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Q&A: Tips to protect against ticks
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and Pennsylvania consistently ranks as one of the top states in the nation for reported cases of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. However, there are ways to protect people, pets and livestock against ticks and the pathogens they carry, according to Erika Machtinger, associate professor of entomology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
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Dipanjan Pan named Huck director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems
Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has named Dipanjan Pan, Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and professor of materials science and engineering and of nuclear engineering, to serve as the Huck’s first director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems.
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Plant genes influence bacterial evolution in legume-bacteria partnership
In a recently published study, Penn State researchers described the complex relationship between plant host genes and rhizobial genes, and how plant genes strongly influence which rhizobial strains plants chose from a diverse mixture.
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Aug 20, 2026
After 30 years of research, Penn State startup reinvents the putting green
With professional golf season in full swing, David Huff, professor of turfgrass breeding and genetics at Penn State, says that seven out of the top 10 courses are using Poa, a type of grass that was once considered a weed — and his startup, PennPoa, is playing a critical role in making the grass the go-to seed for luxury courses.
Aug 20, 2026
Messy life-producing cellular process caught in action for first time
Until recently, scientists had only witnessed the eukaryotic RNA at work in carefully assembled test tubes, stripped of the chaotic realities of life inside a cell. Now, a team led by Penn State researchers has captured a glimpse of this molecular machinery as it operates inside living organisms.
Aug 18, 2026
Facility director recognized for metabolomics work
Ashley Shay, director of the Metabolomics Core Facility at Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been named the recipient of the Excellence in Metabolomics Support Award from the Early Career Members (ECM) group of the Metabolomics Association of North America (MANA).
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Aug 20, 2026
After 30 years of research, Penn State startup reinvents the putting green
With professional golf season in full swing, David Huff, professor of turfgrass breeding and genetics at Penn State, says that seven out of the top 10 courses are using Poa, a type of grass that was once considered a weed — and his startup, PennPoa, is playing a critical role in making the grass the go-to seed for luxury courses.
Aug 20, 2026
Messy life-producing cellular process caught in action for first time
Until recently, scientists had only witnessed the eukaryotic RNA at work in carefully assembled test tubes, stripped of the chaotic realities of life inside a cell. Now, a team led by Penn State researchers has captured a glimpse of this molecular machinery as it operates inside living organisms.
Aug 18, 2026
Facility director recognized for metabolomics work
Ashley Shay, director of the Metabolomics Core Facility at Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been named the recipient of the Excellence in Metabolomics Support Award from the Early Career Members (ECM) group of the Metabolomics Association of North America (MANA).
Aug 18, 2026
Genetic ‘switches’ could program 3D-printed bone tissue for blood vessel growth
An interdisciplinary team of engineers and chemists at Penn State has laid the groundwork to 3D print spheroids — tiny clusters of living cells — capable of regenerating bone tissue in response to severe trauma or infections. By introducing different strands of genetic information into undifferentiated, commercially sourced stem cells, the team has demonstrated that bioprinting, which layers the fundamental building blocks of an organ tissue, can create cell clusters optimized to support bone tissue regeneration
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2026 One Health Microbiome Center Awards Lunch
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Monday Aug
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Selected Topics and Advances in Root and Rhizosphere Biology at PSU
Plant Biology Seminar Series
Plant Biology
Tuesday Sep
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From single cells to multicellular organization: spatiotemporal learning from static omics data
Huck Distinguished Lecture Series
Distinguished Lectures in Life Science
Events
Friday Aug
28
2026 One Health Microbiome Center Awards Lunch
Microbiome Center
Monday Aug
31
Selected Topics and Advances in Root and Rhizosphere Biology at PSU
Plant Biology Seminar Series
Plant Biology
Tuesday Sep
01
From single cells to multicellular organization: spatiotemporal learning from static omics data
Huck Distinguished Lecture Series
Distinguished Lectures in Life Science
Thursday Sep
03