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Health and Human Development

Outcomes of very preterm infants may vary across health systems

June 25, 2025

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Agricultural Sciences

Latest Pennsylvania farm fatality report underscores agricultural hazards

June 25, 2025

Mark Ramos holds his duaghter Mabel in a room on Penn State University Park campus
Health and Human Development

Concerned father, statistician develops software to improve skills therapy

June 23, 2025

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Wilkes-Barre student, faculty member explore mapping roads with AI in Brazil

July 03, 2025

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Digby Macdonald, materials science and engineering professor emeritus, dies at 82

July 03, 2025

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Penn State associate professor inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellow

July 03, 2025

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Stuckeman professor’s new book explores ‘socially sustainable’ architecture

July 03, 2025

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Science, art and action: Páramos 2025 Symposium ignites global collaboration

July 02, 2025

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National forest genetics groups meet at Penn State for annual conference

July 02, 2025

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What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet

July 02, 2025

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Improving predictions of flood severity, place and time with AI

July 02, 2025

Growing Impact

Investigating the impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations

July 02, 2025

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Eight graduate students receive U.S. National Science Foundation fellowships

July 02, 2025

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Semiconductor, photonics workshop celebrates institutional, industry ties

July 01, 2025

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ARISE program provides hands-on training to aspiring anthropologists

July 01, 2025

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Early brain and child development study data now available

July 01, 2025

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Q&A: Can chemical manufacturing become more sustainable?

July 01, 2025

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Mechanical engineering grad student selected as Fulbright scholar for Chile

July 01, 2025

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Huck Chair builds regenerative medicine bridge from lab to surgical suite

June 30, 2025

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SNAP-Ed supports markets, healthy lifestyles for low-income Pennsylvanians

June 30, 2025

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Lab Bench to Commercialization program broadens its scope

June 30, 2025

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Ocean, atmosphere equally responsible for Atlantic ‘cold blob,’ scientists find

June 30, 2025

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

June 30, 2025

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Penn State and Taipei Tech launch 2025 collaborative seed grant program

June 30, 2025

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William Walker named director of Penn State Behrend’s WHIST Center

June 27, 2025

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EMS faculty members earn National Academies US-African Frontiers Fellowships

June 27, 2025

Two nurses monitor a baby in a neonatal intensive care unit

Outcomes of very preterm infants may vary across health systems

June 25, 2025

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Q&A: The quest to halt neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease

June 25, 2025

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Latest Pennsylvania farm fatality report underscores agricultural hazards

June 25, 2025

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Nese Nursing hosts Translating Research into Innovations in Practice Symposium

June 24, 2025

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Q&A: How does computer science advance biology?

June 24, 2025

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Nutritional sciences faculty receive national recognition for research

June 24, 2025

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College students’ fitness better indicates heart health than physical activity

June 24, 2025

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Warmer spots within fields have more blooms and more bees

June 24, 2025

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Ancient temple ruins discovered in Andes shed light on lost society

June 24, 2025

2025 IEE Seed Grants

Ten interdisciplinary research teams awarded IEE seed grants

June 24, 2025

Mark Ramos holds his duaghter Mabel in a room on Penn State University Park campus

Concerned father, statistician develops software to improve skills therapy

June 23, 2025

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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

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Heard on Campus: PhysicsX founder on deep learning in physics and engineering

June 23, 2025

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Multistate herbicide-resistant weeds study aims to protect soybean crops

June 23, 2025

Dana Cuomo and Lily Houtman display a city map, part of their Harm Mapping Project to visualize gender-based violence on campus at Lafayette College.

Penn State alumna, graduate student partner on campus safety mapping project

June 20, 2025

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How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee

June 20, 2025

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

June 20, 2025

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Strategic design approach boosts rural innovation, researchers find

June 18, 2025

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Remembering Carlo Pantano, former director of the Materials Research Institute

June 18, 2025

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Q&A: Who is in the most danger during a heatwave?

June 18, 2025

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Tune in to unveiling of first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and LSST

June 17, 2025

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Electrical engineering student awarded Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

June 16, 2025

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Q&A: Sports arenas — the importance of politics, fan response and public money

June 16, 2025

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‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania

June 16, 2025

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Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica

June 13, 2025

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Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding

June 13, 2025

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Penn State Ag Sciences doctoral student awarded competitive national fellowship

June 12, 2025

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Annual substance use conference examines psychiatric and opioid use disorders

June 12, 2025

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Q&A: Has nature always been strange? The ‘eco-weird’ unmakes the familiar

June 12, 2025

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Human microbiome pioneer to deliver World Microbiome Day lecture

June 12, 2025

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Penn State Berks students to participate in NSF research experiences

June 11, 2025

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Penn State Lehigh Valley holds 4th annual Open and Affordable Showcase

June 11, 2025

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Q&A: Physics and the value of scientific disappointment

June 11, 2025

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World’s first 2D, non-silicon computer developed

June 11, 2025

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Preschool intervention linked to high school performance

June 11, 2025

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Understanding us: Researchers apply algorithm to decode complex genome sequences

June 11, 2025

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‘Fingerprinting’ plant compounds helps explain food, drink tastes

June 11, 2025

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How youth teach environmental educators through intergenerational learning

June 10, 2025

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Bellisario College scholars to share research at international conference

June 10, 2025

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Q&A: Unifying the microbiome sciences for global health and sustainability

June 10, 2025

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Architecture alum honored for thesis examining ADA in the built environment

June 10, 2025

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Engineering grad student receives DOE award to research rock properties

June 09, 2025

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