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
- Faculty Research Series explores bone growth and regeneration
During Penn State Schuylkill’s April Faculty Research Series event, Angie Hoptak-Solga, assistant teaching professor of biology, presented her research on the molecular mechanisms of bone growth and regeneration.
- Company location, rather than growth, may lead to higher investment returns
Investors looking for higher returns may want to focus on a company’s location instead of its growth potential, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. They found that portfolios built to consider company headquarter location and the housing market together could produce returns three times higher than portfolios focused on growth stocks alone.
- Bharath Sriperumbudur named fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Bharath Sriperumbudur, professor of statistics and of mathematics in the Penn State Eberly College of Science, has been named a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, an international organization that fosters the development and dissemination of the theory and application of statistics and probability.
- PA State Data Center to host Data User Conference on June 4
Data users from across the commonwealth are set to gather at Penn State Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania State Data Center's annual Pennsylvania Data User Conference on June 4. Registration is now open.
- Libraries’ Open Publishing relaunches Educational Media Reviews Online
Penn State University Libraries Open Publishing has relaunched Educational Media Reviews Online, bringing a long-running, open-access media review resource into a new home as an open access journal for contributors and readership from the library, documentary film, and education sectors.
- New Beescape updates include county-level plant recommendations for pollinators
Penn State’s Beescape tool is gaining a new feature that allows users to download county-specific lists of pollinator-attractive plants, offering a more localized approach to improving pollinator habitats across Pennsylvania.