They found that effects of binge drinking in early adulthood were still present in the brain, even after a six-month ...

A team led by Sarah Pfaff, postdoctoral scholar in biology, developed a method to isolate plant cells and reprogram them into other cell types, similar to the way stem cells differentiate into ...

Combining stem cells and silicon nanowires in lab-grown tissue has shown promise as a step toward a new treatment for heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, according to a ...

The new Opportunity Grant Professional Development Program awarded its first grants to 51 teaching and clinical non-tenure-line faculty. The first round of awardees applied to the Opportunity Grant ...

Lifestyle can shape the composition of beneficial bacteria and other microorganisms within the mouth, according to a new study led by Penn State biologists. The international team revealed how the ...

Microrobots are engineered entities that contain very simple electronic circuits and propulsion machinery that allows them to push or drive forward. Individually, these robots can execute simple ...

The J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at Penn State and Penn State Global have announced the awardees for the Fall 2024 Graduate Student International Travel Grants. Of 39 applications, ...

Microorganisms — bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms — may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not more, than genetic mutations, creating new lineages and even new species ...

Alaina G. Levine speaks at the fall 2024 A. Dixon and Betty F. Johnson Lecture in Scientific Communication. Credit: Michelle Bixby. “STEM is the way forward. STEM actually is the door. It’s the device ...

David Radice, associate professor of physics and of astronomy and astrophysics, has been named Henry W. Knerr Early Career Professor of Physics. Geroge R. and Lisabeth Knerr Poore established the ...

Hannah Priller of Telford, Pennsylvania, will be honored as the student marshal for both the Penn State Eberly College of Science and College of Engineering during the University’s fall 2024 ...