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Feb 09, 2025

NIH cost recovery update

An update from Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read and Karen Kim, Dean of the College of Medicine.

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Jan 24, 2025

Penn State ‘Closely Monitoring’ Trump Executive Order Regarding Sponsored Research

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Jan 24, 2025

Three faculty receive Presidential Early Career Award for scientists, engineers

Three Penn State researchers have been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced on Jan. 14.

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Jan 17, 2025

Christina Grozinger to lead Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences as director

Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Center for Pollinator Research, has been named the new director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State.

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Jan 07, 2025

Alley awarded National Medal of Science, highest honor US bestows on scientists

Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony on Jan. 3.

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Dec 10, 2024

College of Ag Sciences celebrates faculty, staff achievements in research

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences celebrated another year of outstanding success and accomplishments in research during the 2024 Research Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 19 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.

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Dec 10, 2024

Penn State ranks second in the US in 2025 QS sustainability rankings

University ranks No. 1 in the Big Ten, rises to No. 19 internationally in ranking’s third year.

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Nov 27, 2024

Heard on Campus: Launch of new center in molecular and cellular sciences, NCEMS

Reception celebrates new NSF-funded National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences at Penn State.

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Oct 18, 2024

Andrew Read leads conversation with community on research enterprise

On Oct. 14, Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a conversation with the community on the University’s research enterprise.

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Oct 18, 2024

Penn State’s research expenditures reach record $1.337 billion

The funding — from federal and state agencies, industry sponsors, private donors, the University and other sources — enables Penn State faculty, staff and students to conduct research to meet the world’s most urgent challenges

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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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Sep 12, 2024

Penn State leaders outline priorities, including research

Penn State leaders spoke about the university’s plans for the future during a livestream presentation Thursday, outlining steps being taken across the campuses and colleges. Among the topics was a renewed focus on research.

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May 14, 2024

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research at Penn State hosted an open house for the “Research Art Collection” on April 25. The collection showcases the fine balance between art and research through various displays. From cassowary bird scans to bio-manufactured fashion to sustainable architecture, these works are featured in several different dimensional formats, including digital, print and 3D.

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Apr 25, 2024

$20M NSF grant to support center to study how complex biological processes arise

A $20 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) will support the establishment and operation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS) at Penn State.

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Apr 08, 2024

Podcast sheds light on the evolution of disease-causing pathogens

As the ever-growing number of Covid variants has made clear to the global public in recent years, disease-causing viruses can evolve incredibly fast. The same holds true for bacteria that cause many infectious diseases. Andrew Read was interviewed about his career as a prominent researcher in this field.

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Mar 27, 2024

Andrew Read named senior vice president for research

 Andrew Read, the former director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and a faculty member in the departments of biology and entomology, has been selected to serve as Penn State’s senior vice president for research.

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Feb 15, 2024

Committee advances plan to rename Chemistry Building as 'Benkovic Building'

The Chemistry Building at the University Park campus will be renamed in honor of the careerlong scholarly impact of Stephen Benkovic, Atherton Professor of Chemistry

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Jan 25, 2024

Penn State, QIAGEN announce strategic partnership to advance microbiome sciences

Penn State, known for innovations in interdisciplinary research, and QIAGEN LLC, a leader in sample-to-insight solutions, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to foster advancements in microbiome sciences

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Sep 28, 2023

Penn State rises in THE World University Rankings; places 20th among US publics

Penn State ranked 20th for U.S. public universities, and 42nd in the nation overall, in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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Sep 15, 2023

Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions

The first awardees of Penn State’s new Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IDPR) initiative have been selected, comprising a total of 16 collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from minority-serving institutions (MSIs).

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Sep 07, 2023

Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic

Covid-19 numbers continue to rise and evolve but experts are optimistic

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Aug 24, 2023

Douglas Wolfe named AVP for Research, director of strategic initiatives

Douglas E. Wolfe has been named the new associate vice president for Research, director of strategic initiatives (AVPR-SI) within the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research (OSVPR) at Penn State, effective Sept. 18.

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Jun 27, 2023

Penn State Trustees Hear Plans to Boost Research Enterprise

Penn State achieved a record $1.03 billion in research expenditures in FY22 and is poised for continued growth as one of the nation's top research institutions, Lora G. Weiss, senior vice president for research, told the Board of Trustees' Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life on June 15.

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Jun 06, 2023

Andrew Read named interim senior vice president for research

Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim senior vice president for research at Penn State during the two-year appointment of Lora Weiss as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office. Read’s position will be effective July 1.

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Jun 06, 2023

Lora Weiss selected to serve as CHIPS R&D director

Lora Weiss, senior vice president for research at Penn State, has been selected to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development (R&D) Office for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, pending final clearance. During Weiss’ assignment, Andrew Read, currently director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and Eberly Professor of Biotechnology, will serve as interim senior vice president for research.

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