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Dec 17, 2024
Placenta assessment tool aims to improve neonatal, maternal care
A multi-national, multi-institutional team led by Penn State researchers developed a new tool that enables doctors to examine placentas right at the bedside using just a phone.
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Dec 17, 2024
New program aims to transform research administration with $5.1M NSF grant
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $5.1 million to support the Skilled Training in Administration and Institutional Research (STAIR) program, a national initiative designed to revolutionize research administration across U.S. academic institutions.
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Dec 17, 2024
Penn State Herbarium adds historic perspective to modern research
Boasting a collection of an estimated 35,000 plant specimens form around the world, the Penn State Herbarium is the third largest herbarium in Pennsylvania. Among its holdings are 3,000 plant specimens from the personal collection of Even Pugh, the first president of Penn State.
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Dec 16, 2024
Person-centered, bio-inspired research leads to improved control of prosthetics
Penn State researcher focuses on creating wearable assistive robotic systems for people with limited use of their limbs, especially their hands, with the goal of the user intuitively controlling the systems and devices on which they rely.
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Dec 16, 2024
Two Huck graduate students receive American Heart Association fellowships
Two Huck graduate students awarded individual 2-year American Heart Association fellowships.
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Dec 16, 2024
Brain regions that relieve effects of chronic stress in mice differ based on sex
In two new studies, researchers made mice resilient to stress by activating neurons in different brain regions and found that the changes involved are highly sex-specific
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Dec 16, 2024
Penn State undergraduate Nate Carey earns Marshall Scholarship
Penn State student Nate Carey has earned a 2025 Marshall Scholarship, which is among the most competitive U.K. scholarships for U.S. students and recognizes academic excellence and leadership and ambassadorial potential.
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Dec 13, 2024
Old wisdom meets new tech: Traditional Chinese medicine inspires pulse sensors
A team led by Penn State researchers used principles of pulse monitoring in traditional Chinese medicine to design a pressure-sensing platform to identify the optimal pulse signal, which they combined with a machine learning model to also predict blood pressure.
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Dec 11, 2024
Once-endangered Kirtland’s warblers show extensive signs of inbreeding in genome
The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.
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Dec 11, 2024
Center for Socially Responsible AI awards seed funding to seven diverse projects
The Penn State Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) has announced the results of its most recent seed-funding competition.
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