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March 27, 2023

Professor elected fellow of national medical and biological engineering society
Seth Bordenstein, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Endowed Chair in Microbiome Sciences and professor of biology and entomology at Penn State, will offer insights into his research on microbiomes and their impact on the world in his talk, “Why We Look Down (To the Microbes) For Wonder, Impact and Discovery,” on March 31. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 27, 2023

Geography Coffee Hour talk to explore microorganisms and their impact on life
Penn State will host the Climate Solutions Symposium on May 22 and 23, 2023, at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. Credit: Brenna Buck / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 23, 2023

Climate Solutions Symposium to take place at Penn State on May 22 and 23
Eviction has been found to exacerbate existing societal problems related to income disparity, educational attainment, and mental health. Credit: Adobe Stock: WINDSONG. All Rights Reserved.

March 23, 2023

Artificial intelligence models aim to forecast eviction, promote renter rights
A honey bee visits an apple flower. Managed honey bees and wild native bees provide critical pollination services for agricultural crops in the United States, but researchers say the public's knowledge of wild bee species is low. Credit: Laura Russo. All Rights Reserved.

March 23, 2023

Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation

March 22, 2023

Fact check: Video shows flower clusters, not 'rain of worms'
Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in Penn State's College of Engineering. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 22, 2023

New soil sensor may improve efficiency of crop fertilization
Lacy Alexander in front of Penn State's collection of physical copies of the Journal of Applied Physiology Credit: Dennis Maney / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 21, 2023

Kinesiology professor to edit Journal of Applied Physiology
Michael Axtell Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

March 21, 2023

Penn State biologist to present free public lecture on MicroRNAs in plants
Mike Stedelin Credit: Michael Stedelin / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 21, 2023

Mike Stedelin named executive director, Office of Research Information Systems

March 20, 2023

California's Unprecedented Snowfall Seen From Space: 'Absurd'

March 20, 2023

Radio Clip
Penn State held a Town Hall on March 1 to discuss internal strategies around semiconductor technologies and Penn State taking on a key role in partnering with other universities and industry centered on the United States government’s CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act, signed into law on Aug. 9, 2022. Credit: Materials Research Institute / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 20, 2023

Town hall on CHIPS and Science Act envisions key role for Penn State
David Hunter Credit: David Hunter / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 20, 2023

David Hunter announced as new director of the Penn State AI Hub
Credit: Tyler Henderson/Penn State / Penn State.

March 19, 2023

Greening the grey: Engineering natural solutions for stormwater management

March 17, 2023

This insertable 3D printer will repair tissue damage from the inside

March 17, 2023

MD/PhD Class of 2023 students find out their residency matches

March 17, 2023

Drought Battle Is Looking Up for California
Cross sections of corn roots showing genetic variation for aerenchyma formation, which converts living cells to air space. Now that researchers have found the gene associated with the phenotype, it can be a plant-breeding target. Credit: Tania Galindo Castaneda. All Rights Reserved.

March 16, 2023

Discovery of root anatomy gene may lead to breeding more resilient corn crops

March 14, 2023

COVID’s ‘new normal’: 120,000 U.S. deaths per year?

March 13, 2023

What does Pittsburgh's mild winter mean for spring bugs?
Nuclear magnetic resonance shows the structure of a natural protein called lanmodulin, which binds rare earth elements with high selectivity and was discovered 5 years ago by Penn State researchers. Researchers recently genetically reprogramed the protein to favor manganese over other common transition metals like iron and copper. Credit: Courtesy Cotruvo Lab / Penn State. Creative Commons

March 09, 2023

New biosensor reveals activity of elusive metal that’s essential for life
Jon Elmquist, a former master’s degree student in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, led a study examining neonicotinoid residues in whole flowers of two spotted lanternfly host plant species — tree of heaven and red maple. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

March 09, 2023

Study examines the effects of using insecticides for spotted lanternfly control
With a four-year, $2,276,850 National Institutes of Health grant, Penn State researchers aim to create a completely non-invasive, tunable method for treating tendinopathies with focused ultrasound. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

March 08, 2023

Engineers awarded NIH grant to heal tendon injuries with ultrasound