UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Cheeky crows, the legacy of graphic artist Lynd Ward, and how to avert collapse of the global financial system – all of these and more are topics of a new blog from the staff of the Research unit in Penn State's Office of University Relations.

In a single new scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all from islands in the Caribbean, have been discovered and scientifically named.

Ancient wisdom tells us to "stop and smell the roses" and to "live for the moment." Given our busy lives, it's no surprise that this advice is often easier said than done.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, according to a Penn State tele researcher.

HERSHEY, Pa. - Reducing the non-FDA-approved use of antipsychotic drugs may be a way to save money while having little effect on patient care, according to a Penn State College of Medicine study.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A Penn State researcher has been chosen to receive a grant through the Grand Challenges Explorations program, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

University Park, Pa. - Giving people the freedom - but not too much freedom - to express themselves may help designers build more interactive web portals and online communities, according to Penn State researchers.

HERSHEY, Pa. - Sleep-deprived surgeons can perform a previously learned task or learn a new task as well as surgeons who are rested, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

University Park, Pa. - People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, according to economists.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Investment in agricultural research doesn't benefit just the 2 percent of the population involved in farming.

The inaugural symposium of Penn State Hershey Institute for Personalized Medicine will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 8, at Penn State Hershey University Conference Center.

The ideal of democracy often is overlooked in early childhood classrooms, notes a researcher in Penn State's College of Education.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Americans spend, on average, only about two hours each week participating in sports and fitness activities, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Maryland who examined U.S. government data from the American Time Use Study.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Biodiversity hot spots - the world's biologically richest and most threatened locations on Earth - and high biodiversity wilderness areas - biologically rich but less threatened - are some of the most linguistically diverse regions on our planet, according to a team of conservationists.