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August 12, 2021

Kids may eventually be more at risk of contracting COVID-19 than adults, study finds

August 10, 2021

COVID breakthrough infections soar in Massachusetts
David Hughes, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Global Food Security and professor of entomology and biology in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Eberly College of Science Credit: Dan Lesher / Penn State. Creative Commons

August 10, 2021

Global food security professor named to 'Most Creative People in Business' list

August 10, 2021

How one scientist is saving crops around the world via AI-enabled apps

August 09, 2021

Scientist Slams Joe Rogan for Getting His Vaccine Study ‘Completely Wrong’

August 09, 2021

Can you help shape the future of plant disease detection?

August 08, 2021

‘Joe Rogan Is Getting This Completely Wrong,’ Says The Scientist Who Conducted The Vaccine Study
Graph of total fresh staple crop production in Africa in 2019.

August 05, 2021

PlantVillage University Seminar Summary - Dr. James Legg and Cassava Viruses

August 04, 2021

The 'Delta Plus' variant has spread to nearly 30 countries, but low case numbers are a sign it won't overtake Delta
Cryo-STEM imagery showing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and the solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) layer. After the 36th cycle to the 100th cycle the silicon nanowire expands and becomes irregular, mingling with the SEI to form a soft composite structure. IMAGE: JENNIFER M. MCCANN

July 29, 2021

Novel method of imaging silicon anode degradation may lead to better batteries
These images of root architecture in the field show the cipk15 mutant corn genotype had significantly steeper angles compared to the wildtype genotype. Plants were grown in low nitrogen conditions. The mutant corn line that produced the root on the right lacks a gene that regulates root growth. IMAGE: HANNAH SCHNEIDER/PENN STATE

July 28, 2021

Researchers identify a gene that regulates the angle of root growth in corn

July 27, 2021

CDC: The coronavirus could be 'just a few mutations' away from evading vaccines
Tree illustration.

July 27, 2021

Agroforestry for Food Security and Climate Change in Africa
business bootcamp participants sitting in garden

July 27, 2021

Business Bootcamp marks restart of in-person graduate training
Ally Bythell, a 2021 Penn State graduate who earned her bachelor of science in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, crocheted the world's first example of yarn made from Squitex fiber. IMAGE: ALLY BYTHELL/PENN STATE

July 26, 2021

From waste to wear: How squid may be key to material revolution

July 26, 2021

Symptomatic breakthrough COVID-19 infections rare, CDC data estimates

July 22, 2021

Mosquitoes that carry dengue might not survive rising temperatures

July 22, 2021

Pandemic model predicts big national COVID surge
Researchers found that infection with dengue virus makes mosquitoes more sensitive to warmer temperatures. They also found that infection with the bacterium Wolbachia, which has recently been used to control viral infections in mosquitoes, also increases the thermal sensitivity of the insects. IMAGE: PENN STATE

July 22, 2021

Global warming may limit spread of dengue fever, new research finds

July 22, 2021

We created a tool to help predict COVID-19 increases in African countries

July 21, 2021

Are you taking too much vitamin D? How to find the right supplement dosage for you

July 21, 2021

Plot twist: Coffee isn’t actually ‘bad’ for your heart. It might help it, study shows
The Radiation Science & Engineering Center is expanding to accommodate growth in nuclear engineering and science at Penn State. IMAGE: STANTEC

July 20, 2021

Nuclear science, engineering spark collaborations across Penn State and beyond

July 20, 2021

SCASD to Require Masks for Unvaccinated Students at Start of School Year