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Huck opens search for Associate Director for Graduate Education
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is seeking an innovative Penn State faculty member with a strong background in interdisciplinary life sciences research and a passion for teaching and mentoring graduate students to join our Huck leadership team as an Associate Director for Graduate Education.
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Huck Bridge Funding Recipients Announced
Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences announced a Bridge Funding Program designed to provide short-term financial support to ongoing life sciences research projects facing unexpected funding cancellations or delays.
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Huck seed grant program introduces new research themes for the life sciences
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has launched its 2025-2026 new seed grant program. Huck seed grants foster innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative life sciences research.
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Jun 20, 2025
How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee
Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or short-lived sterile workers who help rear their sisters rather than laying their own eggs. Now, an interdisciplinary team led by researchers at Penn State has uncovered the molecular mechanisms that control how the conflict between genes inherited from the father and the mother determine the larva’s fate.
Jun 16, 2025
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania
Researchers find 18% of sampled wells have PFAS levels beyond drinking water standards; compounds detected most often, and in the highest concentrations, in wells in the southeastern part of the state.
Jun 13, 2025
Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding
Eight research projects have been selected for support from the Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund. The GAP Fund is a competitive internal program designed to help promising technologies bridge the gap between academic research and industry adoption.
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Jun 20, 2025
How a genetic tug-of-war decides the fate of a honey bee
Despite having identical genetic instructions, female honey bee larvae can develop into either long-lived reproductive queens or short-lived sterile workers who help rear their sisters rather than laying their own eggs. Now, an interdisciplinary team led by researchers at Penn State has uncovered the molecular mechanisms that control how the conflict between genes inherited from the father and the mother determine the larva’s fate.
Jun 16, 2025
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania
Researchers find 18% of sampled wells have PFAS levels beyond drinking water standards; compounds detected most often, and in the highest concentrations, in wells in the southeastern part of the state.
Jun 13, 2025
Eight Penn State research commercialization projects awarded GAP funding
Eight research projects have been selected for support from the Penn State Commercialization GAP Fund. The GAP Fund is a competitive internal program designed to help promising technologies bridge the gap between academic research and industry adoption.
Jun 12, 2025
Human microbiome pioneer to deliver World Microbiome Day lecture
The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) in the Huck Institutes of Life Sciences at Penn State will host Curtis Huttenhower, professor of computational biology and bioinformatics, for a special virtual lecture at 10 a.m. on June 27 in honor of World Microbiome Day.
Events
Tuesday Jun
24
24th Penn State Symposium in Plant Biology - Plant Specialized Metabolites: Synthesis, Regulation & Function
Friday Jun
27
World Microbiome Day 2025 Special Seminar
Microbiome Center
Tuesday Jul
01
Botany 101: Conquer your plant blindness, Session 1
Plant Biology , Plant Institute
Tuesday Jul
08
Botany 101: Conquer your plant blindness, Session 2
Plant Biology , Plant Institute