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Scholarly Communications and Copyright Online Workshops

Libraries announces summer workshops for scholarly communications, copyright

May 09, 2025

Dairy Science Club

Penn State Dairy Science Club broadens horizons in the Netherlands

May 09, 2025

People in a classroom

Bridging the communication gap between police and the community

May 09, 2025

Front cover of Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building Ribbon Cutting Ceremony program

Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates opening of Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building

May 09, 2025

The image shows how special molecules break down when heated inside a tiny carbon tube, forming a perfectly straight chain of carbon atoms known as carbyne.

Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application

May 09, 2025

A photo of a sea of blue caps during a commencement ceremony.

Penn State Smeal to award more than 2,000 degrees during spring 2025 commencement

May 08, 2025

Chad Mirkin speaking at the Harold Kohn Endowed Distinguished Chemistry Alumni lecture

Q&A: Penn State alum and nanoscience pioneer Chad Mirkin

May 08, 2025

Fossil leaf of a Kapur Paya tree (Dryobalanops rappa)

First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered

May 08, 2025

Acacia fraternity suspended, continues to operate as an unrecognized group

May 08, 2025

Group of students standing with research posters talking

Students share research at annual Undergraduate Exhibition

May 08, 2025

Happy Valley Animation Festival being held at the HUB-Robeson Galleries

May 08, 2025

Campus Recreation launches summer pool memberships and new aquatic programs

May 08, 2025

Person working on stained glass in a workshop.

Center for Arts and Crafts offers May classes and workshops beginning May 18

May 08, 2025

Cameryn Allen stands between bushes outside at Penn State University Park.

Liberal Arts student champions undergraduate research

May 08, 2025

Nittany Lion Shrine

Fox Graduate School opens nominations for first scholarships from Fox endowment

May 08, 2025

An image of a controlled fire, with flames visible at the base of several trees, which are surrounded by smoke

Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements

May 08, 2025

Freshly extruded 3D printed concrete.

Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects

May 08, 2025

Two toddlers playing together with chalk

Webinar series to focus on parenting 3- to 5-year-olds

May 08, 2025

Large group of students posing for a photo on a stage

Tri-Alpha chapter inducts 93 into first-generation honor society

May 08, 2025

Reka Albert standing outside near trees

Biological physicist Réka Albert elected to National Academy of Sciences

May 07, 2025

A wide stream winding through pine trees on either side

Some water conservation programs may get more value by targeting rural farms

May 07, 2025

Dara Walker receives American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship

May 07, 2025

Trees on the Penn State University Park campus

Elm trees at University Park to be sprayed at sunrise on May 12

May 07, 2025

Portrait of Christopher Uhl

Penn State mourns loss of beloved teacher and ecologist Christopher Uhl

May 07, 2025

Illustration: A tired mom sleeps on a bed next to a happy father holding a child.

Q&A: Why sleep might be the best Mother’s Day gift

May 07, 2025

An outside view of a recital hall with grand windows photographed at sunset

New-Music Festival and Symposium showcases talent to international community

May 07, 2025

OLLI at Penn State honors volunteers, awards its highest honor

May 07, 2025

Hand reaching for eggs in a cardboard container

Common diabetes drug helps chickens lay more eggs

May 07, 2025

Man in white robe walks toward a red brick church

Penn State entries earn eight first-place finishes in Region 1 SPJ competition

May 06, 2025

two students in graduation caps and gowns hug each other

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2025 commencement

May 06, 2025

Karin Foley and Wendy Hanna-Rose posing with an award

Wendy Hanna-Rose awarded with inaugural Karin E. Foley Women’s Leadership Award

May 06, 2025

The Nittany Lion mascot

Let's give a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — May 6

May 06, 2025

Person interacting with service robot

Gender characteristics of service robots can influence customer decisions

May 06, 2025

John Dattilo floating in a kayak on a lake with a cliff in the background

Q&A: Can leisure make us healthier as individuals and as a society?

May 06, 2025

Four One Night on Broadway performer headshots

‘New One Night on Broadway' takes Centre Stage with Penn State Theatre alumni

May 06, 2025

Tender, by Beth Hetland, cover art, and photo of Beth Hetland, a woman wearing a flowered dress,smiling into the camera

Beth Hetland's 'Tender' wins 2025 Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize

May 06, 2025

Photo of two people sitting down, faces not shown, where one is taking notes.

Mental health counseling can boost resilience after military sexual trauma

May 06, 2025

Closeup of springtime flowers

Nature and wellness unite at the Arboretum’s 'Wild Wellness' event

May 06, 2025

College of Arts and Architecture spring 2025 student marshals

College of Arts and Architecture names spring 2025 student marshals

May 05, 2025

red brick and glass campus building with spring blossoms in foreground

IST announces new information technology ethics and compliance major

May 05, 2025

Penn State Forum Speaker Series announces 2025-26 lineup

May 05, 2025

Rao Prize Conference set for May 20

May 05, 2025

Carmona appointed Norman and Trygve Freed Early Career Professor in Physics

May 05, 2025

University students posing for a photo in front of a white board

Meteorology students develop workforce readiness in collaboration with WPSU

May 05, 2025

Schreyer Honors College sign

Schreyer Honors College announces 2025 Student and Faculty Award winners

May 05, 2025

Jin Wen named head of architectural engineering department

May 05, 2025

Penn State hosts 'On the Road with NACAS'

May 05, 2025

Climate Solutions Symposium registration open until May 12

May 05, 2025

a baking dish with salmon and veggies

Penn State Extension offers virtual cooking class on Mediterranean eating

May 04, 2025

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

Libraries names Melissa Leaym-Fernandez 2025 Linda Stein Upstander Award winner

May 02, 2025

Expanding Empathy Speaker Series 2025 flier

'Expanding Empathy' series returns for discussions on empathy and morality

May 02, 2025

A closeup of a green flower with a blurred Old Main in the background

Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today spring photo contest

May 02, 2025

Portrait Siddharth Ratan

Penn State student moves from transition to transformation as an Ag Advocate

May 02, 2025

McCourtney Institute awards more than $50,000 in research grants

May 02, 2025

Stephanie Kling, spring 2025 commencement student marshal, sits on a bench with the Nittany Lion

Nese College of Nursing announces spring 2025 commencement student marshal

May 02, 2025

illustration of hairlike electrode for EEG monitoring

The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

May 02, 2025

One Health minor group

One Health minor in College of Ag Sciences offers custom fieldwork experiences

May 01, 2025

Fiona Combs stands in front of trees and an academic building at Penn State University Park.

Penn State liberal arts student graduates with four degrees and global perspective

May 01, 2025

Queen Bee and the Blue Hornet Band at Penn State Movin' On 1998

Dear Old State: Keep on 'Movin' On'

May 01, 2025

two smiling people standing: taller male at left and female student at right

2025 Guentter Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis finalists to present work May 8

May 01, 2025

Illustration of purple corkscrew shapes on a blue background

$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test

May 01, 2025

Kyla Pritchett stands in front of a flowering tree outside West Halls at Penn State University Park.

First-generation student builds community through storytelling

May 01, 2025

Springing into action

May 01, 2025

A man sitting at a table listening to someone on his right speak as others at the table look on.

Penn State alum gives back in support of design research and campus libraries

May 01, 2025

A head and shoulders photo of a smiling Jake Musmanno.

Penn State Smeal spring 2025 marshal plans to combine creativity with analysis

May 01, 2025

Three smiling women

Bellisario College honors faculty, staff and graduate students for excellence

May 01, 2025

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