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Q&A: Penn State postdoc leaders uplift community through World Café event

August 06, 2025

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Q&A: Can minerals compromise concrete structures?

August 06, 2025

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Q&A: Can a city be a research partner?

August 06, 2025

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Indigenous student finds strength and community at Penn State

August 06, 2025

James Herbert, professor emeritus of counselor education, and rehabiliation and human services

A legacy of listening: Education professor retires after 39 years of service

August 06, 2025

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Technology policy fellowship connects young scientists to Pennsylvania lawmakers

August 06, 2025

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Penn State Altoona’s men’s golf named All-Academic Team by golf association

August 06, 2025

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Pioneering scholarship is first for students in the Applied Research Laboratory

August 05, 2025

Raffy Luquis, Amber STephenson

Penn State Harrisburg announces new school directors

August 04, 2025

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Institute for Computational and Data Sciences awards 56 research projects

August 04, 2025

Olivia Murphy Sweet

College of Ag Sciences alumna plants seeds for global experiences with students

August 04, 2025

Professor of Anthropology David Puts

New associate director for graduate education at Huck Institutes named

August 04, 2025

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Research need inspires student opportunity

August 04, 2025

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Three IST students among 50 new Department of Defense cyber scholars

August 01, 2025

Leanne Nedza (left), lecturer in criminal justice, and Scott Muirhead (right), lecturer in business administration, photographed on the campus of Penn State DuBois. Both were recognized for their innovative teaching efforts with the inaugural Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) New Faculty Recognition Award.

Penn State DuBois faculty receive inaugural TLT Award for Teaching Innovation

August 01, 2025

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Agricultural and biological engineering students recognized at recent conference

August 01, 2025

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Find a home in Abington’s ‘comfortable and safe’ student success center 

August 01, 2025

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National society honors ag and biological professor for inclusion efforts

August 01, 2025

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S.C.O.P.E. students finish four-week program with final research presentations

August 01, 2025

Redefining graduate education through mentorship and innovation

August 01, 2025

Olivia (left) and Abby Kayani stand in graduation gowns outside Old Main.

Twin sisters and aspiring doctors complete degrees as built-in support system

July 31, 2025

Penn State faculty and staff at a TLT workshop focused on AI in the classroom.

New faculty offered opportunities to enhance teaching with technology practices

July 31, 2025

Guido Cervone, Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS) interim director, poses for a photo on a boat.

Guido Cervone named Institute for Computational and Data Sciences director

July 30, 2025

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Annual Lear awards highlight Abington artists for excellence

July 30, 2025

New international partnership agreement form available from Penn State Global

July 30, 2025

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Penn State, Indian Institute of Science announce 2026 doctoral scholarship

July 30, 2025

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Nursing associate dean re-elected president of National Black Nurses Association

July 30, 2025

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World Campus students can have immersive international learning experiences

July 30, 2025

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Harrisburg, College of Medicine faculty awarded grants for collaborations

July 30, 2025

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Q&A: How are researchers optimizing AI systems for science?

July 30, 2025

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Melanie McReynolds receives US National Science Foundation CAREER Award

July 30, 2025

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IST student embraces personal challenges to define her college experience

July 28, 2025

College of Ag Sciences names first cohort of Land Grant Research Impact Fellows

July 28, 2025

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Journalism major embraces opportunities, internship with tradition-rich paper

July 28, 2025

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Huck student receives U.S. National Science Foundation fellowship

July 28, 2025

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Finding patterns through the noise: Penn State undergraduates search for pulsars

July 28, 2025

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IST student earns first place in national cybersecurity competition

July 25, 2025

GPSA accepting applications for executive board positions until Aug. 15

July 25, 2025

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Startup works to detect respiratory illnesses through vocal patterns

July 25, 2025

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Harrisburg’s applied behavior analysis program earns accreditation

July 25, 2025

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Penn State’s Yang Yang honored for atomic-level understanding of materials

July 25, 2025

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New Provost Endorsement Program supports multi-campus teaching practices

July 24, 2025

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$2M DARPA grant funds technology development for force-detecting sensors

July 24, 2025

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Student envisions a world of opportunity and impact thanks to internship

July 24, 2025

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College of IST names student marshal for summer 2025 commencement

July 24, 2025

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Q&A: Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands

July 24, 2025

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Meet Pip, Northern hawk owl chick and Shaver’s Creek’s newest animal ambassador

July 24, 2025

Ekaterina V. Haskins, director of the Center for Democratic Deliberation in the McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Haskins named director of the Center for Democratic Deliberation

July 23, 2025

Alex Mullen, a dual major in computer science and engineering science with a 4.0 GPA, has been named the summer 2025 student marshal for Penn State’s College of Engineering.

Computer science and engineering science major named College of Engineering marshal

July 23, 2025

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Eighteen graduate students awarded inaugural Fox scholarships

July 23, 2025

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Student-produced newscast from international reporting class to air on WPSU-TV

July 23, 2025

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August Instructor Days event offers research-informed teaching strategies

July 23, 2025

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Remembering biochemist Wesley Hymer, pioneer of health research in space

July 22, 2025

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Director named for College of Engineering’s Larson Transportation Institute

July 22, 2025

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WPSU-FM honored with state and national awards for excellence in broadcasting

July 22, 2025

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Cuba chosen as College of Education student marshal for summer 2025 commencement

July 22, 2025

The Lion Shrine Statue at Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona announces spring 2025 dean's list

July 22, 2025

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$2.6M NIH grant to fund new microbiome sciences training program at Penn State

July 22, 2025

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International experience helps student stretch comfort zone with Czech TV

July 21, 2025

Allain Daigle sits with a laptop in his lap, speaking during a faculty development session at Penn State Fayette. A Penn State logo and campus mark are visible in the background.

Faculty complete regional training to strengthen online and accessible teaching

July 21, 2025

Master of AI student Nicholas Gahman sits at a desk in front of a laptop in Penn State Great Valley's Technology Commons.

Master of AI grad begins ‘dream job’ in space industry as AI research engineer

July 21, 2025

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Penn State Global staff member completes Fulbright experience in Japan

July 21, 2025

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Q&A: Does centering experience improve teacher education?

July 21, 2025

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Liguori unveils 'Abington Experience' in remarks to Board of Trustees

July 18, 2025

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Q&A: Professor emeritus reflects on his research, teaching career in geosciences

July 18, 2025

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Penn State Altoona’s Kaden Claar named to 2024-25 NABC Honors Court

July 18, 2025

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