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Jul 23, 2024
Grant continues support for graduate students studying gene regulation
A $1.7 million by the National Institutes of Health will renew support for the Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (EGR) Predoctoral Training Program, which trains future scientists in experimental, molecular, and computational sciences to understand the mechanisms of gene regulation in eukaryotes, the group of organisms — including animals, plants, and fungi — whose genome is contained within a nucleus in their cells.
Jul 22, 2024
Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients
Since the early 20th century, researchers believed that movements on the right and left sides of the body were controlled by the opposite hemisphere of the brain. However, Penn State researcher Robert Sainburg proposed the complimentary dominance hypothesis, which states that both sides of the brain have a role to play in control of both sides of the body.
Jul 19, 2024
Jeff and Ann Marie Fox name Graduate School with $20 million commitment
The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the naming of the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School in recognition of the couple and the endowment they have created to provide support, in perpetuity, for graduate students and faculty and for initiatives that enhance the academic caliber of graduate education at the University.
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Jul 23, 2024
Grant continues support for graduate students studying gene regulation
A $1.7 million by the National Institutes of Health will renew support for the Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (EGR) Predoctoral Training Program, which trains future scientists in experimental, molecular, and computational sciences to understand the mechanisms of gene regulation in eukaryotes, the group of organisms — including animals, plants, and fungi — whose genome is contained within a nucleus in their cells.
Jul 22, 2024
Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients
Since the early 20th century, researchers believed that movements on the right and left sides of the body were controlled by the opposite hemisphere of the brain. However, Penn State researcher Robert Sainburg proposed the complimentary dominance hypothesis, which states that both sides of the brain have a role to play in control of both sides of the body.
Jul 19, 2024
Jeff and Ann Marie Fox name Graduate School with $20 million commitment
The Board of Trustees has unanimously approved the naming of the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School in recognition of the couple and the endowment they have created to provide support, in perpetuity, for graduate students and faculty and for initiatives that enhance the academic caliber of graduate education at the University.
Jul 19, 2024
Penn State professor named to advisory board of National Smell and Taste Center
Penn State sensory expert John Hayes has been appointed to the external scientific advisory board of the newly established National Smell and Taste Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).