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Jul 07, 2025
‘Scialog’ grant to study how rising ocean temperatures affect fish behavior
A wildlife behavioral ecologist at Penn State is part of a multi-institution team that received funding from Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems, a international three-year initiative that aims to spark new science exploring neurobiological responses to rapidly changing environments.
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Jul 02, 2025
What a bumble bee chooses to eat may not match ideal diet
A new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that what bumble bees choose to eat may not line up with their ideal nutritional needs.
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Jun 26, 2025
Q&A: The quest to halt neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease
June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and in this Q&A, Selleck talked about how he’s working to stop the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
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Jun 30, 2025
Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows
Three faculty members, representing three different Penn State colleges, have been named Huck Leadership Fellows for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Jun 04, 2025
Huck Chair in Nanomedicine plans to take research from bench to bedside
As biomedical challenges grow more complex, Penn State’s Dipanjan Pan is pioneering a multifaceted approach to nanomedicine that spans basic research, clinical translation and entrepreneurial deployment.
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Jun 04, 2025
$2.9M grant funds study on long-term effects adolescent binge drinking
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Penn State will use a new five-year, $2,900,000 grant to investigate the long-term effects of excess alcohol drinking during adolescence.
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Jun 02, 2025
Huck opens search for Associate Director for Graduate Education
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is seeking an innovative Penn State faculty member with a strong background in interdisciplinary life sciences research and a passion for teaching and mentoring graduate students to join our Huck leadership team as an Associate Director for Graduate Education.
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May 22, 2025
Looking to cut calories? Try adding chilies, study suggests
Throwing a little heat on your meal might be an effective strategy for cutting back on calories, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.
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May 05, 2025
The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair
A new hairlike electrode makes long-term, high-quality EEG monitoring less cumbersome and inconspicuous.
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May 02, 2025
$2.7M NIH grant to fund first comprehensive syphilis test
In collaboration with his clinical partners at Penn State Health, Carle Foundation Hospital and University of Alabama Birmingham, Dipanjan Pan aims to develop a one-step confirmatory laboratory test that can definitively diagnose active syphilis infection within 10 minutes.
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