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Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

May 04, 2021

Three Penn State faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Researcher in the field.

May 03, 2021

Mutant corn gene boosts sugar in seeds, leaves, may lead to breeding better crop
Penn State researchers 3D bioprinted breast cancer tumors (green) and cultivated their supportive microenvironments (purple) to better understand how they interact with one another. IMAGE: OZBOLAT LAB/PENN STATE

May 03, 2021

The micro-environment of breast cancer in three dimensions

April 28, 2021

Are the vaccines effective against mutant Covid variants?
Illustration of boat.

April 28, 2021

Searching for a safeguard

April 27, 2021

Bioprinting during surgery could help repair skin and bone
Squire Booker, Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry and of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State, Holder of the Eberly Family Distinguished Chair in Science, and investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 27, 2021

Squire Booker named inaugural fellow of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

April 27, 2021

New CDC Guidelines Say You Don’t Have to Wear a Mask When Running Outdoors

April 27, 2021

Novel bioprinting procedure may enhance craniofacial skin and bone repair

April 24, 2021

There Is a Lot of Fungus Among Us

April 22, 2021

Eating a handful of mushrooms a day cuts cancer risk by third, study suggests
Melissa Rolls IMAGE: NATE FOLLMER

April 22, 2021

MCIBS head Melissa Rolls honored with 2021 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award
A new approach to gene editing, developed by Penn State researchres, using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to bypass disease-causing mutations in a gene. IMAGE: IURIIMOTOV/FREEPIK.COM

April 22, 2021

Bypassing broken genes
Researchers are investigating how carnivory-related genes, such as those involved in digestion, could help crops not only avoid pests, but also thrive in low-nutrient environments. Featured here is a type of carnivorous plant, called a butterwort. IMAGE: TANYA RENNER, PENN STATE

April 21, 2021

Little crop of horrors

April 19, 2021

Penn State study: Poa annua remembers being mowed
Doctoral candidate Chris Benson (top), David Huff, professor of turfgrass breeding and genetics (middle) and doctoral candidate Matt Sheltra preparing to plant an experiment on a Poa annua green at the Joseph E. Valentine Turfgrass Research Center at Penn State, University Park. IMAGE: PETE LANDSCHOOT

April 19, 2021

Plant Biology Students Help Solve Mystery of Turfgrass "Memory"

April 16, 2021

USDA grant to support expansion of online tool for bee conservation
Bee on flower.

April 14, 2021

USDA grant to support expansion of online tool for pollinator conservation
Maria Isabel da Silva

April 12, 2021

Physiology Graduate Student Wins Top Prize at Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2021

‘It was just a matter of time’ until coronavirus variant arrived in Centre County amid rising cases

April 09, 2021

Antibody binding-site conserved across COVID-19 virus variants
Donna Korzick Headshot

April 08, 2021

New position will support graduate and post-graduate training
Amelia Henry IMAGE: International Rice Research Institute

April 08, 2021

Plant Biology alumna receives humanitarian award

April 08, 2021

As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them