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January 28, 2025

Tiny QR codes help scientists track bee movements

January 28, 2025

Have you been overeating without realising it? Here's why the 80% full rule is good for you

January 27, 2025

Mystery of How Far Bees Travel to Collect Pollen Is Revealed

January 27, 2025

Is pasta healthier as leftovers? There may be several benefits to cooling your carbs, experts say
Director Bruce Logan, fourth from left, stands with the IEE Research Award winners. From left to right are: Hong Wu, Lisa Emili, Nathaniel Warner, Brian Fronk and Margaret Busse. Lauren McPhillips is not pictured. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

January 27, 2025

Researchers recognized for excellence by Institute of Energy and the Environment

January 26, 2025

Scientists Strapped QR Codes Onto Thousands of Bees to Learn How Far They Actually Fly

January 26, 2025

Ash tree variability may offer restoration path post-beetle decimation

January 25, 2025

America's favorite pets may be salmonella spreaders. How to love Fido safely

January 24, 2025

‘It’s Important To Learn About The World Around Us’: Penn State Soil Judging Team Qualifies For Nationals
Three Penn State researchers have been awarded the highest honor the United States government bestows on early-career scientists and engineers. They are (from left to right): Catherine Berdanier, associate professor of mechanical engineering; Margarita Lopez-Uribe, Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor and associate professor of entomology; and Lauren Zarzar, professor of chemistry. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

January 24, 2025

Three faculty receive Presidential Early Career Award for scientists, engineers
The findings are a step in identifying beneficial microorganisms that potentially could be used to improve mushroom harvests and prevent disease, the researchers said. Credit: Harshal S. Hirve/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

January 24, 2025

Harnessing mushroom microbiomes for better crop development

January 24, 2025

Researchers glued teeny-tiny QR codes to 30,000 bees

January 24, 2025

32,000 bees tagged with QR codes unlock mystery of pollen-collecting behaviors

January 24, 2025

Researchers glued teeny-tiny QR codes to 30,000 bees

January 24, 2025

Scientists have uncovered a 'simple' way to cure hair loss

January 24, 2025

Penn State ‘Closely Monitoring’ Trump Executive Order Regarding Sponsored Research
Farmers confer amidst their corn crop, garden and fish ponds. Typically, smallholder fish farms are family-run operations that raise tilapia in small areas of land along with a few crops and some livestock. Credit: Jacob Johnson. All Rights Reserved.

January 24, 2025

Researchers explore strategies to aid smallholder fish farmers in Zambia
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

January 24, 2025

Pennsylvania Sea Grant launches research video series
López-Uribe is the Lorenzo L. Langstroth Early Career Professor of Entomology in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

January 24, 2025

López-Uribe awarded presidential honor for early career scientists

January 24, 2025

Nerves Of Steel: Canada Geese Don’t Flee Far From Gun-Toting Hunters
Yongsoo Kim, associate professor of neural and behavioral sciences at the Penn State College of Medicine, is leading a new five-year, $17.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Mental Health. Credit: Jason Plotkin / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 23, 2025

$17.9M NIH grant to research neurodevelopment disorders
Treating hair loss may be as simple as developing therapies to flip a molecular “switch,” according to a new study by researchers from Penn State; the University of California, Irvine; and National Taiwan University. Credit: iprogressman / Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

January 23, 2025

Mane attraction: Molecular ‘switch’ may control long scalp hair
First author Prabhav Borate, a graduate student in engineering science, demonstrates how lab earthquakes are created: by grinding two blocks of rock together until a failure occurs. Credit: Poornima Tomy / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 23, 2025

Predicting lab earthquakes with physics-informed artificial intelligence
Tao Zhou, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics, received a five-year, $660,000 CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop stretchy, injectable hydrogel electrodes to treat spinal cord injuries. Credit: Poornima Tomy / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

January 23, 2025

NSF CAREER Award supports pursuit of ‘soft’ solutions for spinal cord injuries