The Long Game of Our Research
Stories of Impact from the Penn State Research Enterprise
How we bring impact into our Communities
Pillars of Impact
Research impact comes from a chain reaction of iterative successes. One study builds on the next, methodologies are refined, and the boundaries of knowledge are expanded. The cyclical nature of inquiry — where questions lead to discoveries that spark new questions — drives the breakthroughs that change our communities and the world.
The Latest Stories from Penn State Research
- Penn State seeking proposals for the next phase of Presidential Public Impact Research Awards
Penn State is launching the next phase of its Presidential Public Impact Research Awards, which supports faculty–student research teams across Commonwealth Campuses to address challenges across Pennsylvania.
- Coffee Hour talk to explore gentrification, migration and labor in rural America
Lise Nelson, professor in the School of Geography, Development and Environment at the University of Arizona, will present at the Department of Geography’s Coffee Hour lecture series at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, in 112 Walker Building.
- Female veterans faced steeper well-being declines after COVID-19, study finds
While the COVID-19 pandemic challenged all veterans transitioning to civilian life, female post-9/11 veterans experienced a sharper decline in overall well-being compared to their male counterparts, according to new research from the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.
- Workshop to discuss AI’s transformative impact on the economy, society
Experts from across the nation will gather to foster cross-disciplinary idea exchange and spark new collaborations in an April 13-14 workshop on artificial intelligence's transformative impact on the economy and society. Registration is required for this free workshop — the first in a new “AI and the Economy Initiative" — which is open to the Penn State community.
- Celebrated architect, ‘architectural behaviorology’ expert to visit Stuckeman
The Department of Architecture at the Stuckeman School in the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture will welcome Momoyo Kaijima, professor and chair of architectural behaviorology at the Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and co-founder of the Tokyo-based firm Atelier Bow-Wow, for a lecture at 4 p.m. on April 8.
- ‘Growing Impact’ podcast examines India’s ‘largest groundwater experiment’
On a recent episode of “Growing Impact,” Penn State researchers discussed their Institute of Energy and the Environment seed grant project studying groundwater governance in India and the impacts of a large-scale, community-based water management initiative.