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Theoretical physicists have never been afraid to push beyond the bounds of reality to make predictions about systems that don’t actually exist in nature, but which could exist in an imagined physical world—one with, for example, four or…

As part of the University’s commitment to combatting bias and intolerance, Penn State is launching a pilot program for a new University-wide diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) education initiative for all Penn State…

On May 5, Penn State Student Affairs released the results of the Food and Housing Needs Survey, which was conducted in fall 2021 among a random sample of students at the University Park campus. The survey, the results of which are…

As part of a nationwide Earth Day celebration, members of the Community, Environment and Development Club in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences helped break a Guinness World Record.The CED Club, which is under the college’s…

With COVID-19 cases once again rising in Pennsylvania and across the country, Penn State is urging its campus communities to continue to take precautions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Individuals who are experiencing symptoms…

Penn State moved up in rankings from fourth to third in the U.S. and remained in the top 50 in the world (No. 47) out of 1,406 international institutions that participated in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact…

Top Penn State donors and leaders, along with students and faculty who have benefited from philanthropic support, gathered in the Bryce Jordan Center on the evening of Friday, April 22, to celebrate the success achieved by the…

Why are frozen embryos and developing embryos within existing pregnancies treated differently under the law? How do the rights of men and women differ regarding parenthood in these two circumstances? In a new paper, published in the…

In the last 20 years, there have been efforts to reduce fossil fuel use in plastics manufacturing, and, according to Penn State researchers, efficient, customizable catalytic reactions — where two metals are combined using a catalyst, or…

More than 12 million tons of glass are produced annually in the United States, but only 25% of glass is recycled and non-soda lime silicate glass compositions used in smartphones and other electronic devices cannot be recycled at all.…