When people overuse electronic devices, it could lead to weaker activity in areas of the brain that are key to understanding scientific texts, according to a team of researchers.
Festival-goers are invited to make pop rockets July 13 at Penn State’s Art of Discovery booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. The workshop is one in a series of free, hands-on activities and demonstrations — from July 11 to 13 — that explore where science and art meet.
From Thursday, July 11, through Saturday, July 13, Penn State's Art of Discovery booth at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will feature free, hands-on activities and demonstrations that explore where science and art meet.
When a proposed policy has the backing of scientific evidence, it may boost the likelihood that activists will get involved with the issue. However, references to scientific evidence seem to dampen the activism of scientific experts, according to researchers.
More than 200 seventh grade girls will explore all things STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) during the 23rd annual Pathways to Your Future: Exploring STEAM Careers program on Friday, May 10 at Penn State York. The program offers 30 workshops, and is free.
Not only does Mark Dawson work at Penn State Berks, but he will graduate with two of his six daughters, Dakota and Hunter, on Saturday, May 4, during the college’s 2 p.m. commencement ceremony.
What happens when a hypothesis has to be formed and tested on the fly? That’s the question that awaited participants as they arrived at the Mystery Architecture activity at the 2019 regional Science Olympiad, held this month at Penn State Behrend. More than 400 area middle- and high-school students from 35 schools participated in the event.
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.
Alyssa Gamaldo, assistant professor of human development and family studies, will address health differences across diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic older adult populations. The lecture is part of the Penn State Center for Healthy Aging Community Lecture Series.
Andrew Read, Evan Pugh University Professor of Biology and Entomology in the Eberly College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Celebrate all things Pi, and pie, on March 14 when Penn State York hosts its second annual campus-wide Pi Day from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building.
Penn State Berks will host its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Conference on Wednesday, March 7.
First Relic Recovery is the name of the game when 36 teams of middle and high school students from across Pennsylvania participate in the FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) South Central PA Regional Qualifier, robotics competition, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Penn State York.
People who read on computer devices have a difficult time comprehending science articles. This offers insights both into how the brain processes information while reading on electronic devices, as well as how to improve science text books.
Long suspected of being disease-carriers, houseflies and blowflies may tote hundreds of different species of bacteria, many of which are harmful to humans, according to a team of researchers. The disease-carrying potential increases in places where there are a lot of people, they add. The scientists used cutting-edge technology to study the microbiome of the flies.
