The Institute of Energy and the Environment (IEE) has recognized eight Penn State researchers for outstanding contributions to energy and environmental research, scholarship and mentorship.
How amino acids from the asteroid Bennu formed in space was a mystery, but new research shows they could have originated in an icy-cold, radioactive environment at the dawn of Earth’s solar system.
Patrick Sarpong and Shakshi Sekar, both doctoral students in energy and mineral engineering, have been named finalists for the 2025-26 J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Hail researchers sleuth for clues to hail formation, damage during first major US research campaign in four decades.
he Penn State Department of Geography will host Pavithra Vasudevan for a talk titled “Rewriting Capitalism’s Horror Story” at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus.
Bradley Setzler, an associate professor of economics in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts, will lead a seminar on U.S. labor market responses to increased import competition from China.
Penn State researchers have found that tidal freshwater marshes along the Delaware River may act as major traps for microplastics, capturing large amounts of plastic particles before they reach the ocean.
Through “Mission: Materials Science,” graduate students from across disciplines have partnered with museum educators and media professionals to transform materials science research into free, hands-on learning activities.
Ann Taylor, senior assistant dean for distance learning and director of the John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence selected as senate chair for the Online and Professional Education Association.
New research has implications for understanding ongoing extinctions, revealing that new species emerged within several thousand years of the mass extinction.