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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.

October 03, 2024

ICDS Day seeks to amplify synergy for interdisciplinary research opportunities
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

October 02, 2024

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

October 02, 2024

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

October 02, 2024

Here's the easiest way to build a better bond with your dog, according to science
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.

October 01, 2024

Plant compound used in traditional medicine may help fight tuberculosis
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.

October 01, 2024

In photos: Internships prepare students for career success
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.

October 01, 2024

Q&A: Using a new approach to shine a light on hidden plant microbes
Ed O'Brien and Camelia Kantor

September 30, 2024

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

September 30, 2024

Understanding Desire in the Age of Ozempic

September 30, 2024

What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like? Bed Bug Bite Pictures, Symptoms, and Treatments

September 30, 2024

Honey bees may play key role in spreading viruses to wild bees
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

September 30, 2024

Penn State herbarium selected to participate in collections assessment program
Ayusman Sen, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry, published the first paper on autonomous nanobots 20 years ago. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

September 30, 2024

Penn State chemist’s pioneering paper reaches 20-year milestone
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September 30, 2024

One Health Microbiome Center launches new video series
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.

September 30, 2024

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

September 27, 2024

Backyard bee watchers, photographers help discover multiple new species in Pa.

September 26, 2024

New bees species discovered in Pennsylvania, giving scientists hope

September 26, 2024

Six new types of bees found in Pennsylvania for the first time
A research plot after dairy manure slurry was injected into a growing cover crop in early spring when temperatures were cooler, A new study demonstrated that the practice achieved multiple conservation goals while maintaining corn yield. Credit: Sailesh Sigdel/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

September 25, 2024

Injecting manure into growing cover crops can cut pollution, support corn crops

September 25, 2024

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find
Plant scientist named Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology

September 25, 2024

Plant scientist named Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology
In anaerobic soil disinfestation, after organic amendments are mixed in, the soil is irrigated to saturation and covered with impermeable plastic, as shown here, creating no-oxygen conditions that suppress weeds.

September 24, 2024

$1M USDA grant to perfect weed killing method in organic crop production
Penn State researchers have developed a new nanoparticle, depicted here, that can prevent mineral buildup in oil extraction equipment and stabilize a commonly used emulsion, or liquid mixture. Credit: Provided by Amir Sheikhi. All Rights Reserved.

September 24, 2024

New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

September 23, 2024

Wastewater holds the key to early disease detection