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Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities

Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities

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Explore Graduate Education at Penn State

Thank you for your interest in attending the Fox Graduate School at Penn State! We are excited to provide more information on all of the great programs we have

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Stuckeman graphic design students win multiple national design awards

Stuckeman graphic design students win multiple national design awards

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Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise

Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise

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Three Minute Thesis competition provides lasting impact for graduate students

Three Minute Thesis competition provides lasting impact for graduate students

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A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts

A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts

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University fellowships awarded to 110 graduate students

University fellowships awarded to 110 graduate students

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Toxic protein may contribute to ALS development

Toxic protein may contribute to ALS development

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Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Oct. 16-22

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Oct. 16-22

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Co-occurrence of depression and concussions amplify symptoms of both conditions

Co-occurrence of depression and concussions amplify symptoms of both conditions

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Fungi Futures exhibition showcases work of Stuckeman architecture researchers

Fungi Futures exhibition showcases work of Stuckeman architecture researchers

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Students are encouraged to get updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines

Students are encouraged to get updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines

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Graduate Exhibition Judge Interest Form

Complete the form below and we will notify you when judge registration opens for the 2025 Graduate Exhibition.

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Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?

Are nearby planets sending radio signals to each other?

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Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Rare, ultra-luminous nova spotted in the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Graduate Exhibition Alumni Stories

To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Penn State's Graduate Exhibition, we want to share stories of how alumni participated in and benefited from the Exhib

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Penn State entomology graduate student identifies 22 new species of gall wasps

Penn State entomology graduate student identifies 22 new species of gall wasps

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Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna’s food chain, researchers find

Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna’s food chain, researchers find

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Showing AI users diversity in training data boosts perceived fairness and trust

Showing AI users diversity in training data boosts perceived fairness and trust

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Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Oct. 23-29

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Oct. 23-29

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Work by Stuckeman architecture researcher featured in Los Angeles exhibition

Work by Stuckeman architecture researcher featured in Los Angeles exhibition

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EMS graduate student network continues to improve experiences for peers

EMS graduate student network continues to improve experiences for peers

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Researchers develop 3D atlas of the developing mammalian brain

Researchers develop 3D atlas of the developing mammalian brain

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Ethan Schwartz

Ethan Schwartz

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Lumpy, bumpy hail: Realistic hail shapes may improve modeling of severe weather

Lumpy, bumpy hail: Realistic hail shapes may improve modeling of severe weather

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Penn State GIS Day activities focus on the theme “Geographers Take Action”

Penn State GIS Day activities focus on the theme “Geographers Take Action”

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$1.05 million estate gift to establish graduate fellowship in civil engineering

$1.05 million estate gift to establish graduate fellowship in civil engineering

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From Catwoman to Han Solo, newly discovered wasps named after famous thieves

From Catwoman to Han Solo, newly discovered wasps named after famous thieves

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Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors

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Graphic design students help ClearWater Conservancy develop new visual identity

Graphic design students help ClearWater Conservancy develop new visual identity

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More user control may help ease negative reactions to ads on voice assistants

More user control may help ease negative reactions to ads on voice assistants

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Room temperature electrical control could heat up future technology development

Room temperature electrical control could heat up future technology development

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IST students attend annual Grace Hopper Celebration

IST students attend annual Grace Hopper Celebration

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Penn State student works to ready peers to vote in upcoming election

Penn State student works to ready peers to vote in upcoming election

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New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease

New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease

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Penn State Online MBA students make sure their friend doesn’t miss Homecoming

Penn State Online MBA students make sure their friend doesn’t miss Homecoming

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Graduate Student Funding Model Task Force

The Graduate Student Funding Model Task Force is a University-wide task force that seeks to explore graduate student funding models and and propose a new model

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Membership

Executive Sponsors Levon T. Esters, Vice President for Graduate Education and Dean of the Fox Graduate School (Lead Executive Sponsor)Andrew Read, Senior Vice

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News and Updates

News and updates from the task force will be published on this page when they are available.

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Graduate School convenes task force to assess graduate student funding model

Graduate School convenes task force to assess graduate student funding model

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Get Involved

The task force seeks to include community members in a variety of activities, including the following. If you are interested in being involved, complete the for

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Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Oct. 30-Nov. 5

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Penn State GIS Day activities focus on the theme 'Geographers Take Action'

Penn State GIS Day activities focus on the theme 'Geographers Take Action'

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Art education doctoral student serves as artist-in-residence at Learning Factory

Art education doctoral student serves as artist-in-residence at Learning Factory

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Hiring, supporting justice-impacted individuals in the workplace

Hiring, supporting justice-impacted individuals in the workplace

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Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production

Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production

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Bacterial protein discovered, engineered to better separate rare earth metals

Bacterial protein discovered, engineered to better separate rare earth metals

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Three graduates honored at College of IST Alumni Symposium

Three graduates honored at College of IST Alumni Symposium

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New initiative in Law, Policy and Engineering trains state governor’s fellows

New initiative in Law, Policy and Engineering trains state governor’s fellows

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Liberal Arts doctoral student explores memories behind haunted places

Liberal Arts doctoral student explores memories behind haunted places

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Grad student works with research team to strengthen nonprofits’ cybersecurity

Grad student works with research team to strengthen nonprofits’ cybersecurity

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Liberal Arts student mobilizes young voters through PSU Votes internship

Liberal Arts student mobilizes young voters through PSU Votes internship

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Harrisburg campus library celebrates Shirley Chisholm with new exhibition

Harrisburg campus library celebrates Shirley Chisholm with new exhibition

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Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Nov. 6-12

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Nov. 6-12

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Penn State delegation will head to Azerbaijan for UN's annual climate meeting

Penn State delegation will head to Azerbaijan for UN's annual climate meeting

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Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Nov. 13-19

Upcoming events supporting graduate student success, Nov. 13-19

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Penn State Great Valley launches streamlined 33-credit MBA

Penn State Great Valley launches streamlined 33-credit MBA

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Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation

Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation

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Aerospace engineering graduate students awarded Department of Defense fellowship

Aerospace engineering graduate students awarded Department of Defense fellowship

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Can everyday physical activity improve cognitive health in middle age?

