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Feb 17, 2026

Penn State names 14 new distinguished professors for 2026

Penn State's Office of Faculty Affairs has named 14 new distinguished professors for 2026. The distinguished professor or distinguished librarian title recognizes outstanding academic contribution to the University. This special academic title is bestowed upon a limited number of professors who are leaders in their fields of research or creative activity and who have demonstrated significant accomplishments with respect to teaching, research or creative activity, and service.

Feb 16, 2026

Penn State town hall addresses factors affecting research

Nearly 1,000 members of the Penn State research community joined a hybrid town hall meeting led by Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read that addressed federal policies affecting research, Penn State’s research goals and included a live Q&A

Feb 16, 2026

Huck SciArt team’s ‘BioMachine’ installed at Penn State Harrisburg

Feb 11, 2026

Skeleton ‘gatekeeper’ lining brain cells could guard against Alzheimer’s

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them — signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces — in a process known as endocytosis that is essential for learning, memory and basic neural upkeep. New research by Penn State scientists has revealed this vital process may be governed by a previously unknown molecular gatekeeper: a lattice‑like structure just beneath the surface of neurons called the membrane‑associated periodic skeleton.