AI and the Economy Initiative to host second workshop
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Experts from across the nation will gather for a May 18-19 workshop on artificial intelligence's transformative impact on the economy and society. The workshop is the second in a series hosted by the "AI and the Economy Initiative" at Penn State.
Faculty expertise: Eastern blazes
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Wildfire preparedness is of utmost importance for many East Coast communities, says geography professor Erica Smithwick, who’s leading a new research effort to that end.
Ultrahigh-energy cosmic messengers may carry ultraheavy secrets
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New research led by Penn State scientists suggests that some of the highest-energy cosmic rays may consist of atomic nuclei heavier than iron and could help narrow down the cosmic sources capable of accelerating these particles.
Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems
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Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has named Dipanjan Pan, Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and professor of material science and engineering and of nuclear engineering, to serve as the Huck’s first director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
Undergraduate research helps launch geography senior’s next chapter
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Penn State senior Isabel Rivera found her passion through undergraduate geography research that took her from classroom learning and data analysis to fieldwork in South Africa.
College of Health and Human Development ranked first in NIH-funding category
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According to The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, the Penn State College of Health and Human Development received more funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2025 than any other school of allied health in the nation.
Native garden at high school blooms thanks to work of Master Watershed Steward
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As a lifelong nature enthusiast, Erin Crump, of Montgomery County, has spent the past few years volunteering with Penn State Extension’s Master Watershed Steward program, working to establish a native garden at Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County, winning an award in the process.
Housing affordability in rural communities the focus of May 20 webinar
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Individuals interested in understanding forces impacting housing affordability and how it shapes rural communities in Pennsylvania can attend an upcoming webinar from Penn State Extension.
Materials science and engineering professor Joshua Robinson named MRI director
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Joshua A. Robinson, professor of materials science and engineering at Penn State, has been named director of the University’s Materials Research Institute, effective July 1.
Drones match farm planning effectiveness of more expensive tech, study finds
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Environmental scientists and water resource managers need precise, high-resolution maps to reveal areas that farmers should avoid when planting crops, to limit polluting waters with phosphorus from fertilizer or manure. Making those maps has depended on an expensive, sometimes unavailable technology, but a team led by Penn State researchers has developed a cheaper approach that can be just as effective.
How can the same genetic mutation lead to different clinical outcomes?
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A team led by Penn State scientists has developed methods to evaluate how genetic variants elsewhere in an individual’s genome work with a deletion on chromosome 16 — associated with varying neurodevelopmental outcomes including autism, developmental delay and congenital abnormalities — to help determine the features that the individual will manifest.
Vasant Honavar named vice provost for artificial intelligence at Penn State
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Vasant Honavar, who currently serves as the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Biomedical Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence, will guide a comprehensive AI strategy and advance Penn State's leadership in human-centered and ethical AI innovation across teaching, learning, research and operations.