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July 18, 2023

The heat index reached 152 degrees in the Middle East — nearly at the limit for human survival

July 18, 2023

This Pacific Coral Can Withstand Warming Waters With the Help of Algae
Corals that associate with D. glynnii (right) are at an advantage during extreme heat events compared to corals that associate with C. latusorum (left). Credit: David A. Paz-García. All Rights Reserved.

July 18, 2023

Some corals may survive climate change without paying a metabolic price
Wendy Hanna-Rose, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, and Runze Li, Eberly Family Chair Professor of Statistics, have been selected to receive the Eberly College of Science Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award in 2023. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

July 18, 2023

Two honored with Eberly Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award

July 17, 2023

As a summer heat wave pummels the US, an expert warns about the dangers of humidity – particularly for toddlers, young athletes and older adults

July 16, 2023

Understanding the WHO's 'possibly carcinogenic' aspartame decision

July 14, 2023

A Penn State expert on learning to live with wildfires, as climate change heats up
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July 14, 2023

Bioluminescent bacteria coordinate signaling to colonize squid’s light organ
Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

July 14, 2023

Penn State announces faculty recipients of 2023-24 U.S. Fulbright Scholar awards

July 13, 2023

Pennsylvanians encouraged to help in firefly conservation efforts

July 13, 2023

Philly’s summer has been wetter than normal. So what’s with the drought watch?

July 13, 2023

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Growing cover crops under vines — with no bare soil present in the vineyard — may be regarded as a radical concept by some traditional growers, and it is not beneficial for some rootstocks and some grape varieties. But the practice can yield significant benefits to growers. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

July 12, 2023

Growing cover crops under vineyard vines is a sustainability strategy
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners earned first place in the research category of the David Gibby Search for Excellence Awards at the International Master Gardener Conference held June 18-22 in Overland Park, Kansas. From left to right: Stephanie Szakal, Penn State Master Gardener; Dennis Patton, horticulture agent with Kansas State Extension; Valerie Sesler, Penn State Master Gardener area coordinator; and Andy Faust, interim state Master Gardener coordinator for Penn State Extension. Credit: Courtesy of Valerie Sesler. All Rights Reserved.

July 11, 2023

Penn State Master Gardeners honored internationally for bee monitoring work
Researchers from Penn State have identified a protein that modifies the cellular machinery responsible for producing cellulose — an integral component of plant cell walls that is an important source of food, textiles, and biofuels. Versions of the plants that prevent this protein from functioning grew similarly as seedlings — pictured here — but had stunted growth as adults. Credit: Gu Lab / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

July 11, 2023

Newly identified protein regulates the creation of cellulose in plant cells

July 10, 2023

Tandem Repeat Is Revolutionizing Sustainable Fashion With AI-Designed Squid Proteins To Reduce Plastic Harm

July 07, 2023

Florida issues MALARIA alert as two MORE people catch deadly mosquito-born disease - in first US outbreak in two decades

July 07, 2023

Cooked or Raw? The Best Ways to Eat 9 Healthy Veggies
Aleksandra (Seša) Slavković, Professor of Statistics & Public Health Sciences and Associate Dean for Graduate Education in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State, has been appointed Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Data Privacy & Confidentiality. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

July 07, 2023

Slavković named Huck Chair in Data Privacy and Confidentiality
Although mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management, a new study led by researchers at Penn State reveals that phone data underrepresents vulnerable populations and that failing to account for biases in phone data could magnify health inequities. The research team studied a mobile, rural population in Namibia, pictured here, where access to health care is limited, as a case study to measure how well mobile phone data represent populations. Credit: Bharti Lab / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

July 06, 2023

Mobile phone data used for public health underrepresent vulnerable populations
Stephen Benkovic, Evan Pugh Professor and Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Chemistry at Penn State. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

July 06, 2023

Penn State chemist Stephen Benkovic named Atherton Professor
Amir Sheikhi (front left), assistant professor of chemical engineering and of biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering, will lead the four-year, $3M National Institutes of Health grant as principal investigator. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State . All Rights Reserved.

July 06, 2023

Soft tissue restoration, blood vessel formation focus of $3M grant

July 06, 2023

Partner selection may amplify rare variants in children

July 04, 2023

Stunning, Pink Grasshopper Spotted in a Welsh Garden: 'Vivid Color'