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Meghan Vidt, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, will lead a five-year investigation into how rotator cuff injury and repair changes the muscle composition. The rotator cuff, shown in orange, are tendons and muscles responsible for holding the shoulder joint together and facilitating movement. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 03, 2023

Researchers awarded $2.3M grant to enhance understanding of rotator cuff injury

March 02, 2023

Giant Jurassic-era insect missing from eastern North America for at least 50 YEARS is rediscovered outside a WALMART in Arkansas

March 02, 2023

Giant bug flying outside Walmart found to be ‘super rare’ insect not seen in decades

March 02, 2023

Giant bug flying outside Walmart found to be ‘super rare’ insect not seen in decades
With a four-year, $2,276,850 National Institutes of Health grant, Penn State researchers aim to create a completely non-invasive, tunable method for treating tendinopathies with focused ultrasound. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 02, 2023

Flat, pancake-sized metalens images lunar surface in an engineering first
Representatives from Penn State, Meru University of Science and Technology, and Meru County in Kenya were present to sign the memorandum of understanding. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 02, 2023

New partnership will address health and food safety challenges in Kenya

March 02, 2023

Heinz ketchup bottle innovator creates food packaging program endowment

March 01, 2023

Giant bug found at an Arkansas Walmart identified as a Jurassic-era insect

March 01, 2023

Rare, Jurassic-Era Giant Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart

March 01, 2023

Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart

March 01, 2023

23 Heart-Healthy Foods and Nutrients Every Woman Should Add to Her Diet

March 01, 2023

Rare Jurassic-era insect found at Arkansas Walmart

March 01, 2023

Giant flying bug found at Arkansas Walmart turns out to be "super-rare" Jurassic-era insect
This is a cynipid wasp, whose larvae were recently discovered to induce plant growths called galls containing acidity levels akin to lemons. Credit: Courtesy Antoine Guiguet. All Rights Reserved.

March 01, 2023

Wasps harness power of pitcher plants in first-ever observed defense strategy

February 28, 2023

US-Wissenschaftler entdeckt seltenes Insekt – an der Fassade eines Supermarkts

February 28, 2023

Giant Lacewing, Which Mysteriously Disappeared from Eastern North America in 1950s, Found Chilling at Walmart!
Francisco Dini-Andreote Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

February 27, 2023

New predictive models developed for bacterial diversity of soils
This Polystoechotes punctata or giant lacewing was collected in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2012 by Michael Skvarla, director of Penn State’s Insect Identification Lab. The specimen is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over fifty years – and the first record of the species ever in the state. Credit: Michael Skvarla / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 27, 2023

Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, prompts mystery
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have identified a biomarker that can be used in blood tests to diagnose glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest type of brain cancer, and track its progression and guide treatment. Credit: National Cancer Institute, Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

February 27, 2023

Blood test for brain cancer may be on horizon, new research finds
The researchers found that the treatment of mice with dietary cocoa powder reduced the rate of body weight gain in both males and females, regardless of fermentation and roasting protocol. Credit: GettyImages fcafotodigita. All Rights Reserved.

February 24, 2023

Processing, like fermentation and roasting, doesn’t cut cocoa’s health benefits
Elizabeth McGraw. Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 23, 2023

McGraw elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Paul Berg in the lab. Credit: Jose Mercado, Stanford News Service. All Rights Reserved.

February 23, 2023

Nobel Prize-winning Penn State alumnus Paul Berg dies

February 22, 2023

In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power
A biosensor developed by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, features superhydrophobic material that measures sweat vapor without absorbing water. Credit: Provided by Larry Cheng/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

February 22, 2023

Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body