Scenic Design Professor Milagros Ponce de León creates stunning sets for Disney Cruise Ship shows.

Ordering on AI chatbots increases unhealthy food choices, says Chandler Yu, associate professor of hospitality management.

Joel Segel directs the Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction.

Encompassing colleges and campuses across the entire university system, the scope of Penn State’s world-class research enterprise holds the potential to boost economies, cure diseases, and alter countless aspects of everyday life for the better.

Students in Amanda Scott's HIST 492 study the portrayal of witches in 16th and 17th century Europe.

Liberal Arts professor Jeremy Engels’ new book pays homage to the 20 years he’s spent studying America’s founding document.

Microplastics trapped in estuaries could harm their health, says oceanography professor Raymond Najjar.

Alexandra Staub studies social sustainability in architecture.

William Kenyon, head of the School of Theatre’s lighting design program, keeps students abreast of the latest advances in stage lighting.

Bill Zimmerman emphasizes the importance of strategic thinking and setting objectives, and what it means to be an ethical content creator.

Wildfire preparedness is of utmost importance for many East Coast communities, says geography professor Erica Smithwick, who’s leading a new research effort to that end.

Thandazile Moyo studies methods to mine precious metals from tech waste.

Seeing South Asia Through Cinema

Psychology professor Janet van Hell’s research on the brain’s capacity to learn languages—and understand foreign accents—can make technology more linguistically aware.

Fermentation waste can be spun into affordable, climate-friendly fabric, says Melik Demirel, Huck chair in biomimetic materials.