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Millennium Science Complex awarded prestigious LEED® green building certification
  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
  In honor of Lloyd Huck: the Huck Fellowship brings exceptional young scientist-scholars to the Huck Institutes and Penn State. read more
Scientists make strides toward restoring bighorn sheep in the American West
  An interdisciplinary research team makes strides toward restoring bighorn sheep in the American West. read more
New motor lateralization model verified through virtual reality experiments could revolutionize post-stroke rehabilitation
  A new model of brain lateralization for movement could dramatically improve the future of rehabilitation for stroke patients. read more
WHO grant will fund infectious disease research in Tanzania
  A grant from the World Health Organization will fund infectious disease research in Tanzania's Maasai Steppe. read more
BMB Summer Symposium 2
  32nd Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology: June 4-6, 2013; register by May 24 read more

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Upcoming Events
May 23, 2013 Thursday 2:00 PM
Kathy Lee (Affymetrix)
Synergies Between Next-Generation Sequencing and Microarrays
Oct 15, 2013 Tuesday 4:00 PM
Peter Agre (Johns Hopkins University)
Title to be announced
Dec 10, 2013 Tuesday 4:00 PM
Kendall Smith (Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University)
Toward a Molecular Understanding of Adaptive immunity
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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
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
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