UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mechanical, biomedical engineering professor earns national recognition UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Tak Sing Wong, professor of mechanical engineering and of biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering and an affiliate of the Materials Research Institute, was named a fellow by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was inducted on March 31  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy improve chronic low back pain HERSHEY, Pa. -- The list of treatments for low back pain is endless, but few offer relief for the one in four Americans who suffer from this persistent pain and leading cause of disability globally. More than 80% of those with chronic low back pain wished there were better treatment options. Yet, without sufficient   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Power of student research: Duo investigates treatment for aggressive tumors ABINGTON, Pa. -- A pair of Penn State Abington students have devoted countless hours to award-winning multi-semester research on cancer treatment while encouraging other students to follow their path and tackle projects with faculty mentors as University Undergraduate Research Ambassadors. Fourth-year biology maj  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life saver UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an international team led by researchers at Penn State are pioneering such adaptable robots by integrating flexible electronics with   more