News on the home page
News articles that have appeared on the home page of the Huck Institutes website.
Patrick Drew receives a 2012 McKnight Scholar Award
The Board of Directors of The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has announced the 2012 McKnight Scholar Award recipients — among them Penn State professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Patrick Drew with his proposal entitled "Imaging neurovascular coupling in the behaving animal."
David Hughes receives a Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Penn State biology and entomology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member has been granted funding to pursue his innovative global health and development research project, entitled "Taking out the bodyguards: a novel solution to ag disease."
Researchers unveil a new assessment for diagnosing malnutrition
A team of researchers — led by Penn State professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Gordon Jensen — has devised a new systematic assessment that should aid dietitians and other health care providers in diagnosis and treatment.
Patrick Drew is working toward a better understanding of the brain's complex infrastructure
He can't see inside your brain, but Dr. Drew has found a way to see inside a mouse’s brain — and by doing so, he is gaining new insights into how the human brain may function.
Philip C. Bevilacqua is awarded the C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Bevilacqua, a professor of chemistry at Penn State and co-director of the Huck Institutes' Center for RNA Molecular Biology, has been honored by the Eberly College of Science Alumni Society with the 2012 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Biological battle: Penn State researchers work to catch up with drug resistance
Written by Andrew Read — director of the Huck Institutes' Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics — this article originally appeared in the Centre Daily Times on April 29, 2012 as the first installment of the bimonthly "Focus on Research" column highlighting research projects being conducted across all disciplines at Penn State.
Zombie-ant fungus is under attack by hyperparasites
An international research team led by Penn State professor and Huck Institutes researcher David Hughes has discovered that hyperparasitic fungi — which are not pathogens of ants — infect the zombie-ant fungi and significantly limit the viability of their spore-producing organs, thus reducing the danger posed to the colony.
Twenty-four new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction
A research team led by Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Blair Hedges has identified and named 24 new species of skinks — half of which may already be extinct or nearing extinction, and the rest of which are threatened with extinction.
Penn State joins the 2012 Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award program
The program is designed to promote forward thinking in social and environmental responsibility, and acknowledges the energy, commitment and enthusiasm of students and their professors who support their innovations.
Binge eating may lead to other addiction-like behaviors
Researchers at the Penn State Hershey College of Medicine — including Huck Institutes faculty member Patricia Grigson — find that a history of binge eating may make an individual more likely to exhibit other addiction-like behaviors including substance abuse.
Life Technologies' Ion Bus comes to Penn State
On its way from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, the Bus makes a stop in Happy Valley to showcase its genome sequencing technology.
Eric Post awarded a Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement
The Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member was accorded this honor by his peers for scholarly excellence in the life and health sciences.
Exercise and attitude may be thermostat for hot flashes
Penn State professor Steriani Elavsky — a Huck Institutes faculty member in the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity — postulates that affective outcomes and perceived control may help to potentially explain significant variability in the impact of physical activity on hot flashes.
Volumetrics helps dieters manage hunger while losing weight
Penn State professor Barbara Rolls — the Helen A. Guthrie Chair of Nutritional Sciences and a Huck Institutes faculty member in the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity — has just published her third book on volumetrics, entitled "The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet."
New research reveals deep-ocean impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
A team led by Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Charles Fisher finds compelling evidence of the impact on deep-water coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gluten- and casein-free diet may help some children with autism
A research team including Penn State professor Laura Klein of the Huck Institutes' Center for Behavioral Neuroscience has found a potential link between behavioral and physiological symptoms of autism spectrum disorders and gastrointestinal and immune responses to gluten- and casein-derived peptides.
Wine ratings are a product of experts' sensitive taste
A team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes faculty member John Hayes has found empirical evidence that wine experts tend to be particularly sensitive to small taste differences, thereby casting doubt on the consumer utility of experts' wine ratings and recommendations.
Two Huck Institutes faculty members to speak at Research Unplugged
Keith Cheng and Mary Poss will discuss genetics and virology, respectively.
Faculty Research Expertise Database (FRED) to be replaced by Penn State Profiles
The Faculty Research Expertise Database (FRED) is scheduled to be decommissioned, and will be replaced on April 2, 2012 by Penn State Profiles.
Materials Visualization Competition announced for 2012
All Penn State researchers working on materials-related projects are eligible to enter. Deadline for submission is March 28, 2012.
