Bin Yan, associate vice president for research and director of the Penn State Office of Technology Transfer, presents the Beecher Loftus Technology Transfer Catalyst Award to Matt Rhodes, managing ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations — referred to as non-B DNA — have been implicated as regulators of cellular ...

Three graduate students in the Penn State Eberly College of Science have been selected by the J. Jeffery and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School to receive awards for their research and excellence. Ish ...

Many materials store information about what has happened to them in a sort of material memory, like wrinkles on a once crumpled piece of paper. Now, a team led by Penn State physicists has uncovered ...

An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density “super-puff” planets has at least one more planet, according to new research led by researchers from Penn State and Osaka University. The ...

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 ...

Alaina G. Levine, president of Quantum Success Solutions, LLC, professional speaker, STEM career coach, and author, will give the fall 2024 A. Dixon and Betty F. Johnson Lecture in Scientific ...

The Department of Chemistry is proud to announce 7 first-year chemistry doctoral students have been awarded Distinguished Graduate Fellowships from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School at ...

A new technique allows astronomers to home in on planets beyond our solar system that are in line with each other and with Earth to search for radio signals similar, for example, to ones used to ...

Every disease is shaped by a genetic component as well as environmental factors like air pollution, climate and socioeconomic status. However, the extent to which genetics or environment plays a role ...

Grasses cover about 40% of the Earth’s land surface, thriving in a multitude of environments. The evolutionary success of this plant family, which includes rice, maize, wheat and bamboo, likely ...

For information about internships, check out the Office of Science Engagement’s webpage https://science.psu.edu/science-engagement about the science internship ...