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Penn State Students Collaborate with Pennsylvania Communities to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Penn State students are making an impact on climate change at the local level by helping officials across Pennsylvania track the carbon footprint in their communities and recommending ways to reduce it.
On Earth Day 2024, Penn…
Penn State University Receives $1 Million Gift to Establish Scholarships and Enhance Engineering…
Ronald and Martha Tirpak know how to get projects off the ground. The Pennsylvania natives were both the first in their families to attend college, and even when Ron hit a financial setback — a required summer term after his junior year…
Penn State University: Tapia Appointed Dean of Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and…
Andrea Tapia has been named the permanent dean of the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), effective May 1. Tapia has held the role in an interim capacity since August 2023.
As dean, Tapia will oversee all…
Penn State Language Institute Offers Remote Intensive Courses This Summer
The Penn State Language Institute is offering most of its intensive courses remotely this summer. Students from all Penn State campuses are welcome to take a world language class, especially if the language they are interested in is not…
Study Suggests Adolescent Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
In a new study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give birth. The researchers say this corresponds…
Study Finds COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Some, But Not Many, Developmental Milestone Delays in Infants…
Infants and children 5 years old and younger experienced only “modest” delays in developmental milestones due to the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and restrictions, a study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center finds.
In a report on the…
HKUMed reveals tai chi benefits for sleep quality in advanced lung cancer patients
A research team from the School of Nursing, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), found positive effects of tai chi and aerobic exercise on sleep quality, psychological well-being, physical function, and circadian…
HKU Engineering researchers uncover the key to efficient and stable organic solar cells
A team of researchers led by Professor Philip C.Y. Chow from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic photovoltaics.
Their research, titled…
HKU Hosts 2024 U21 Presidential Symposium on Preparing Next-Gen Talent for the Digital Revolution
The digital revolution has significantly transformed the global workforce, creating new challenges and opportunities for universities and students. The increasing use of artificial intelligence, automation and digital technologies in the…
Outstanding HKU PhD Student Dengping LYU selected as Schmidt Science Fellow 2024, Pioneering…
A PhD student, Dengping LYU, in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has been selected as a Schmidt Science Fellow, one of the most prestigious postdoctoral fellowships highly regarded in the global scientific…