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Jonathan Lynch in Mozambique reviewing a bean experiment with (from left) Celestina Jochua, Magalhaes Miguel and Soares Xerinda, all of whom are scientists with the Mozambican government, who earned their doctoral degrees under Lynch's supervision at Penn State. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

November 05, 2024

Distinguished professor in plant nutrition retires after long, impactful career
The oral microbiome differs with lifestyle, according to a new study led by Penn State biologists. The research team gathered saliva samples from Nepali people over a range of subsistence strategies— from nomadic hunter gatherers to farmers to industrialized groups. Credit: Aashish Jha/New York University Abu Dhabi. All Rights Reserved.

November 05, 2024

Microbes in mouth reflect lifestyle choices
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November 04, 2024

Nutritional sciences researchers receive funds from McCormick Science Institute

November 03, 2024

More evidence mounts for water fern azolla as global food insecurity solution
Rangelands offer potential for natural climate solutions — storing vast quantities of carbon in rangeland soils while also supporting the livelihoods of communities. Credit: Conservation South Africa. All Rights Reserved.

October 31, 2024

$1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems
Using a new method to turn stripped-down plant cells into other types of cells, a team led by Sarah Pfaff, postdoctoral scholar in biology at Penn State, explored how structures called banding patterns in cell walls can increase their stability. They also studied how the assembly of these patterns goes astray in mutant plants, which could inform methods to break down plant cells for biofuels. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 31, 2024

Stem cell-like approach in plants sheds light on specialized cell wall formation
Nobel Prize Medal in Chemistry

October 31, 2024

Huck researchers reflect on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Christine Kirchhoff (left), associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate professor of law, policy and engineering, poses with two of the members of the Civic SciTech Traineeship, a new initiative of COPA-STEP that matches trainees with governmental offices to develop civic science tools. Vijay Bhaskar Chiluveru (center), a recent graduate of the master’s program in energy and mineral engineering in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Soumita Mukherjee (right), a doctoral candidate in informatics in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, will work on developing civic science tools for air quality monitoring and heat island mapping in Allentown. Credit: Poornima Tomy/Penn State . All Rights Reserved.

October 30, 2024

New initiative in Law, Policy and Engineering trains state governor’s fellows
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October 30, 2024

Panel discussion to highlight art and science collaborations

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