![Emily Almberg Emily Almberg in Yellowstone National Park, WY.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521044831im_/http://www.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/audience_featured_news_story/public/Emily%20in%20YNP_0.jpg)
Research
![Emily Almberg Emily Almberg in Yellowstone National Park, WY.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521044831im_/http://www.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/audience_featured_news_story/public/Emily%20in%20YNP_0.jpg)
Who's watching the wolves? Huck Institutes graduate student Emily Almberg is raising public awareness about wolves through her research in Yellowstone National Park, which includes citizen observers.
Research
Penn State is a Research-I university with state-of-the-art facilities. Faculty and students are dedicated to collaborating with industry and applying knowledge to make our lives better.
![Penn State research faculty and a student collaborating in a lab. Penn State research faculty and a student collaborating in a lab.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521044831im_/http://www.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/landing_page_focus_245_170/public/R_officeofvp%5B1%5D.jpg)
Research projects involving more than $800 million are in the works during a given year throughout the University.
![Penn State research facility. This is a photograph of an impressive, modern Penn State research facility.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521044831im_/http://www.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/landing_page_focus_245_170/public/R_facilities.jpg)
Our centers, institutes, and labs feature state-of-the-art facilities for researchers to collaborate and find solutions to global problems.
![Penn State researcher collaborating with industry professionals. This is a photograph of a Penn State research faculty member collaborating with industry professionals in a conference room.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521044831im_/http://www.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/landing_page_focus_245_170/public/R_techtransfer.jpg)
Research partnerships between Penn State and industry lead to technology breakthroughs that benefit society.
![An abstract photograph of gold waves meant to symbolize interdisciplinary research.](https://web.archive.org/web/20130521044831im_/http://www.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/landing_page_focus_245_170/public/res_institutes.jpg)
The interdisciplinary institutes promote collaboration across departmental boundaries in order to focus research strengths on important scientific questions and societal needs.