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Andrew Read, Senior Vice President for Research, stands on stage at a wooden podium presenting opening remarks at the ICDS Symposium in 2023. ICDS Day MMXXIV: Shaping The Future of Penn State's Digital Research aims to bring together communities from diverse disciplines to discuss cutting-edge methodologies, data analytics and available computational resources, as well as learn about data ethics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and ways to amplify synergy for research opportunities. Credit: Suzy Unger/ICDS. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 03, 2024

ICDS Day seeks to amplify synergy for interdisciplinary research opportunities

Oct. 23 event aims to bring together faculty, students and industry professionals to foster innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Aida Ebrahimi is the Thomas and Sheila Roell Early Career Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering. Credit: Penn State College of Engineering. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 02, 2024

$1.5M NSF grant to launch AI-designed biosensor research project

To enhance biosensor development via artificial intelligence (AI) and offer STEM education opportunities to K-12 students from underserved communities, the U.S. National Science Foundation recently awarded researchers at Penn State a three-year, $1.5 million grant.

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A research town hall to be held on Oct. 14 will provide an opportunity for Penn State faculty, staff and students to learn more about initiatives underway to strengthen the University’s research enterprise and get closer to the goal of ranking in the top 15 nationally for research expenditures. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

Oct 02, 2024

Andrew Read to host town hall focused on Penn State’s research enterprise

The Penn State community is invited to attend an upcoming town hall conversation hosted by Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read and other leaders on Oct. 14 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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An approach called metagenomics — a type of DNA sequencing — may help scientists learn more about the microbes that affect plants, the researchers said. Credit: Roman Synkevych/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 01, 2024

Q&A: Using a new approach to shine a light on hidden plant microbes

Despite there being more microbes on Earth than stars in our galaxy, only a tiny fraction have been discovered. An approach called metagenomics — a type of DNA sequencing — may help scientists learn more about these elusive organisms, according to Penn State researchers.

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Penn State students completed a variety of internship experiences in summer 2024. A few of them include (clockwise from top left): Conducting microbiome research at QIAGEN headquarters in Hilden, Germany; working as a manufacturing intern on the H-47 Chinook program at Boeing; working with Sunoco LP in the race fuels department; updating firmware and reworking software at Lengrand; writing for the Centre County Gazette; broadcasting at CNN, a business unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.; and learning restaurant performance insights at Chick-Fil-A. The photo gallery below provides more details on these and many other recent internship experiences of Penn State students. Credit: Photos provided. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 01, 2024

In photos: Internships prepare students for career success

The following photo gallery showcases a few of the numerous internship opportunities that Penn State students from various colleges and campuses can pursue.

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While the findings are preliminary, the work is a promising first step in finding new therapies against tuberculosis, according to the researchers. Credit: Mathias Katz/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Oct 01, 2024

Plant compound used in traditional medicine may help fight tuberculosis

A compound found in African wormwood — a plant used medicinally for thousands of years to treat many types of illness — could be effective against tuberculosis.

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Professor of Chemistry Edward O'Brien and Huck Associate Director Camelia Kantor collaborated to craft a winning NSF proposal.

Sep 30, 2024

From vision to victory: Penn State's journey to a $20M NSF grant

The establishment of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS) offers valuable lessons for future large-scale, multi-institutional proposals.

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Pennsylvania Agricultural College Herbarium director Jesse Lasky, left, and graduate student Eleanna Vasquez Cerda look at specimens in the museum. Credit: Keith Hickey, Huck Institutes / Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 30, 2024

Penn State herbarium selected to participate in collections assessment program

Penn State’s herbarium — known as the Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium — is one of 71 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program.

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Sheep graze across the 70-megawatt solar farm project in Franklin County that provides Penn State with 25% of its purchased electricity, across all campuses. Credit: Lightsource bp. All Rights Reserved.

Sep 30, 2024

Penn State cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half; targets future goals

Since 2005, Penn State has worked steadily toward lowering its University-wide greenhouse gas emissions. Along the way, the University set and met various goals — including a 17.5% reduction by 2012 and a 35% reduction by 2020 — and recently exceeded a 50% reduction, marking a major milestone.

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Ayusman Sen, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry, published the first paper on autonomous nanobots 20 years ago. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Sep 30, 2024

Penn State chemist’s pioneering paper reaches 20-year milestone

The paper that launched the field of self-propelled autonomous nanomotors celebrated at two conferences and featured in award-winning documentary

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