The fundamental building blocks for planet formation can exist even in environments with extreme ultraviolet radiation, according to a new study by an international collaboration led by Penn State ...

When on-campus labs were effectively shuttered in early 2020, scientists scrambled to find ways to continue their work. Biochemists and molecular biologists, in particular, struggled without the use ...

More than 50 faculty, staff, students and friends in the Penn State Eberly College of Science Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics celebrated the unveiling of the first ultrahigh-definition images ...

After a decade of service to the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and a distinguished academic career spanning four decades, James Marden, professor of biology and associate director of operations ...

Combining stem cells and silicon nanowires in lab-grown tissue has shown promise as a step toward a new treatment for heart disease.

Thanks to a partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Science-U is fostering a new generation of environmentalists, allowing K–12 students to ask questions and ...

Our Mission: The BMMB Climate and Diversity Committee strives to foster an inclusive community within the department, where everyone is given respect. We acknowledge the adversities faced ...

What began with a focus on weather forecasting has evolved toward addressing errors in scientific modeling. In the collaborative environment of the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data ...

The Department of Chemistry at Penn State offers excellence in the chemical sciences through a vibrant and collaborative academic community.

We offer two distinct programs of study for our graduate students. We also offer two additional dual degrees that can be obtained in conjunction with a degree in Statistics. The statistics program ...

Astronomers combine X-ray observations with supercomputer simulations to provide best modeling of the growth of supermassive black holes.

When stars collapse, they can leave behind incredibly dense but relatively small and cold remnants called neutron stars. If two stars collapse in close proximity, the leftover binary neutron stars ...