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Sep 30, 2024
Penn State chemist’s pioneering paper reaches 20-year milestone
The paper that launched the field of self-propelled autonomous nanomotors celebrated at two conferences and featured in award-winning documentary
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Sep 30, 2024
One Health Microbiome Center launches new video series
The Penn State One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) announced the launch of a new video series highlighting the center's state-of-the-art resources, research capabilities and collaborative efforts in microbiome sciences.
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Sep 25, 2024
Plant scientist named Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology
Francisco Dini-Andreote, assistant professor of plant science in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State, has been awarded the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology.
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Sep 25, 2024
Injecting manure into growing cover crops can cut pollution, support corn crops
A team of Penn State agricultural scientists conducted a new study on dairy manure management strategies for ecosystem services in no-till crop systems.
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Sep 24, 2024
New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures
Penn State researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can prevent scaling and stabilize a commonly used emulsion, or liquid mixture, potentially making the oil extraction processes more efficient and less harmful to the environment.
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Sep 24, 2024
$1M USDA grant to perfect weed killing method in organic crop production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a four-year, $1 million grant to a team led by plant scientists and an economist from Penn State to investigate anaerobic soil disinfestation to support transitioning from conventional to organic production systems.
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Sep 19, 2024
Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find
Results of a new study suggest sewage monitoring could provide early warning of foodborne disease outbreaks to public health authorities
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Sep 17, 2024
Food science researcher receives early career award
Jasna Kovac, associate professor and Lester Earl and Veronica Casida Career Development Professor of Food Safety in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2025 Award for Early Career Environmental Research by the American Society for Microbiology.
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Sep 17, 2024
Q&A: Ethical decision-making around neurotechnology treatments
Laura Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, has received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research and develop a patient-centered decision aid to help guide patients, providers, and caregivers navigating their options.
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Sep 16, 2024
Sport-related stress may affect whether college athletes eat enough calories
High stress resulting from participating in high-level collegiate sports is related to unhealthy attitudes about eating and under consumption of nutrients, but only during the most stressful portions of the athletes’ seasons, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology.
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