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Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests

Specific cover crops may help attract insects that target harmful pests

The secret to bats’ longevity linked to immune response to viruses and cancer

The secret to bats’ longevity linked to immune response to viruses and cancer

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces fall 2026 speakers

Penn State Neuroscience Institute announces fall 2026 speakers

Adaptation and a ‘Noah’s Ark for trees’ offer hope for endangered black ash

Adaptation and a ‘Noah’s Ark for trees’ offer hope for endangered black ash

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

After 30 years of research, Penn State startup reinvents the putting green

After 30 years of research, Penn State startup reinvents the putting green

Messy life-producing cellular process caught in action for first time

Messy life-producing cellular process caught in action for first time

Cell ‘invisibility cloaks’ could offer side-effect-free diabetes treatment

Cell ‘invisibility cloaks’ could offer side-effect-free diabetes treatment

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

Andrew Patterson named H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Chair

Soilless farming system design can determine microbial growth, impact on crops

Soilless farming system design can determine microbial growth, impact on crops

How does a deadly chicken virus escape vaccines designed to slow it?

How does a deadly chicken virus escape vaccines designed to slow it?

Chemical engineering professor honored for work on plant-based tissue scaffolds

Chemical engineering professor honored for work on plant-based tissue scaffolds

The experiment involved 44 Eastern bluebirds, with 22 exposed to noise and 22 not subjected to noise. All the birds were caring for nestlings, so they were highly motivated to visit their nests. Credit: Jason Keagy / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Industrial noise may alter bluebird behavior but not cognitive ability

NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions

NIH grants $2.8M to develop tools for study of mosquito-microbe interactions

Ganda, Kovac and Hao named Huck chairs

Ganda, Kovac and Hao named Huck chairs

Community-engaged research unit awards seed grants

Community-engaged research unit awards seed grants

$2.8M NIH grant to study effect of PFAS on the gut microbiome

$2.8M NIH grant to study effect of PFAS on the gut microbiome

Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships

Fox Graduate School awards 36 graduate students Fox scholarships

Penn State Master Gardeners to share gardening expertise at Ag Progress Days

Penn State Master Gardeners to share gardening expertise at Ag Progress Days

Jiawan Sun

Sun awarded Robert T. Simpson Graduate Student Award for Innovative Research.

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.

Four Huck Trainees Among Graduate Student Award Winners

WATCH: Science graduate students recap international industry internship

Headshots of Prasad, Taylor, and Verma

Prasad, Taylor, Verma among 31 graduate students to receive awards at 2026 Graduate Exhibition

Jason Kaye Credit: Photo provided. All Rights Reserved.

Kaye honored with Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award

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

Three Ecology students receive Ag Sci awards

Melissa Rolls Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences; Director of the Center for Cellular Dynamics; Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

MCIBS Chair Melissa Rolls Wins Leadership Award