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Findings from this study suggest that azolla is food safe and has the potential to safely feed millions of people due to its rapid growth while free-floating on shallow fresh water without the need for nitrogen fertilizers. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Oct 23, 2024

Water fern gains more evidence as safe potential global food insecurity solution

International research points to promise and safety of azolla, a plant that can double its biomass in two days and capture nitrogen from the air.

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Penn State Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Mohammad Rezaee and his team founded Intel-E-Waste, a startup offering a sustainable e-waste recycling process. Credit: Provided by Mohammad Rezaee. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 22, 2024

Penn State research-based startup tackles e-waste recycling challenges

Intel-E-Waste leverages Invent Penn State’s NSF I-Corps program to transform lab research into market-ready technology.

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Study lead author Danielle Begley-Miller and a colleague collecting information about the number and height of tree seedlings at a research plot. Credit: Michael Antonishak. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 22, 2024

Deer, seedlings and soil pH influence local forest regeneration

New findings from long-term research underscore the challenges managers face when trying to conserve Penn’s Woods.

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"LEED, Uncertified" (2023), Johanna Beam and Marianna Renda. Credit: Tess Dubler. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 21, 2024

Exhibition to showcase art and science collaborations

"Synergies in Art and Science," an art exhibition showcasing collaborations at the intersection of microbial science and artistic innovation, will be on display at the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture's Borland Project Space, located in 125 Borland Building, from Oct. 28 to Nov 15.

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Researchers developed a 3D atlas of the developing mouse brain, with such images as this. Credit: Provided by the Kim Lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

Oct 21, 2024

Researchers develop 3D atlas of the developing mammalian brain

A 3D atlas of developing mice brains using advanced imaging and microscopy techniques has been created by a team of researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and collaborators from five different institutes.

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Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been selected to host a United Nations World Food Forum Youth Innovation Lab. Faculty and students who were present for the World Food Day Global Ceremony, held in Rome this week, were, from left, Daniel Foster, associate professor of agricultural and extension education and co-founder of the Global Teach Ag Network at Penn State; Ram Neupane, doctoral student; Melanie Foster, associate teaching professor of international agriculture and co-founder of the Global Teach Ag Network; Nina Coates, program and project management senior consultant, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Jett Kelly, undergraduate student; Mark Gagnon, Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar; Xialing Zhao, doctoral student; Noel Habashy, associate teacher professor and coordinator for the international agriculture minor; and Raymond Yan, undergraduate student. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 18, 2024

Penn State named site for World Food Forum Youth Food Lab

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been selected to host a prestigious World Food Forum Youth Food Lab, a key initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to address global food security and climate change.

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Funding enables Penn State faculty, staff and students to push the boundaries of discovery, conduct cutting-edge research and drive innovation that positively impacts society, both locally and around the globe. Here Nicholas Clark, a postdoctoral fellow at Penn State, forges a piece of LionGlass, an entirely new type of glass that offers the first alternative to standard soda lime silicate glass. LionGlass, which was invented at Penn State, secured its first corporate partner for research and development in fiscal year 2024. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

Oct 18, 2024

Penn State’s research expenditures reach record $1.337 billion

The funding — from federal and state agencies, industry sponsors, private donors, the University and other sources — enables Penn State faculty, staff and students to conduct research to meet the world’s most urgent challenges

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Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a conversation with the community on Oct. 14, 2024, about the University’s research enterprise. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Oct 18, 2024

Andrew Read leads conversation with community on research enterprise

On Oct. 14, Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a conversation with the community on the University’s research enterprise.

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Ceroptres promethea is one of the newly identified and named gall wasps. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Oct 18, 2024

Penn State entomology graduate student identifies 22 new species of gall wasps

Twenty-two new species of gall wasps have been identified and named for the first time, thanks to new research led by a Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences graduate student.

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The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects that look to put promising climate solutions into action through interdisciplinary partnerships. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 17, 2024

Climate Consortium awards projects to drive climate solutions across key sectors

The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded funding to four research projects through its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program. Through this program, the consortium aims to put promising climate solutions into action via interdisciplinary partnerships.

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