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"As one of the nation's leading research universities, Penn State positively impacts our region, our state, our nation, and beyond. Whether the impact is global or local, the object of these efforts remains the same: to create new knowledge that improves people's lives."

        —Eva J. Pell, Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of The Graduate School

Recent Research News & Features

• Secrets revealed about how disease-causing DNA mutations occur
  A team of Penn State scientists has shed light on the processes that lead to certain human DNA mutations that are implicated in hundreds of inherited diseases. The results one day could influence the way couples who seek to have children receive genetic counseling. The findings will be published in the July 2009 edition of the journal Genome ...  Read on
  

• Sibling relationships target of intervention program
  A pilot prevention program targeting fifth graders and their younger siblings, "Siblings are Special," recently received $1.45 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse as part of the National Institutes of Health's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding. The pilot program aims to enhance the quality of sibling and family ...  Read on
  

• Caregivers may benefit from adult day care
  Caring for an elderly family member can be stressful and can pose health threats to caregivers. Steven Zarit, professor and head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State, received a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study the effects of caregiving on familial caregivers. He will look at people ...  Read on
  

Faculty Spotlight

• Seven Penn State faculty win NSF CAREER awards
  Seven assistant professors at Penn State have received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. This is the most prestigious award in support of junior faculty exemplifying the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research in the context of their organizations...  Read on
• Materials scientist named Security Science and Engineering Fellow
  Susan Trolier-McKinstry, professor of ceramic science and engineering at Penn State, has been selected as one of six distinguished scientists from U.S. universities to form the inaugural class of the Department of Defense's (DoD) new National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows Program. This program provides long-term funding to faculty scientists and engineers to pursue basic research of crucial importance to next-generation DoD technologies....  Read on