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Stretchy implants could stick to arteries to treat high blood pressure

May 15, 2026

Stretchy implants could stick to arteries to treat high blood pressure
Soil scientist awarded $1.6M NSF grant to study ‘living skin’ of arid ecosystems

May 12, 2026

Soil scientist awarded $1.6M NSF grant to study ‘living skin’ of arid ecosystems
A delegation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recently visited Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 12, 2026

College of Ag Sciences, FAO mark one-year anniversary of Youth Food Lab
Q&A: Is AI democratizing global health or reinforcing old inequities?

May 11, 2026

Q&A: Is AI democratizing global health or reinforcing old inequities?
Q&A: Tips to protect against ticks

May 11, 2026

Q&A: Tips to protect against ticks

May 07, 2026

Dirty mind? Study suggests gut movement may flush excess material from our brains
Doctor's hand on pregnant belly.

May 06, 2026

Elevated blood sugar levels during pregnancy may result in poorer birth outcomes
Dipanjan Pan, Huck Chair in Nanomedicine and professor of material science and engineering as well as of nuclear engineering, has been appointed to serve as the Huck Institutes’ first director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. He brings an extensive track record of entrepreneurship to the role and will help other faculty members explore their options when it comes to commercializing research. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 05, 2026

Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems
Researchers have developed a new framework to study the functional impact of genetic background on the expression and severity of neurodevelopmental features associated with a deletion of a portion of chromosome 16. The research team used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) derived from patients with the deletion, their families and a healthy donor that they differentiated into different types of neuronal cells — image shows immunostained iPSC-derived neurons on the left and iPSC-derived neural progenitor cells on the right — to study how interactions among a patient’s entire genetic architecture and the deletion help determine the features that the individual will manifest. Credit: Girirajan Laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 05, 2026

How can the same genetic mutation lead to different clinical outcomes?
Plant genes influence bacterial evolution in legume-bacteria partnership

May 04, 2026

Plant genes influence bacterial evolution in legume-bacteria partnership
A handful of prunes has been shown to prevent bone loss over the course of a year in postmenopausal women, according to research by Mary Jane De Souza. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 28, 2026

Q&A: What should women do to keep their bones healthy?
Te-hui Kao was one of two awardees of the 2026 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching.

April 28, 2026

Two Eberly Faculty Honored with 2026 C.I. Noll Award
Using microCT scanning, which allows for high-resolution imaging of an organism's internal structures, and other imaging techniques, researchers found that a network of veins serve as a mechanical connection between the abdominal cavity and the brain. Here, the veins in red run through the interior of a vertebrae and around the spine. Credit: Provided by Patrick Drew and team/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

April 27, 2026

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain
One Health Microbiome Center names next doctoral interns for industry program

April 27, 2026

One Health Microbiome Center names next doctoral interns for industry program
Robot navigating over wooden beads.

April 24, 2026

The robot Cambrian explosion: Penn State researchers advance biorobotics

April 23, 2026

Detailed 3D Smithsonian specimen models enable far-reaching research
New clues for using common fungus to promote crop growth and health

April 22, 2026

New clues for using common fungus to promote crop growth and health
Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes

April 20, 2026

Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes
Jiawan Sun

April 20, 2026

Sun awarded Robert T. Simpson Graduate Student Award for Innovative Research.
Team CrashAI won first place and $5,500 in the Nittany AI Challenge. The team was also awarded the $3,500 Cocoziello Award and the $3,500 Office of Physical Plant Award. Credit: Cole Handerhan / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 17, 2026

Student teams win cash awards for their AI solutions in the Nittany AI Challenge
Lacy Alexander Credit: Graphic design by Dennis Maney / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 17, 2026

Penn State faculty member named American Physiological Society president-elect
Melanie McReynolds is the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

April 16, 2026

Penn State biochemist Melanie McReynolds awarded Hypothesis Fund seed grant
The soft bioelectrodes use a honeycomb-inspired design that allows researchers to stretch them onto the specific geometry of a patient’s brain, without sacrificing structural strength or sensitivity to electrical and physiological signals.

April 16, 2026

3D-printed brain sensors may unlock personalized neural monitoring
The four Huck students recognized among the 42 graduate student award winners. Clockwise, from top left: Robert Witkowski, Chad Brunswick, Ioannis Mouratidis, and Megan von Abo.

April 15, 2026

Four Huck Trainees Among Graduate Student Award Winners