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The four Penn State Goldwater Scholars are, clockwise from top left, Luc Schrauf, Elisabeth Groff, Zach Badinger and Megan von Abo. Credit: Provided. All Rights Reserved.

April 15, 2025

Four Penn State undergraduates earn Goldwater Scholarships
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

April 15, 2025

Immune system proteins involved in severe parasitic disease identified
The study found that increased salt content in tomato plants reduces fruitworm caterpillar feeding and limits the number of eggs that moths lay on these plants. Credit: Sahil Pawar. All Rights Reserved.

April 15, 2025

Feeling salty? Increased salt stress reduces tomato pest activity
Huck Director Christina Grozinger

April 14, 2025

Grozinger appointed to National Academies committee to study insect declines in North America

April 10, 2025

Penn State experts weigh in on measles outbreak, vaccines
Maria Lovallo in a lab

April 10, 2025

Graduating senior reflects on undergraduate research experiences at Penn State
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April 09, 2025

Postdoctoral training series assists scholars seeking fellowships
The findings could help drive future research as well as help evaluate the costs and benefits of pesticide use in agroecosystems, the researchers said. Credit: Kym MacKinnon/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

April 09, 2025

Even sublethal insecticide dose may disrupt pollinator mating process
The U.S. National Science Foundation National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences at Penn State recently announced its first cohort of working groups. The center is supporting 10 initial working groups which will conduct research in accordance with open science principles, producing peer-reviewed articles, public datasets and reproducible workflows. The working groups will reuse and integrate diverse datasets, creatively visualized in this illustration, to gain insights about emergent properties that could potentially answer fundamental scientific questions and lead to transformative discoveries. Credit: NicoElNino/Alamy Stock Photo. All Rights Reserved.

April 09, 2025

NCEMS working groups to answer molecular and cellular bioscience questions
Urara Hasegawa, assistant professor at Penn State, demonstrates thermogels, special materials that can turn from a liquid into a solid when triggered by heat. New thermogels developed by Hasegawa and her team show promise as a next-generation biomaterials. Credit: Urara Hasegawa. All Rights Reserved.

April 09, 2025

‘Patchy’ thermogels show next-gen biomedical material potential, scientists say
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April 09, 2025

Complete genome sequences of six ape species unveiled
Mary Ann Smith, 2025 Campus Sustainability Champion, standing next to a large London plane tree located on the Penn State Schuylkill campus. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 09, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill biologist recognized as a PERC Campus Sustainability Champion
As AI expands, so does its environmental footprint, from high energy use to e-waste. But with efficient models, greener infrastructure and smarter design, the tech industry can curb its impact and improve its sustainability. Credit: Adobe Stock. All Rights Reserved.

April 09, 2025

Q&A: Can artificial intelligence growth and sustainability go hand in hand?
In research conducted at the Penn State dairy barns, cows that were fed a diet that included 15% whole cottonseed produced 5% more milk fat per day than cows not eating whole cottonseed. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 08, 2025

Feeding dairy cows whole cottonseed byproduct boosts milk fat, researchers find
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April 04, 2025

Forty-two graduate students recognized with University awards
In a recent study, a team of researchers led by Penn State scientists tested a new hypothesis for why some species of butterflies and moths have very specific diets, feeding on only a few types of plants, while others are far less picky. Credit: Nick Sloff / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 03, 2025

Picky eaters by day, buffet by night: Butterfly, moth diets sync to plant aromas

April 03, 2025

Novel AI tool may help predict autoimmune disease risk ‘as early as birth’
On the latest episode of “Growing Impact,” a team of Penn State researchers discusses how their seed grant project aims to address nitrous oxide emissions from the agricultural sector by developing a system for real-time emissions monitoring and reduction.

April 01, 2025

Researchers working to address agricultural greenhouse gas emissions
Erika Machtinger in the field

March 31, 2025

Machtinger harnesses the power of collaboration to solve complex problems
A multi-institutional team led by Dipanjan Pan, the Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Chair Professor in Nanomedicine at Penn State, recently received a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop the next generation of synthetic blood. Credit: Provided by Dipanjan Pan. All Rights Reserved.

March 31, 2025

$2.7M NIH grant to fund next generation of synthetic blood
Nivetha Gunaseelan has been awarded a predoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association to condcuct research that could impact how physicians treat brain injuries. Credit: Provided by Dipanjan Pan/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 31, 2025

Biomedical engineering grad student earns American Heart Association fellowship

March 29, 2025

Zootonic diseases to wildlife trade: Here’s how ecological disruptions threaten national security

March 29, 2025

Insecticides may be helping weeds thrive
Sol De Jesus, right, movement disorder neurologist and co-director of the Penn State Health Deep Brain Stimulation Program, performs the health system’s first adaptive DBS activation on patient Deborah Barnhart. Credit: Penn State Health. All Rights Reserved.

March 27, 2025

Hershey Medical Center first in Pennsylvania to offer new Parkinson’s treatment