

October 09, 2025

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