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With COVID-19 cases ticking up across Pennsylvania and the nation, health officials at Penn State are reminding the University community to continue to take precautions and personal health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and…

Penn State Centre Stage will begin its spring season with a production of "Everybody," by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Feb. 14–25 at the Pavilion Theatre on the University Park campus. A finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize, "Everybody" is a…

The transition to agriculture from hunting and gathering in pre-colonial North America led to changes in age-independent mortality, or mortality caused by factors that are not associated with age, according to a new study by a Penn…

Three Board of Trustees committees met virtually on Jan. 19 in a series of off-cycle meetings.The committees meeting included Legal and Compliance; Governance and Long-Range Planning; Outreach, Development and Community Relations.The…

Nanoparticles are complex materials smaller than 100 nanometers, or about the size of a virus, but they have a large range of potential applications, from medicine to energy to electronics. Now, hundreds of new nanoparticles with…

Today, Penn State launched its new mobile id+ card, allowing students to use their iPhone, Apple Watch or Android device to access campus housing facilities and conveniently and securely make transactions such as purchasing meals across…

Held in person for the first time since 2019, the 48th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet gathered community members together in the Bryce Jordan Center on the evening of Jan. 15 to celebrate the civil rights leader and…

Nanoparticles are complex materials smaller than 100 nanometers, or about the size of a virus, but they have a large range of potential applications, from medicine to energy to electronics. Now, hundreds of new nanoparticles with…

Heparin has long been used as a blood thinner, or anticoagulant, for patients with blood clotting disorders or after surgery to prevent complications. But the medication remains difficult to dose correctly, potentially leading to…

For minutes that seemed to drag on endlessly on Jan. 2, tens of thousands of NFL fans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati and millions more watching on television around the globe held their collective breath. After falling to the ground in…