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The Millennium Science Complex has been awarded a prestigious LEED® green building certification. read more
In honor of Lloyd Huck: the Huck Fellowship brings exceptional young scientist-scholars to the Huck Institutes and Penn State. read more
An interdisciplinary research team makes strides toward restoring bighorn sheep in the American West. read more
A new model of brain lateralization for movement could dramatically improve the future of rehabilitation for stroke patients. read more
A grant from the World Health Organization will fund infectious disease research in Tanzania's Maasai Steppe. read more
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May 23, 2013 Thursday 2:00 PMKathy Lee (Affymetrix)Synergies Between Next-Generation Sequencing and Microarrays
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What appears to be parasite manipulation may simply be part of malaria-carrying mosquitoes' immune response, according to a group of Penn State entomologists including Huck Institutes affiliates Lauren Cator, Simon Blanford, Courtney Murdock, Tom Baker, Andrew Read, and Matt Thomas. Mosquito behavior may be immune response, not parasite manipulation - Full article
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While unraveling a dramatic case of mind control, Huck Institutes affiliate David Hughes is taking calls from Hollywood and gaining new insights into the role behavior plays in spreading disease. Getting to the bottom of the zombie ant phenomenon - Full article
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Robert Brooks, a wetlands scientist at Penn State and a Huck Institutes faculty affiliate, has received the 2013 National Wetlands Award for Science Research. Environmental Law Institute recognizes Penn State wetlands scientist - Full article
