CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL combine: What We Learned during Thursday's activities in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Thursday marks the first day of on-field events and the second day of prospect press conferences at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. Defensive linemen and linebackers will work out, while defensive backs and tight ends stepped up to the podiums. Here are the biggest things we learned from the day'  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 26 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL combine: What We Learned during Wednesday's activities in Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS -- Wednesday marked the first day of prospect press conferences at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, with defensive linemen and linebackers leading off the podium proceedings. Here are five things we learned from their sessions with reporters on the eve of their workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Progr  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 2025 Penn State alumni trustee election ballot positions announced UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ballot positions for the 2025 election of trustees by alumni were determined on Feb. 28 by a drawing. Ballots for the trustee election will be available to Penn State alumni beginning on April 21. Additionally, candidate materials will be available by March 7 on the Board of Trustees website at htt  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Alumni couple's love of Arboretum inspires naming of Rose and Fragrance Garden UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A Penn State alumnus and alumna, who wish to remain anonymous, recently made an irrevocable estate commitment of $1.5 million to name the Rose and Fragrance Garden at the Arboretum at Penn State. According to the couple, theirs is a love story about a rose garden and also about two peop  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Andrew Read to host conversation focused on executive action affecting research UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State community is invited to attend a conversation hosted by Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read at 11 a.m. on Feb. 28 at University Park campus and online. The conversation will provide an opportunity for faculty, staff and students to engage in dialogue w  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Annual substance use and addiction conference to be held on May 5 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Social Science Research Institute 's Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) will host its sixth annual conference, in-person and via Zoom on Monday, May, 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barron Innovation Hub at the University Park campus. The all-day event is free, but all in-person and  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Architecture professor recognized with national brick education award UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Orsolya Gaspar, assistant professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture's Stuckeman School at Penn State, was named a recipient of the 2025 Brick in Architectural Education Prize by the Brick Industry Association (BSA) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * College of Agricultural Sciences student named 2025 American Honey Queen UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Cheyenne Bastian-Brown, a fourth-year agricultural and extension education student in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been selected as the 2025 American Honey Queen. During the year, she will promote the beekeeping industry and honey consumption nationwide on behalf of the Am  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Gulf of Mars: Rover finds evidence of 'vacation-style' beaches on Mars UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Mars may have once been home to sun-soaked, sandy beaches with gentle, lapping waves according to a new study published today (Feb. 24) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). An international team of scientists, including Penn State researchers, used data from the Zhuron  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Idaho National Laboratory Director John Wagner from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "From Transformative Science to Technological Breakthroughs: DOE's National Laboratories": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, Subcommittee Chair Weber, Subcommittee Ranking Member Ross, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for your interest in the U.S. Depart  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * IT support and services at Penn State to transform into shared service model UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As part of ongoing information technology (IT) transformation efforts, Penn State IT will undergo an organizational change beginning this summer to develop a new IT operating model built around a shared platform portfolio, shared mission portfolio and unit portfolios by January 2027. An i  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Material's 'incipient' property could jumpstart fast, low-power electronics UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme environments like outer space. They published th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * National Women's History Month to be celebrated at campuses throughout March 2025 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth will offer events in honor of National Women's History Month in March 2025. According to the National Women's History Alliance, the theme of National Women's History Month this year is "Moving Forward Toge  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New book explores being Black in educational spaces UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State College of Education faculty member Wilson Kwamogi Okello recently published his first book, "On Blackness, Liveliness, and What it Means to Be Human." The book examines the intersection of history, race and identity, and what this means for the higher education context. "To accomplish this, I develope  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New computer vision system can guide specialty crops monitoring UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Soilless growing systems inside greenhouses, known as controlled environment agriculture, promise to advance the year-round production of high-quality specialty crops, according to an interdisciplinary research team at Penn State. But to be competitive and sustainable, this advanced farming method will   more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Thursday, Feb. 27 NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown. * NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order Arroyo will not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine due to a knee bruise he suffered at the Reese's Senior Bowl, NFL.com's Dan Parr reporte  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Ag student Auja Bywater wins global research award UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Auja Bywater, a doctoral student in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been awarded second prize in the Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA) 2030 research