New computer simulations that model every atom of a protein as it folds into its final three-dimensional form support the existence of a recently identified type of protein misfolding. Proteins must ...

The Penn State Eberly College of Science is introducing a new series of outreach events — Science Matters: Spotlight Sessions — to provide a unique opportunity for the community to engage directly ...

The Department of Physics welcomes its newest tenure-line faculty members. Thomas Iadecola, associate professor of physics, is a co-hire of the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences ...

Angkai Li of Tianjin, China will be honored as the student marshal for the Penn State Eberly College of Science at the University’s summer 2025 commencement ceremony on Saturday, August 16 at the ...

The Department of Biology welcomes its newest tenure-line faculty members. John Majoris, assistant professor of biology, researches the dispersal of coral larvae. In coral reef ecosystems, tiny larvae ...

The efficiency of quantum computers, sensors and other applications often relies on the properties of electrons, including how they are spinning. One of the most accurate systems for high performance ...

Runze Li, Eberly Family Chair Professor in Statistics, has been selected to serve as co-editor-elect of the Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA) for 2026 and as co-editor of JASA ...

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has secured a major new asset in structural biology and mechanobiology research with the award of a $750,000 grant from the Office of Research ...

This year, the world is marking the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics, the beginning of a scientific revolution so important that it prompted the United Nations to declare 2025 as the ...

One of the many ways that research can make an impact on everyday life or address societal challenges is through a process called translation, an early part of technology transfer, where novel ideas ...

Abdulkareem Alshaheeb, Kelle Hart, and Shio Sakon, each received awards at the 2025 Graduate Exhibition, hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School on Friday, March 28, on the ...

The motion of particles in a classical gas is famously chaotic. A simple and common consequence of this chaos is that an enclosed gas equilibrates to a single temperature, which is why letting cold ...