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May 14, 2025
Second round of Penn State-Auckland seed grant recipients complete projects
The 18-month term for the 2023-24 seed grant-funded projects recently concluded, with the teams submitting their final reports.
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May 12, 2025
Manufacturing PA Innovation Program funds two Stuckeman-led research projects
Two projects led by Stuckeman School architecture researchers have garnered grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Manufacturing PA Innovation Program
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May 08, 2025
Cultural burning by Indigenous peoples increased oak in forests near settlements
New study shows fire-tolerant trees were more abundant around historic Native American villages in southern New England
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Apr 30, 2025
Celebrating James Marden: A Decade of Impact and a Lifetime of Achievement
After a decade of exceptional service to the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and a distinguished academic career spanning four decades, James Marden, professor of biology and associate director of operations, will retire from Penn State at the end of June 2025.
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Apr 29, 2025
HGSAC prepares for largest Life Sciences Symposium yet
The Life Sciences Symposium, organized by the Huck Graduate Student Advisory Committee (HGSAC), is set to showcase student research on May 23.
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Apr 29, 2025
Heather Hines named interim director of the Center for Pollinator Research and the Insect Biodiversity Center
Heather Hines, Associate Professor of Biology and Entomology, has been named Interim Director of the Center for Pollinator Research (CPR) and the Insect Biodiversity Center (IBC). Hines is succeeding Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
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Apr 25, 2025
Traditional forest medicinal plant ghost pipe used differently today
Driven by the internet and social media, consumption of a strange white plant known as ghost pipe is enjoying a resurgence — but with a twist.
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Apr 24, 2025
Grozinger appointed to National Academies committee on insect declines
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently appointed Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State, to an 18-member study committee to examine the status of insects in North America.
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Apr 22, 2025
High-tech sticker can identify real human emotions
A team led by scientists at Penn State has created a stretchable, rechargeable sticker that can detect real emotions — by measuring things like skin temperature and heart rate — even when users put on a brave face.
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Apr 21, 2025
Focus on sanitation and clean water may improve control of endemic cholera
Pathogens that persist in hosts and environments may require tailored management strategies, according to new study of endemic cholera interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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