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Mary Ann Smith, 2025 Campus Sustainability Champion, standing next to a large London plane tree located on the Penn State Schuylkill campus. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 09, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill biologist recognized as a PERC Campus Sustainability Champion
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April 09, 2025

Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled
As AI expands, so does its environmental footprint, from high energy use to e-waste. But with efficient models, greener infrastructure and smarter design, the tech industry can curb its impact and improve its sustainability. Credit: Adobe Stock. All Rights Reserved.

April 09, 2025

Q&A: Can artificial intelligence growth and sustainability go hand in hand?
In research conducted at the Penn State dairy barns, cows that were fed a diet that included 15% whole cottonseed produced 5% more milk fat per day than cows not eating whole cottonseed. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 08, 2025

Feeding dairy cows whole cottonseed byproduct boosts milk fat, researchers find
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April 04, 2025

Forty-two graduate students recognized with University awards
In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Penn State scientists tested a new hypothesis for why some species of butterflies and moths have very specific diets, feeding on only a few types of plants, while others are far less picky. Credit: Nick Sloff / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 03, 2025

Picky eaters by day, buffet by night: Butterfly, moth diets sync to plant aromas

April 03, 2025

Novel AI tool may help predict autoimmune disease risk ‘as early as birth’
On the latest episode of “Growing Impact,” a team of Penn State researchers discusses how their seed grant project aims to address nitrous oxide emissions from the agricultural sector by developing a system for real-time emissions monitoring and reduction.

April 01, 2025

Researchers working to address agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
Erika Machtinger in the field

March 31, 2025

Machtinger harnesses the power of collaboration to solve complex problems
A multi-institutional team led by Dipanjan Pan, the Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Chair Professor in Nanomedicine at Penn State, recently received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop the next generation of synthetic blood. Credit: Provided by Dipanjan Pan. All Rights Reserved.

March 31, 2025

$2.7M NIH grant to fund next generation of synthetic blood
Nivetha Gunaseelan has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association to condcuct research that could impact how physicians treat brain injuries. Credit: Provided by Dipanjan Pan/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 31, 2025

Biomedical engineering grad student earns American Heart Association fellowship

March 29, 2025

Insecticides may be helping weeds thrive

March 29, 2025

Zootonic diseases to wildlife trade: Here’s how ecological disruptions threaten national security
Sol De Jesus, right, movement disorder neurologist and co-director of the Penn State Health Deep Brain Stimulation Program, performs the health system’s first adaptive DBS activation on patient Deborah Barnhart. Credit: Penn State Health. All Rights Reserved.

March 27, 2025

Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson’s treatment
Four faculty members representing the College of Agricultural Sciences, the Eberly College of Science and the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Credit: Curtis Chan / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 27, 2025

Four Penn State faculty elected AAAS Fellows

March 27, 2025

Hershey Medical Center first in Pa. to offer new Parkinson’s Disease treatment

March 27, 2025

Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security

March 26, 2025

Penn State joins growing list of universities to offer AI major. ‘New era of innovation’
A team led by researchers at Penn State including David Koslicki, associate professor of computer science and engineering and of biology, was recently awarded a five-year project by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Science to work on a project aiming to accelerate drug discovery, with the potential to treat rare diseases. The team seeks to improve NIH's Biomedical Data Translator, which is a network of computer interfaces that take biomedical research questions and provide fact-based responses. The above graph shows a high-level view of the Biomedical Data Translator functionality. Researchers input a question and the system, which includes knowledge bases of scientific research and literature from discoveries, works together to provide a response to the question. Credit: National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Science's Biomedical Data Translator Consortium. All Rights Reserved.

March 25, 2025

Translator for biomedical research aims to speed up patient care

March 25, 2025

Center for Plant Excellence launched by PSU, Shapiro admin

March 23, 2025

Just 2 ounces of this buttery snack could help lower cholesterol, reduce heart disease risk
The findings could be helpful to growers as they create management plans for their fields, according to the researchers. Credit: Waldemar/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

March 21, 2025

Insecticides may contribute to bigger problems with certain weeds

March 21, 2025

Machine Vision System Monitors Greenhouse-Grown Specialty Crop
Three maps showing the spatial variation of the prevalence of undernutrition among children under the age of five in Uganda. Credit: Provided by Paddy Ssentongo. All Rights Reserved.

March 19, 2025

Rainfall and drought linked to childhood growth outcomes in Uganda