Penn State University

Deep below the Black Hills of South Dakota in the Sanford Underground Research Facility, an innovative and uniquely sensitive dark matter detector — the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment — has passed a check-out phase of startup operations and…

Eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity, according to a new study. However, it did lead to a slight decrease in unhealthy…

Environmental sensors are a step closer to simultaneously sniffing out multiple gases that could indicate disease or pollution, thanks to a Penn State collaboration. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and…

In recognition of a new $5 million gift from longtime Penn State philanthropists Peter and Marshia Carlino, Penn State Health has renamed its inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) center.The new Carlino Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center…

When and how often a person experiences unemployment in their 20s, 30s and 40s has serious implications for their health later in life, which could be in part due to a lack of access to health care while unemployed, according to new…

Penn State alumnus, Board of Trustees member, and McKeesport native Brandon Short, his wife, Mahreen Short, and family have announced the formation of the Karli Short Better Tomorrow Foundation in memory of their daughter, who was the…

At 190 years old, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise recently made news for being the “oldest living land animal in the world.” Although, anecdotal evidence like this exists that some species of turtles and other ectotherms — or…

Though an estimated 100 million black holes are predicted to roam among the stars in our Milky Way galaxy, astronomers have never conclusively identified an isolated black hole — until now. Previously, black holes with the mass of the…

When and how often a person experiences unemployment in their 20s, 30s and 40s has serious implications for their health later in life, which could be in part due to a lack of access to health care while unemployed, according to new…

WPSU is creating activity centers for young children in public spaces at five community service providers around central Pennsylvania. “The areas will be set up so that children can engage in productive, independent play while waiting…