William Brune, distinguished professor of meteorology and atmospheric science at Penn State, was awarded the 2026 Warren Washington Research and Leadership Medal.
A stretchy, conductive type of plastic could help power the next generation of implantable biomedical devices, like longer-lasting pacemakers or glucose monitors, according to Enrique Gomez.
Penn State’s Department of Geography is launching a new major in sustainability, society and environmental geography.
A team led by Penn State researchers reported a novel material made of cheap, commercially available plastics that can handle four times the energy of a typical capacitor at temperatures up to 482 F.
Ran Li, assistant professor of agricultural economics, will give the talk, “Market-Based Surplus Food Redistribution and Household Food Access: Evidence from Too Good To Go.”
Nutifafa Doumon and Souk Yoon “John” Kim found that adding a chemical derived from hydrogen and carbon may help organic solar cells become a more viable alternative.
Venkatraman Gopalan, professor of materials science and engineering, has been named a distinguished professors for 2026.
Four doctoral graduate students in Penn State’s Department of Geography will deliver research talks as part of the department’s Graduate Student Coffee Hour series.
Sustain Penn State will host its second spring career panel from 12:15–1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in partnership with the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Career Services.
Atiya Islam, doctoral candidate in economics in the College of the Liberal Arts, will lead a seminar on the effects of policy on the shift from coal to natural gas and other renewables in electricity generation.