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February 27, 2025

New study reveals most Europeans had dark skin over 3,000 years ago

February 26, 2025

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February 25, 2025

GPCR Assay Service Center Opens at Penn State College of Medicine
Indirect costs are expenses that cannot be directly attributable to a specific research project but are necessary for the overall operation of the research functions of the university. For example, they support maintenance of research laboratories and shared equipment, operations such as heating and lighting, and necessary services such as high-speed data processing. Credit: Brooke Doerfler / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 25, 2025

Andrew Read to host conversation focused on executive action affecting research
Pennsylvania’s native bumble bee queens are particularly vulnerable to outside pressures, such as harsh winters, according to the researchers. Credit: Sandy Millar/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

February 25, 2025

The complex effects of pesticide exposure on bumble bee health

February 25, 2025

As Measles Cases Surge in Texas, WHO’s Global Control Program Risks Collapse

February 25, 2025

Low vitamin D early in pregnancy tied to preterm birth, decreased fetal growth
Through the grant, a group of 100 small- to mid-sized farms and agribusinesses will receive training and consulting on hiring and retaining employees. Credit: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels. All Rights Reserved.

February 24, 2025

Penn State awarded $1.3M to boost Pennsylvania’s agricultural workforce

February 22, 2025

Vaccine refrigeration could become optional, thanks to Penn State team

February 21, 2025

Cuts to USAID hurt American agricultural research

February 21, 2025

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

February 21, 2025

Penn State to establish Animal Diagnostic Lab-West

February 20, 2025

AI-generated birdsongs may shed new light on human language
Physiological changes in late pregnancy such as higher systemic inflammation can lead to adverse effects, among them poorer health and low milk production, the researchers said. Credit: Photo by Carolien van Oijen on Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

February 20, 2025

Simple treatment may reduce inflammation and its side effects in expecting cows
New research lends insight into the regulatory control of gene expression in the deadliest of the malaria parasites, Plasmodium falciparum, and provides opportunities for the development of new therapeutic approaches against the disease. PfSnf2L, in red, is an essential malaria parasite protein for developing from the asexual ring to the sexual transmission stage — shown at top with the arrow illustrating the trajectory of various stages of sexual development. When the PfSnf2L enzyme is inhibited by the small molecule, NH125, in green, this leads to disordered DNA packaging. Changes in DNA packaging with active — the white line — and inactive PfSnf2L enzyme — the blue line — are depicted. When the DNA packaging is disrupted, the necessary information for parasite development can no longer be read out and the malaria parasites die thereby blocking transmission. Credit: Längst and Kannan Venugopal/Marti laboratory. All Rights Reserved.

February 19, 2025

Disrupting parasite gene regulation reveals new malaria intervention strategy
The flavonoids that provide insecticide-like protection to some corn lines against corn earworm larvae also provide pigments to the plants that show up in the silks, husks and kernels. Pictured here are the lines used in the research. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

February 19, 2025

Select corn lines contain compounds that sicken, kill major crop pest

February 19, 2025

Cicadas, a land lobster to humans and delicacy for animals and fish, to emerge in Pa.

February 19, 2025

A New Study Pinpointed Exactly How To Calculate Your Biological Age

February 19, 2025

Penn State researchers find prunes may protect your bones
The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded five workshops as a part of its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program to foster impactful research and bring effective climate solutions to communities in Pennsylvania and around the world. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

February 19, 2025

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 5 workshops focused on climate solutions

February 19, 2025

Penn State Leads Fight Against Phorid Flies in Mushrooms
Thomas Gould and Carlos Novoa in Gould's laboratory at Penn State University Park. Credit: Dennis Maney / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 18, 2025

Young adults may be more vulnerable to nicotine addiction than the middle aged

February 18, 2025

Some global Penn State research is on hold after USAID funding freeze
Camelia Kantor, associate director of strategic initiatives at the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and associate research professor at Penn State, will give the talk, “Bridging Worlds: How Geography and Nematology Research Converge Through Stakeholder Input,” at 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, in 112 Walker Building at Penn State University Park. Credit: Camelia Kantor. All Rights Reserved.

February 18, 2025

Feb. 24 EarthTalks: Cross-disciplinary collaboration employing stakeholder input