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October 30, 2024

1st US case of bird flu in a pig raises concerns over potential human threat
Noll Lab 50th Anniversary Commemoration Logo

October 30, 2024

Physiology Conference to feature celebration marking 50 years of Noll Lab research
Mihail Kantor, assistant research professor of nematology

October 30, 2024

Kantor appointed to the executive board of the Society of Nematologists
Doctors performing surgery at the Hershey Medical Center

October 29, 2024

Penn State’s Neurosciences Biorepository expands access to University Park
Jill Arriola, left, and Daniel Guarin collecting cores at the inlet to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, which houses the largest remaining freshwater tidal marsh in Pennsylvania. Credit: Lisa Emili. All Rights Reserved.

October 29, 2024

Microplastics increasing in freshwater, directly related to plastic production
Joseph Cotruvo, Jr., professor of chemistry at Penn State, and Wonseok Choi, a graduate student, have been researching ways to separate rare earth elements using re-engineered bacterial proteins that are found in nature. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 29, 2024

Bacterial protein discovered, engineered to better separate rare earth metals

October 29, 2024

Invasive catfish impacting Susquehanna's food chain
Reuben Kraft, professor of mechanical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering, is using computational tools — such as mouthguard sensors — to model and predict injury in the human brain. Here, a 3D visualization shows deformation in the brain caused by physical impact during a game of football. Credit: Kraft Lab. All Rights Reserved.

October 29, 2024

Research team aims to better understand traumatic brain injuries

October 29, 2024

US bacteria discovery could boost rare earth mining to cut China influence
Paul Markowski, head of the department of meteorology and atmospheric science at Penn State, presents tornado research at the Penn State-hosted workshop titled "Improving the Prediction and Communication of Weather/Climate Extremes in Africa and the United States." Credit: David Kubarek / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 28, 2024

Extreme weather workshop focuses on saving lives worldwide
Researchers developed novel contrast agents that target two proteins implicated in osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease commonly characterized as wear-and-tear arthritis, and imaged the proteins using a photon-counting CT scanner. Here, the green and red are the targeted nanoparticles, while the yellow is adipose tissue. The white is bone and the gray is cartilage. Credit: Provided by the Pan Lab. All Rights Reserved.

October 25, 2024

New technique allows technicolor imaging of degenerative joint disease
In modern apple production, blossoms must be thinned, so that remaining blooms can reclaim the plant’s resources to grow better fruit. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

October 25, 2024

Research team gets grant to study precision chemical thinning of apple blossoms
Findings from this study suggest that azolla is food safe and has the potential to safely feed millions of people due to its rapid growth while free-floating on shallow fresh water without the need for nitrogen fertilizers. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

October 23, 2024

Water fern gains more evidence as safe potential global food insecurity solution
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October 23, 2024

Re-engineered, blue light-activated immune cells penetrate and kill solid tumors
Study lead author Danielle Begley-Miller and a colleague collecting information about the number and height of tree seedlings at a research plot. Credit: Michael Antonishak. All Rights Reserved.

October 22, 2024

Deer, seedlings and soil pH influence local forest regeneration
Penn State Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences Mohammad Rezaee and his team founded Intel-E-Waste, a startup offering a sustainable e-waste recycling process. Credit: Provided by Mohammad Rezaee. All Rights Reserved.

October 22, 2024

Penn State research-based startup tackles e-waste recycling challenges

October 22, 2024

The Surprising Health Benefits of Pain
Researchers developed a 3D atlas of the developing mouse brain, with such images as this. Credit: Provided by the Kim Lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 21, 2024

Researchers develop 3D atlas of the developing mammalian brain
"LEED, Uncertified" (2023), Johanna Beam and Marianna Renda. Credit: Tess Dubler. All Rights Reserved.

October 21, 2024

Exhibition to showcase art and science collaborations
Funding enables Penn State faculty, staff and students to push the boundaries of discovery, conduct cutting-edge research and drive innovation that positively impacts society, both locally and around the globe. Here Nicholas Clark, a postdoctoral fellow at Penn State, forges a piece of LionGlass, an entirely new type of glass that offers the first alternative to standard soda lime silicate glass. LionGlass, which was invented at Penn State, secured its first corporate partner for research and development in fiscal year 2024. Credit: Michael Owen / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 18, 2024

Penn State’s research expenditures reach record $1.337 billion

October 18, 2024

Study links depression, outcome of sports concussion
Ceroptres promethea is one of the newly identified and named gall wasps. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

October 18, 2024

Penn State entomology graduate student identifies 22 new species of gall wasps
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been selected to host a United Nations World Food Forum Youth Innovation Lab. Faculty and students who were present for the World Food Day Global Ceremony, held in Rome this week, were, from left, Daniel Foster, associate professor of agricultural and extension education and co-founder of the Global Teach Ag Network at Penn State; Ram Neupane, doctoral student; Melanie Foster, associate teaching professor of international agriculture and co-founder of the Global Teach Ag Network; Nina Coates, program and project management senior consultant, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Jett Kelly, undergraduate student; Mark Gagnon, Harbaugh Entrepreneur and Innovation Faculty Scholar; Xialing Zhao, doctoral student; Noel Habashy, associate teacher professor and coordinator for the international agriculture minor; and Raymond Yan, undergraduate student. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

October 18, 2024

Penn State named site for World Food Forum Youth Food Lab
Penn State Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read hosted a conversation with the community on Oct. 14, 2024, about the University’s research enterprise. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

October 18, 2024

Andrew Read leads conversation with community on research enterprise