Thanks to the Penn State Millennium Scholars Program and support from donors like Steve and Kathi Mahle, a growing number of Penn State students are on their way toward earning advanced degrees in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome and Eberly College of Science Professor Thomas Parsons participated in one of the largest prosecutions in history at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague. “The Trial of Ratko Mladic,” a 90-minute documentary featuring Groome, was broadcasted nationally at 9 p.m. on March 19 on "FRONTLINE" — PBS’ flagship investigative journalism series.
Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), according to Penn State researchers.
David A. Agard, professor of biochemistry and biophysics and of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator will present the 2018/2019 Ernest C. Pollard Lecture on Monday, March 11.
A team of researchers has taken another step toward understanding the mechanical force of protein synthesis, and created a mathematical model that can help guide future work on the process.
Inspired by the pioneering research being done in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State graduate John Patton and his wife, Natalie, have committed a future gift of $2.5 million to establish the John and Natalie Patton Family Research Fund in PSETI. The endowed research fund will support research activities within the newly created Penn State Extraterrestrial Intelligence Center (PSETI) and help to activate PSETI’s mission to create a world-class research program and to train the next generation of researchers.
Under the right conditions, ordinary clear water droplets on a transparent surface can produce brilliant colors, without the addition of inks or dyes.
Giraffes that live close to densely populated towns have larger home ranges than giraffes that live far from towns.
A free public lecture titled "The Universe Beyond Einstein: Lessons from Primordial Messengers" will be given by Iván Agulló, an assistant professor of physics at Louisiana State University and a former postdoctoral fellow at Penn State, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, in 100 Huck Life Sciences Building (Berg Auditorium) on the Penn State University Park campus.
A new astronomical spectrograph built by a Penn State-led team of scientists provides the highest precision measurements to date of infrared signals from nearby stars, allowing astronomers to detect planets capable of having liquid water on their surfaces that orbit cool stars outside our Solar System.
Cui-Zu Chang, an assistant professor of physics at Penn State, has been honored with a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation.
Find out what’s happening at University Park and start a new tradition this summer at We Are Weekend, which combines time-honored favorites and new advancements that Penn Staters are sure to love. The Penn State Alumni Association will host the premier summer event from May 31 to June 2 at University Park, with some events taking place nearby in downtown State College.
Synthetic networks may increase the availability of some data while still protecting individual or institutional privacy, according to a Penn State statistician.
The "I AM STEM" competition, founded in 2017 by the Eberly College of Science's Office of Science Outreach, is a way to provide science students with the opportunity to develop their speaking skills and gain confidence in their ability to inspire the next generation of scientists.
Having personally known children battling pediatric cancer during her years in and out of hospitals, Barker’s own experiences with childhood health struggles fueled her interest in helping THON fight this disease, even if she had never been personally impacted by cancer herself — that is, until her own diagnosis.