competition for her work titled "Improving Food Safety in Controlled Environment Agriculture Systems." GCUA 2030 is an intern  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State awarded $1.3M to boost Pennsylvania's agricultural workforce UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is investing $1.3 million in Penn State's Agricultural Workforce Development Project to strengthen the state's agricultural workforce. In partnership with Penn State Extension and the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, the depart  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State historian Lou Prato passes away UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Lou Prato, a 1959 Penn State alumnus, distinguished journalist, author and University historian, passed away at the age of 87 on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Prato had a lifelong passion for Penn State Athletics. He dedicated much of his life to narrating the history of athletics, particularly football, at the University, and was th  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State opens doors to world travel, learning for EMS student UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sofia Hoffman has dreams of a career that will take her around the world -- and thanks to her time at Penn State, it's off to a good start. Hoffman, a third-year student studying environmental systems engineering and minoring in geography, spent her summer in Ecuador helping test for oil pollution an  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State ranked a 2024-25 top producer of Fulbright U.S. scholars, students UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has tied for second in the nation in faculty Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards and is a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Awards among doctoral institutions for the 2024-25 academic year. Twelve Penn State faculty and 10 students received Fulbright awards from the U.S. Departme  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State students reminded that hazing is illegal, against University policy UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As students take advantage of new opportunities for involvement and leadership during the spring semester, Penn State is reminding all community members of their obligation to protect the safety and welfare of others by eliminating hazing. Hazing is illegal and prohibited by University   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State to establish new advanced semiconductor lab UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State researchers aim to enhance the University's research and development capabilities in next-generation semiconductor technology thanks to $4.3 million in infrastructure funding and in-kind support through the University's membership in MMEC, a consortium of regional partners focused on microelectronics   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State, State College Borough to increase safety measures for weekend UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the student-created drinking event State Patty's Day approaches, Penn State and State College Borough are working together to enhance safety measures and mitigate excessive drinking and its associated risks. This year's event is expected to take place Feb. 28 to March 2. Penn State Univer  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Prize-wining drone system can assist first responders in indoor searches UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Indoor search and rescue operations are some of the most dangerous tasks that law enforcement and first responders must face, but drone technology has revolutionized how they approach these intense situations, according to graduate students in Penn State's Autonomous Robotics Competition Club (  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Turning THON fundraising into lifesaving medical treatments UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Over the weekend, more than 700 dancers raised over $17.7 million to fight childhood cancer as part of the 2025 Penn State THON, the largest student-run philanthropic organization in the world. The funds go to Four Diamonds, a childhood cancer organization, to fund pediatric cancer research and to help  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Will Microsoft's quantum 'breakthrough' revolutionize computing? UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- More than 30 years ago, Penn State physicist Jainendra Jain pioneered the theory of a new state of matter called the fractional quantum Hall effect, whose discoverers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1998. Jain described it as a liquid of certain strange particles that he called composit  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Record-breaking $17.7 million raised during THON 2025 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The 2025 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) has raised $17,737,040.93 for Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children's Hospital. This surpasses THON 2024's record-breaking total of $16,955,683.63 by more than $780,000. More than 700 students danced and stood without sleep for 46 hours -- from 6 p.  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * The complex effects of pesticide exposure on bumble bee health UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences who recently published an article on the topic in Biology Letters. In the study, the researchers examined the effec  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Top pictures from the 2025 Penn State Today fall photo contest Thank you to all who participated in the 2025 Penn State Today winter photo contest! We received an incredible selection of photos reflecting winter at Penn State. The top photos, as selected by Penn State Today editors, are featured in the gallery below. The winning photo, featured above, was submitted by Dom Feola, marketing   more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 27 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Travis Hunter wants to play 100% of snaps at both cornerback, receiver in NFL: 'I'm just different' INDIANAPOLIS -- Travis Hunter wants to continue being a two-way star in the NFL, just as he was at Colorado. Full-time offense, full-time defense. "They say nobody has ever done it the way I do it," Hunter said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine, "but I tell them I'm just different. I a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Two public financial literacy webinars scheduled for March 4 and 18 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center will hold two public webinars in March, with "Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Overview and Updates" at noon on March 4, and "Car Shopping" at noon on March 18. The "Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Overview and Updates" webinar will provi  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Virginia Tech to lead $10 million critical mineral research coalition in Appalachia More stories from the College of Engineering Virginia Tech is spearheading a research coalition to reveal the untapped potential of the greater Appalachian Mountains region. This coalition aims to accelerate the identification and characterization of unconventional critical mineral resources throughout the area. It brings toget  more