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Apr 14, 2015

Schreyer Scholar Evanitsky studies past with hopes of preserving the future

Research project, with George Perry, on Eastern mountain lion uses ancient DNA sample from 'Original Nittany Lion'

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Apr 07, 2015

Disease spread through ants

David Hughes talks about studying disease spread through ants.

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Mar 26, 2015

Honey bees use multiple genetic pathways to fight infections

Honey bees use different sets of genes, regulated by two distinct mechanisms, to fight off viruses, bacteria and gut parasites, according to researchers at Penn State and the Georgia Institute of Technology. The findings may help scientists develop honey bee treatments that are tailored to specific types of infections.

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Feb 15, 2015

Andrew Read named Eberly Professor in Biotechnology

Andrew F. Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (CIDD), has been named the Eberly Professor in Biotechnology at Penn State.

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Feb 03, 2015

Call for applications: Huck Graduate Dissertation Research Grants

The Huck Institutes are now soliciting applications for a second round of J. Lloyd Huck Dissertation Research Grants (previously known as Huck Graduate Enrichment Awards) -- giving exceptional Huck graduate students up to $5,000 to spend on their individual research projects.

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Dec 22, 2014

In Mojave Desert tortoise, looking for answers to bigger questions

Huck researchers attempt to guide and improve conservation success through studying the Mojave Desert tortoise.

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Dec 07, 2014

Living African group discovered to be the most populous humans over the last 150,000 years

New genetic research reveals that a small group of hunter-gatherers now living in Southern Africa once was so large that it comprised the majority of living humans during most of the past 150,000 years.

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Nov 12, 2014

Never-before-seen insights into deer movement offered on research website

Two years into a study of factors influencing forest regeneration in Pennsylvania, researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are offering never-before-seen insights into deer movement.

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Nov 02, 2014

In disease outbreak management, flexibility can save lives and money

A new approach for responding to and managing disease outbreaks is being proposed by a team of epidemiologists led by two Penn State researchers at the Huck Institutes. The team's flexible approach could save many lives and millions of dollars.

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Nov 02, 2014

PlantVillage solves crop problems by democratizing science-based knowledge

David Hughes understands, maybe better than most, the devastating effects a plant disease can have on crops and the people who rely on them for food and income.

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