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Ana Fonseca, graduate assistant in animal science who spearheaded the research, with a chick like those involved in the study. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 12, 2024

Probiotic feed additive boosts growth, health in poultry in place of antibiotics

April 12, 2024

Forest, stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds
The Penn State Museum Consortium will hold the spring 2024 "Night at the Museums" on April 25. Participating museums on the University Park campus will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Admittance to the museums is free and open to the public. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 11, 2024

Spring ‘Night at the Museums’ event will be held on Thursday, April 25

April 11, 2024

Study Finds Daily Avocado Consumption Is Linked to Better Diet—Here’s Why
Yellow-eyed grasses are visited by a diverse group of arthropods — including spiders, beetles, and other insects such as grasshoppers, locusts and crickets, according to the researchers. Credit: Terry Torres-Cruz. All Rights Reserved.

April 11, 2024

Yellow-eyed grasses may have more insect visitors than previously thought
The Goldwater Scholarship recognizes undergraduates who show exceptional potential as leaders. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

April 10, 2024

Three Penn Staters earn national Goldwater Scholarships
Huanyu “Larry” Cheng is the the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State . All Rights Reserved.

April 10, 2024

Q&A: New technology may help identify neuromotor disease symptoms in infants

April 10, 2024

Snack size matters
Credit: Michael Tribone. All Rights Reserved.

April 08, 2024

Podcast sheds light on the evolution of disease-causing pathogens

April 06, 2024

Finding our family’s roots through the ‘sepia rainbow’
Credit: Jillian Wesner / Penn State Graduate School, Yvonne Harhigh / Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Hershey, Eberly College of Science, Bertrand Mahirwe Ishimwe / Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, provided. All Rights Reserved.

April 04, 2024

Forty graduate students honored with prestigious University awards
A new sunflower family tree reveals that flower symmetry evolved multiple times independently. Chrysanthemum lavandulifolium, on the upper left, and Artemisia annua, upper right, are closely related species from the same tribe; the former has bilaterally symmetric flowers — the rays — and the latter does not. Rudbeckia hirta, lower left, from the sunflower tribe has bilaterally symmetric flowers, and Eupatorium chinense, lower right, from the Eupatorieae tribe does not; these two tribes are closely related groups. A sunflower, center, shows flowers with bilateral symmetry — the large petal-like flowers in the outer row — and without bilateral symmetry — the small flowers in the inner rows. Credit: Guojin Zhang, Ma laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 03, 2024

New sunflower family tree reveals multiple origins of flower symmetry
Researchers have demonstrated that a vaccine for tuberculosis currently used in humans significantly reduces infectiousness of vaccinated livestock, improving prospects for elimination and control. Credit: Vivek Kapur, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 28, 2024

Vaccine protects cattle from bovine tuberculosis, may eliminate disease

March 28, 2024

Penn State Expert Says Dairy Farmers Shouldn't Worry About Avian Flu
A synthetic material recently developed by Penn State scientists could lower the difficulty and barrier to entry for researchers studying how microorganisms interact with the gastrointestinal system and potentially improve labs' ability to screen drugs that impact gut health. Credit: AlonzoDesign/Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

March 27, 2024

Synthetic material could improve ease and cut cost of gut microbiome research
Andrew Read will assume the role of senior vice president for research at Penn State on April 1, 2024, after serving in the role in an interim capacity. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 27, 2024

Andrew Read named senior vice president for research
David Hughes Credit: Photo provided. All Rights Reserved.

March 26, 2024

Hughes named recipient of Kopp International Faculty Achievement Award
In a recently published paper, Pak Kin Wong discusses the methods discusses the methods available for incorporating microbiota analysis into clinical decision-making, the challenges of doing so and the need for new technologies to capitalize on the potential of microbiota’s role in medicine. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 25, 2024

Listen to your gut: Using microbiota analysis for precision health care

March 22, 2024

Can You Develop Allergies Later in Life? Sadly, Yes—Here’s How to Deal
Eric Crandall, assistant research professor of biology in the Penn State Eberly College of Science, will co-lead a project awarded $1.6 million by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 21, 2024

$1.6 M from NSF to improve models that inform marine protected areas
Two proteins can trigger the signaling cascades needed to help differentiate stem cells into endothelial cells that can form tubular-like vessels in a dish, according to a team led by Penn State researchers. The finding has implications for developing drug-testing platforms and other clinical applications. Credit: Lian Lab/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 21, 2024

Two keys needed to crack three locks for better engineered blood vessels

March 20, 2024

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Although this method of identifying deep-rooting plants was accomplished with corn, shown here on a cloudy summer morning growing at Penn State's Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center, it can be used with all plants, the researchers said. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 19, 2024

Novel method to measure root depth may lead to more resilient crops

March 19, 2024

What happens if you eat mold? Food safety experts share which types to avoid most