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Prescribed fire — a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health — also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the…

Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one’s chances of surviving that overdose can depend on where the person lives.Using data from the Pennsylvania Overdose…

Penn State has been recognized nationally for its online programs for veterans in the recently released Military Times' ""Best for Vets: Colleges" rankings, with Penn State World Campus No. 5 among U.S. schools that primarily offer an…

Why has the SARS-CoV-2 virus ravaged the global human population, but many other animal viruses haven't? Using nematode worms as a model, researchers at Penn State conducted a set of experiments to investigate the factors influencing the…

Penn State students at every campus, including World Campus will receive an email with information on completing the Food and Housing Needs Survey. Students can take the survey via the link in their email or by going to…

In June of 2020, Stephen Gosser, a self-described “diehard birder,” was out in the woods of western Pennsylvania when he thought he heard the song of the elusive and strikingly beautiful scarlet tanager. The blood-red bird with black…

A common misconception is that viruses become milder over time as they become endemic within a population. Yet new research, led by Penn State and the University of Sydney, reveals that a virus — called myxoma —that affects rabbits has…

In a world of increasingly complex supply chains, quickly shifting workforce trends, a deepening need for productivity, and a need for addressing societal challenges, organizations are looking at artificial intelligence (AI) and machine…

To support current and future Pennsylvania students and families; to benefit the state’s economy; to maintain the University’s quality as a top 1% global university; and to create parity between Penn State and all other public…

Penn State University Libraries has expanded its robust scholarly research potential of one of America’s foremost 20th-century writers through the acquisition of the Toby and Betty Bruce Collection of Ernest Hemingway. Now housed in the…