Students use personal experiences to create real-world AI solutions at Nittany AI Challenge
By Chara Fitch Offer Pilot, winner of the 2023 Nittany AI Challenge. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has created both excitement and uncertainty as users consider how to use it both effectively and ethically. At Penn State, nine student teams advanced to the final phase of Nittany AI Alliance’s eight-month competition, the Nittany […]
5 questions with a researcher: “Printing replacement organs is the ultimate goal”
By Cara Aungst Ibrahim Ozbolat leads a lab specializing in 3D printing to create a range of tissues for use in human health. Photo submitted. Penn State is leading the way in a new endeavor to 3D-print human tissue and bone at scale. When fully developed, the technology will be the first to enable the […]
Huck Institutes: Solving big-picture questions through the power of collaboration
By Holly Riddle One might expect researchers across a single university to collaborate on a regular basis, regardless of expertise or department, but in truth, it often isn’t the case. Penn State is a notable exception — interdisciplinary research is one area where the university really shines. This fact was highlighted in a 2020 study […]
An industry view at Penn State’s growing revenue and tuition increase
By HappyValley Industry Staff If Penn State was a business entity rather than a non-profit one, its projected revenue for this fiscal year puts it somewhere between Campbell’s (as in the soup, $8.6 billion) and Puma ($9.1 billion). A tuition increase and 20 years of shrinking state appropriations have put the university’s financials in the […]
Ben Franklin’s Liz Wilson is retiring, but not before she shares the secret to startup success in Happy Valley
By Holly Riddle Left to Right: Liz Wilson, Sherry Davidson, Jennifer Wingard, Michelle Cook and Pam Asencio at Ben Franklin’s State College office. Anyone who’s even remotely connected to or familiar with the Happy Valley startup scene knows Ben Franklin Technology Partners — and for good reason. The organization impacts Happy Valley, as well as […]
Penn State research team pushes the limits of lunar innovation starting with a kitchen microwave
By Chara Fitch Penn State student Samuel Highfield holds a red-hot sample of lunar ilmenite after only 30 seconds in an ordinary microwave. Photo: Kate Myers / Penn State. “We’re an exploration species,” said Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State. From the first global explorers to the […]
Penn State-created LionGlass will cut carbon emissions in half, create energy-efficient options
By Gracie Mullan Image: Adrienne Berard / Penn State One of the largest challenges facing the glass industry today is the immense amount of carbon emissions produced by the production of glass. At least 86 million tons of carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere each year from glass manufacturing. LionGlass engineered and researched at […]
Made at Penn State: Seven inventions and discoveries that have changed the world
By Holly Riddle Current headlines tout Penn State’s prowess in all things research and innovation. In 2021, the university benefited from $993.1 million in research expenditures, with $93.1 million dedicated with industry and privately sponsored research and $610 million dedicated to federal research. Each and every year, the university ranks near-first in annual spending on […]
Turning big ideas into viable business
By Gracie Mullan Have an idea or invention that is poised to change the world? Unless it answers one giant question, there’s not a very big chance of success, according to Roger Dagen. Dagen is the Executive in Residence for Transformation Business Services Network (TBSN) at Ben Franklin Technology Partners, which is widely considered one […]
