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Invent Penn State's Fund For Innovation helps start seven new ventures

A little less than two years after the launch of the Fund for Innovation, Invent Penn State has backed nearly 50 emerging Penn State technologies and has provided startup funding to promising new ventures that were born out of the program.

Limited submission: Announcing Brain Research Foundation's Scientific Innovations Award competition

We are pleased to announce the launch of Brain Research Foundation's Scientific Innovations Award competition.

Huck Institutes welcomes new staff in 2017

Please join us in welcoming Daryl Branford, Steve Bumbarger, and Kimberly Ripka to the Huck Institutes.

Professor's TEDxPSU talk about benefits of conflict featured on TED.com

Jonathan Marks advocated conflict between government and corporations in his TED talk, which has been featured on TED.com.

Announcing the second annual Life Science Symposium

The Symposium will be held May 18 and 19, 2017, with the aim of promoting communication and collaboration among the life science students and faculty at the University Park and Hershey campuses.

An important message from the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Announcing a new pilot requiring the use of a spreadsheet template for identifying Collaborators and Other Affiliations information

You're invited to the Blue-White Science Expo on Saturday, April 22, 2017

Join Penn State's research community and show your support for science at the Blue-White Science Expo! The Science Expo will feature lightning talks in each of Penn State's five areas of focus: Enhancing Health, Stewarding our Planet's Resources, Driving Digital Innovation, Transforming Education, and Advancing the Arts & Humanities.

Talk to focus on new National Institutes of Health rules

Directors from Penn State's Office for Research Protections will present a 15-minute overview on the recent and upcoming changes to National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research at noon on May 2 in 112 Henderson Building.

Fast capture of cancer markers will aid in diagnosis and treatment

A nanoscale product of human cells that was once considered junk is now known to play an important role in intercellular communication and in many disease processes, including cancer metastasis.

Ades named 2017 Penn State Teaching Fellow

Sarah Ades, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Eberly College of Science, has received the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching and have been named 2017 Penn State Teaching Fellows.