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Nominations for the Penn State Faculty Scholar medal are now open. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 16, 2024

Nominations sought for Faculty Scholar Medal
At left, a hydrophobic Mycoknit leather sample as the mycelium is growing and at right, a close-up view of the MycoKnit pavilion project led by architecture professors Felecia Davis and Benay Gürsoy. Credit: Provided by Felecia Davis and Benay Gürsoy. All Rights Reserved.

October 15, 2024

Fungi Futures exhibition showcases work of Stuckeman architecture researchers
People who experience depression and concussions simultaneously have significantly worse symptoms for both conditions and disruptions to brain connectivity, according to a new study by kinesiology researchers at Penn State. Credit: Getty Images – FGTrade. All Rights Reserved.

October 14, 2024

Co-occurrence of depression and concussions amplify symptoms of both conditions

October 13, 2024

Plant compound may help fight TB

October 12, 2024

Invasive brown stink bugs are everywhere — but for how much longer?
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

October 11, 2024

Penn State researchers earn funding for sustainable weed and insect management
Tao Zhou, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics and of biomedical engineering at Penn State, received a five-year, $1.83 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a soft and stretchable tissue-like electronic device for the treatment of resistant high blood pressure. Credit: Poornima Tomy/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 11, 2024

Q&A: Can electricity treat high blood pressure?
Brianna Hnath, left, is doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering at Penn State and co-author of the study. Credit: Courtesy of the Dokholyan lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 11, 2024

Toxic protein may contribute to ALS development
The researchers collected 58 bulk tank milk samples and applied various AI algorithms to differentiate between baseline samples and those representing potential anomalies, such as milk from an outside farm or milk containing antibiotics. Credit: SeanShot/Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

October 10, 2024

AI decodes microbes’ message in milk safety testing approach
Martu women cook bush tomatoes in a campfire while waiting to roast the monitor lizards piled to the right of the fire. Credit: Photo used with permission from senior Martu estate holders, courtesy of Rebecca Bliege Bird. All Rights Reserved.

October 10, 2024

Landscape effects of hunter-gatherer practices reshape idea of agriculture

October 10, 2024

Once-rare infection spread by tick bites on the rise in the US... and it's already reached the UK, warn experts

October 10, 2024

Tick-borne ‘American malaria’ cases rising at startling rate
Levon Esters, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Fox Graduate School, with the recipients of the 2024-25 University Graduate Fellowships and Distinguished Graduate Fellowships. Credit: The Fox Graduate School at Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 10, 2024

University fellowships awarded to 110 graduate students
Levon Esters, dean of the Fox Graduate School at Penn State, with the 2024 Three Minute Thesis finalists. Credit: Jillian Wesner / The Fox Graduate School at Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 09, 2024

Three Minute Thesis competition provides lasting impact for graduate students

October 09, 2024

Potential breakthrough as experts discover factor during pregnancy they think causes autism

October 09, 2024

Warning for Midwest and Northeast as 'American Malaria' Rising

October 09, 2024

Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease
Babesiosis, a disease spread by ticks, is on the rise. Credit: Penn State Extension / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 08, 2024

Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise

October 08, 2024

Tick-Borne Terror: The Rising Threat of “American Malaria”

October 08, 2024

Rates of This Tickborne Disease Are on the Rise—Here Are the Symptoms to Look For

October 08, 2024

What is babesiosis? The potentially deadly disease is on the rise
A new program offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will provide growers with knowledge that can help them succeed in the expanding market for microgreens. Credit: Francesco Di Gioia/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 08, 2024

New project to support microgreens producers with risk management education
Recent findings will help identify the groups of bees that may be most at-risk and aid in creating conservation strategies, according to researchers. Credit: Neringa Normantaite/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

October 07, 2024

Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities

October 05, 2024

A new Pitt study shows COVID-19 peaks every 6 months