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Recipients of the Alumni Association Dissertation Award are given the Distinguished Doctoral Scholar Medal engraved with the recipient's name and the words research, discovery, knowledge creation and innovation. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 06, 2023

Forty graduate students recognized with prestigious University awards
A native of Wuhan, China, Rui Wang is focusing her doctoral research on stormwater runoff and the public’s perception on implementing green stormwater infrastructure in Chinese sponge cities. Credit: Rui Wang. All Rights Reserved.

April 06, 2023

Architecture doctoral student honored for urban stormwater runoff research
Researchers found that broccoli consumption may help to protect the lining of the small intestine and inhibit the development of disease. Credit: Tyrrell Fitness and Nutrition, Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

April 06, 2023

Broccoli consumption protects gut lining, reduces disease, in mice

April 05, 2023

Why are snails and slugs so slow?
The researchers took several precautions before opening the sample jar to avoid contaminating the soil. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 05, 2023

Digging into the past: Forgotten soil samples are opportunity for new research

April 04, 2023

Innovative method predicts the effects of climate change on cold-blooded animals

April 03, 2023

8-year-old boy disrupts 100 years of scientific knowledge regarding insects and plants

April 03, 2023

California Lake Flooded for First Time in 110 Years After Atmospheric River
Example of the diversity of cold-blooded animals whose distribution and abundance under future climate conditions could be predicted using the newly developed model. Credit: Fish image, Gretchen Hansen; all other images Rebecca Wagner . All Rights Reserved.

April 03, 2023

Innovative method predicts the effects of climate change on cold-blooded animals
New research is the first to demonstrate the role of agriculture as an evolutionary force acting on a wild insect pollinator and may have implications for food security. Credit: Carly McGrady. All Rights Reserved.

April 03, 2023

Squash bees flourish in response to agricultural intensification

March 31, 2023

The EPA doesn’t require safety tests for most chemicals, including the three that spilled into a Delaware River tributary
Specialty mushrooms, like shiitakes, have higher levels of ERGO, according to the researcher. Credit: Photo by Kier in Sight on Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

March 31, 2023

Is a little-known amino acid concentrated in mushrooms the key to healthy aging?
New research led by Penn State found that mutations led to the stem of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein becoming tighter over time, which may have improved the virus’s ability to transmit through nasal droplets and infect host cells once in the body. Credit: Ganesh Anand, Penn State / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 31, 2023

A tighter core stabilizes SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new emergent variants

March 30, 2023

This lizard species stress-eats to cope with noisy US Army aircraft
David Koslicki (front) and the Penn State Microbiome Center have made the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes freely available for Penn State faculty, students, and staff Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 29, 2023

The Microbiome Center announces a free bioinformatics resource for Penn State

March 29, 2023

This lizard species stress-eats to cope with noisy US Army aircraft
Penn State Professor Dipanjan Pan co-invented ErythroMer, an artificial oxygen carrier, that will be used in a $46 million project led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine to develop an artificial whole blood product. Credit: Provided by Dipanjan Pan/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 27, 2023

Penn State scientist plays key role in $46M artificial blood research program
Seth Bordenstein, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences and professor of biology and entomology at Penn State, will offer insights into his research on microbiomes and their impact on the world in his talk, “Why We Look Down (To the Microbes) For Wonder, Impact and Discovery,” on March 31. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 27, 2023

Geography Coffee Hour talk to explore microorganisms and their impact on life
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March 27, 2023

Professor elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society
Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium on May 22 and 23, 2023, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Credit: Brenna Buck / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 23, 2023

Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23
Eviction has been found to exacerbate existing societal problems related to income disparity, educational attainment, and mental health. Credit: Adobe Stock: WINDSONG. All Rights Reserved.

March 23, 2023

Artificial intelligence models aim to forecast eviction, promote renter rights
A honey bee visits an apple flower. Managed honey bees and wild native bees provide critical pollination services for agricultural crops in the United States, but researchers say the public's knowledge of wild bee species is low. Credit: Laura Russo. All Rights Reserved.

March 23, 2023

Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation

March 22, 2023

Fact check: Video shows flower clusters, not 'rain of worms'
Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in Penn State's College of Engineering. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 22, 2023

New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization