Researchers report the strength of seismic activity has a direct link to energy extraction efficiency.

For the second year in a row and the third time in the last five years, Penn State has been the No. 1 producer of Fulbright Scholars. Penn State also is listed among the top-producing institutions for Fulbrights in STEM fields.

Excited by the project’s potential, Isaac (right) wanted to continue developing "Together, Tacit” after his capstone design project ended and now works as an undergraduate researcher. 

THON 2024 raised $16,955,683.63 For the Kids, breaking THON's single-year fundraising record for the third consecutive year. 

Massive volcanic events in Earth’s history that released large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. A new method to estimate how much and how rapidly carbon was released by the volcanoes could improve our understanding of the climate response.

Kimberly Lau is being honored by the Geological Society of America (GSA) with its 2022 Donath Medal, or Young Scientist Award. 

Students from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences were among the 21 new National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recipients for the 2022-23 academic year. 

The emerging Penn State Water Consortium announced personnel updates to the Penn State Water Council and the addition of a director of research.

Penn State ranks in the top 50 in 16 subject area rankings and in the top 100 in the world in an additional 14 subjects, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), which released its 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) on July 25.