Gail McCormick

Cellulose, which helps give plant cell walls their rigid structure, holds promise as a renewable raw material for biofuels—if researchers can accelerate the production process. Compared to the breakdown of other biofuel materials like corn, breaking down cellulose is slow and inefficient but could avoid concerns around using a food source while taking advantage of abundant plant materials that might otherwise go to waste. New research led by Penn State investigators has revealed how several molecular roadblocks slow this process.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — John Warner, president and chief executive officer of The Technology Greenhouse and co-founder of the field of green chemistry, will present the fifth quadrennial Whitmore Lecture on Chemistry Education and Public Policy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, in 100 Thomas Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The lecture, titled “Green Chemistry: The Missing Elements,” is free and open to the public.

May 30, 2024 By Kathryn Harlow UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Danielle Reifsnyder Hickey, assistant professor of chemistry and of materials

A study led by Penn State biologists explores body proportions of Masai giraffes, lending insight into why giraffes have such long necks and how this trait might have evolved.

June 20, 2024 By Gail McCormick UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly

A class of proteins that regulates cell repair and enhances cell growth-signaling systems could be a promising new target for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.

A new study has rewritten the conventionally understood evolutionary history of certain proteins critical for electrical signaling in the nervous system. The study, led by Penn State researchers, appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

August 21, 2024 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Eberly College of Science's Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) Grant Program is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 funding cycle.

September 4, 2024 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ray Schaak, DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry in the Penn State Eberly College of Science

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State's herbarium — known as the Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium — is one of 71 institutions in the United States selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) program.