Many sociologists predicted that economic, social, and technological forces would lead to a loss of community for Americans. According to new research, the nation's social support remains intact, and might even be growing stronger.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron will host higher education leaders from across the country next week as part of the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) 2019 joint summer meeting for the Commission on Economic & Community Engagement (CECE) and Council on Research (CoR).
With the U.S. economy on track for potentially the longest expansion on record after the Great Recession of 2008-09, employment in Pennsylvania overall is strong. But the rosy statewide job numbers can mask persistent decline in various industries and regions across the state, according to economists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
A public service announcement conceived as part of a Penn State class will debut this month and be seen by millions of viewers watching FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 during the Women’s World Cup soccer tournament and other programming.
New and ongoing tree-fruit research in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences received a boost with the recent awarding of funds totaling more than $261,000 by the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Apple Program.
Food's texture affects whether it is eaten, liked or rejected, according to Penn State researchers, who say some people are better at detecting even minor differences in consistency because their tongues can perceive particle sizes.
At Penn State, Janice Light's research program is helping to build a world where everyone can communicate. "Communication is the essence of human life," said Light. "Yet 4 million people in the U.S.
“The Last Day,” written by former Nittany Lion and Cincinnati Bengal football star Mike Reid, is an ambitious musical theater piece that tackles issues relevant to today's youth, including mental health and substance abuse among college students.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—They fan out into lily-pad-shaped disks, branch haphazardly like the antlers of deer, and hold fast to the sea floor in squat little spheres. Corals come in many shapes and sizes—and this diversity in form is driven by sunlight.
Stan Benjamin recently returned to University Park to accept the 2019 Charles L. Hosler Alumni Scholar Medal at the College of Earth and Mineral Science’s annual Wilson Awards Banquet.
Ned Brokloff, a 1982 graduate of the Penn State College of Engineering, has spent the past 36 years at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, connecting researchers with engineers to translate science from theory to practice for the U.S. Department of Defense. Now, he will do similar work as the defense-related research liaison for the College of Engineering and the Applied Research Laboratory.
For one Penn State student crafting a career in public relations, an internship with a building materials company has been a valuable experience.
PSECU, Pennsylvania’s largest credit union, recently committed $100,000 to support the Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center at Penn State. The funding is intended to help the center maintain and enhance its popular online self-study curriculum, which is designed to strengthen Penn State students’ financial capability.
Maryam Tilton, a doctoral student studying mechanical engineering at Penn State, has been awarded a Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), a prestigious opportunity to conduct research in the country funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
For millions of people with conditions that make speech difficult or nearly impossible, it’s challenging to get an education, perform a job, or build the personal relationships that enrich our lives. That’s why Janice Light has spent more than 30 years building a program at Penn State that helps people with conditions like autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome learn to communicate despite troubles with speech.
