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Santhosh Girirajan, professor and interim head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, has been named the T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 03, 2023

Girirajan named T. Ming Chu Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Beth Gugino has been named associate director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Credit: Michael Houtz / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 01, 2023

Gugino to enhance impact of agricultural research in new role in Ag Sciences

September 30, 2023

The science of skin: everything you need to know about your body’s biggest organ – and how to protect it

September 30, 2023

As flooding increases in the Delaware Valley, hundreds of thousands of at-risk homes are uninsured
Members of the CRRB standing on an outside staircase to pose for a group photo

September 29, 2023

Liana Burghardt named new Director of Center for Root and Rhizosphere Biology
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September 29, 2023

Q&A: What is the Eva J. Pell ABSL-3 Laboratory for Advanced Biological Research?
The Penn State Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment uses a mixture of ancient DNA, anthropological microbial genomics and experimental models to explore and identify mechanisms of microbial community change and adaptation. Researchers work to translate these mechanisms to improve the world around us today. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

September 28, 2023

Q&A: Indigenous community-first approach to more ethical microbiome research
Penn State's Old Main building on the University Park campus. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

September 28, 2023

Penn State rises in THE World University Rankings; places 20th among US publics
An internet-delivered therapy program for multiple sclerosis patients may offer an effective and easily accessible way to manage depression and lead to better quality of life, according to an international team of researchers. Credit: kitzcorner / Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

September 27, 2023

Internet-based therapy may help depression in people with multiple sclerosis
Penn State researchers developed a new wearable sensor to monitor glucose levels in sweat over multiple weeks. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

September 27, 2023

New wearable sensor makes continuous analysis of sweat possible, researchers say
National Geographic photographer Carsten Peter (far right) takes a photograph as diver and National Geographic explorer Kenny Broad descends to the biofilms in Lago Verde. Penn State Professor Jennifer Macalady (left) and expedition caver Martina Gianfelice (center) wait on the steep lake shore. Macalady's research takes her to some of the most hostile places for life on Earth, in search of the microbial biofilms that can survive there. Credit: Dani Buchheister / Penn State. Creative Commons

September 26, 2023

Q&A: Searching for life where it shouldn’t exist
New research in membaneless compartments that model protocells reveals that naturally occurring chemical modifications to RNA molecules help them fold better into functional structures. Image of the structures of tRNA molecules from protocells determined by high-throughput sequencing using tRNA structure-seq are overlaid on and image of the membraneless compartments made through liquid-liquid phase separation. Credit: Bevilacqua and Keating Labs / Penn State. Creative Commons

September 26, 2023

Could RNA folding play a role in the origin of life?

September 23, 2023

The best way to get rid of leaves this fall

September 23, 2023

Pumpkins for Pigs Organization Finds Second Use for Decorative Pumpkins on the Farm
Funded by a $1 million grant from the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA), a Penn State-led research team will assess levels of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in Puerto Rico's dairy industry and train farmers and students to mitigate the health threat they pose in the U.S. territory.

September 22, 2023

Researchers aim to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Puerto Rico dairy industry
Greg Shearer and David Koslicki

September 21, 2023

Huck-supported graduate degree programs transition to new leadership

September 21, 2023

Extreme heat, coupled with chronic health issues, is killing elderly New Yorkers
Researchers identified new strategies for reducing the failure rate of current malaria treatment methods. This image features the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, which is one of the most important vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, Wikimedia. All Rights Reserved.

September 21, 2023

New strategies may reduce treatment failure in malaria by up to 81%
Nano-sized bubbles allow macrophages to stand out from their fellow cells in ultrasound imagery. Credit: Jennifer M. McCann/Materials Research Institute. All Rights Reserved.

September 20, 2023

Tiny bubbles could reveal immune cell secrets and improve treatments

September 20, 2023

Spotted Lanternflies Innocent???
Lance Lian, associate professor of biology and of biomedical engineering at Penn State, led a team in developing a more efficient approach to engineering cells for better imaging. Credit: Kate Myers / Penn State. Creative Commons

September 18, 2023

Novel approach to engineered cells may enable molecular medical imaging
Proposals for climate-related projects are now being accepted for the Institute of Energy and the Environment’s 2024 Seed Grant Program. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

September 18, 2023

2024 IEE Seed Grant Program accepting proposals on climate-related projects

September 15, 2023

Why do some people think cilantro tastes like soap?
Seven institutes at Penn State have joined together to support the University's Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research and collectively fund 16 research partnerships between researchers at Penn State and researchers at minority-serving institutions across a wide range of fields. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

September 15, 2023

Seed grants fund research collaborations with minority-serving institutions