Can everyday physical activity improve cognitive health in middle age?

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Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase winners announced

Biology and Ecology Student Research Showcase winners announced

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Great Valley students’ sports analytics research poster wins second place

Great Valley students’ sports analytics research poster wins second place

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Fox Graduate School Spring Doctoral Commencement

Fox Graduate School Spring Doctoral Commencement

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Fox Graduate School Spring Master's Commencement

Fox Graduate School Spring Master's Commencement

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Squishy microgels in granular biomaterials confine and direct cell behavior

Squishy microgels in granular biomaterials confine and direct cell behavior

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IST students attend tech conference focused on the Black male experience

IST students attend tech conference focused on the Black male experience

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Fox Graduate School Fundraising Priorities

The Fox Graduate School at Penn State has a mission of promoting the highest quality graduate education that prepares interdisciplinary leaders who advance know

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Graduate Student Emergency Fund

The Penn State Graduate Student Emergency Fund supports graduate students who are experiencing unexpected financial hardship due to personal crises. These funds

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Penn State Fund in the Fox Graduate School

There’s a lot that goes into shaping the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School experience: our faculty members fuel the academic excellence of our stud

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Harrisburg alum makes career telling stories at College Football Hall of Fame

Harrisburg alum makes career telling stories at College Football Hall of Fame

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Aerospace graduate student receives NASA research opportunity

Aerospace graduate student receives NASA research opportunity

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Graduate Educational Equity Programs in the Fox Graduate School

The Office of Graduate Educational Equity Programs (OGEEP) is the student-facing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging unit within the J. Jeffrey and Ann M

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The search to replace a critical semiconductor

The search to replace a critical semiconductor

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Graduate Student Scholarships

Scholarships enhance an emerging scholar’s Penn State experience and future career by supplementing other financial awards, enabling individual scholarly proj

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Graduate Student Career and Professional Development

The Fox Graduate School offers a robust portfolio of programs, resources, and services to enhance the professional and career development of graduate students.

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Graduate Student Research Awards

Research is an integral part of graduate education. With their combination of energy, curiosity, and ambition, graduate students ask probing questions, pursue i

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American soil losing more crop nutrients due to heavier rainstorms, study shows

American soil losing more crop nutrients due to heavier rainstorms, study shows

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Fox Graduate School associate dean honored as Sloan Faculty Mentor of the Year

Fox Graduate School associate dean honored as Sloan Faculty Mentor of the Year

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Penn State selected for Council of Graduate Schools STEM Workforce Project

Penn State selected for Council of Graduate Schools STEM Workforce Project

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New approach improves models of atmosphere on early Earth, exo-planets

New approach improves models of atmosphere on early Earth, exo-planets

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How do formerly incarcerated individuals navigate community reentry?

How do formerly incarcerated individuals navigate community reentry?

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Q&A: Addressing vulnerabilities to increase mobile network safety, efficiency

Q&A: Addressing vulnerabilities to increase mobile network safety, efficiency

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Social media users probably won’t read beyond this headline, researchers say

Social media users probably won’t read beyond this headline, researchers say

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Fox Graduate School names recipients of fall 2024 International Travel Grants

Fox Graduate School names recipients of fall 2024 International Travel Grants

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ICDS Day 2024 highlights significance of interdisciplinary research

ICDS Day 2024 highlights significance of interdisciplinary research

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International food science summer school comes to Penn State

International food science summer school comes to Penn State

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From the newsroom, doctoral student studies journalism’s modern-day challenges

From the newsroom, doctoral student studies journalism’s modern-day challenges

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Broadcast police communications may pose privacy risks, especially to Black men

Broadcast police communications may pose privacy risks, especially to Black men

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Alternate stream water-testing method detects emerging contaminants

Alternate stream water-testing method detects emerging contaminants

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Q&A: Is video tech effective for children with speech-related disabilities?

Q&A: Is video tech effective for children with speech-related disabilities?

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Social media buzz may predict election results earlier in tight races

Social media buzz may predict election results earlier in tight races

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Alumna makes $200,000 gift to provide graduate assistantship support

Alumna makes $200,000 gift to provide graduate assistantship support

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Better habitats for forest farming wild leeks could help future foraging demands

Better habitats for forest farming wild leeks could help future foraging demands

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Spirit of service inspires this World Campus student’s academic journey

Spirit of service inspires this World Campus student’s academic journey

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IST professor publishes second book on innovative teaching practices

IST professor publishes second book on innovative teaching practices

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Heard on Campus: Launch of new center in molecular and cellular sciences, NCEMS

Heard on Campus: Launch of new center in molecular and cellular sciences, NCEMS

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Why aren't my test scores showing on my application?

Why aren't my test scores showing on my application?

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Pennsylvania ATV trail connector generated $23.5M in revenue over two years

Pennsylvania ATV trail connector generated $23.5M in revenue over two years

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Q&A: Penn State COP16 delegation contributes to biodiversity efforts

Q&A: Penn State COP16 delegation contributes to biodiversity efforts

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Brief scientific literacy interventions may quash new conspiracy theories

Brief scientific literacy interventions may quash new conspiracy theories

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