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Mar 17, 2025
Virtual lecture to explore the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems
On March 25, Erika Ganda, an assistant professor in Penn State’s Department of Animal Science, will discuss via Zoom how microbes in animals, people and the environment are interconnected through a concept known as “One Health.” The lecture is part of the Penn State Alumni Association's Virtual Speaker Series.
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Mar 10, 2025
Energy deficiency's impact on women’s health and sport topic of upcoming lecture
Nancy Williams, professor of kinesiology and physiology, received the 2024 Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career Award and will present “Energy Deficiency in Sport: Impacts on Health and Performance in Exercising Women," on Wednesday, April 2.
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Mar 04, 2025
Synthetic microbiome therapy suppresses bacterial infection without antibiotics
Precise, targeted treatment using limited strains of gut bacteria effectively protected against C. difficile infection, severe symptoms and recurrent infections in mice.
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Mar 03, 2025
'Growing Impact' discusses environmental contaminants, human health
The latest episode of Growing Impact discusses how environmental contaminants affect human health, a research focus for Penn State professors Andrew Patterson and Costas Maranas.
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Feb 24, 2025
Penn State to establish Animal Diagnostic Lab-West
With $6 million in state funding, the new facility, to be located at Penn State Beaver, will enhance animal health and support for animal agriculture in western Pennsylvania.
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Feb 13, 2025
Team Dynamics course to be available for Huck graduate students in Fall 2025
A unique team-building and leadership course, taught by faculty from the Smeal College of Business MBA program, is available for a limited number of Huck graduate students next fall.
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Feb 12, 2025
Sainburg named fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology
Robert Sainburg, professor of kinesiology and neurology at Penn State and Dorothy F. and J. Lloyd Huck Distinguished Chair in Kinesiology and Neurology, was recently named a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology.
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Feb 11, 2025
Sustainable Labs Program increases participant engagement, welcomes new labs
Two upcoming virtual sessions will cover how labs can learn more and join next year’s cohort.
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Feb 04, 2025
Vitamin D matters during first trimester, researchers find
Low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a new study led by researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences.
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Jan 21, 2025
Feb. 5 lecture to discuss how sleep health affects daily life, long-term health
Orfeu Buxton, Elizabeth Susman Professor of Biobehavioral Health, will present the 2025 Pattishall Research Lecture
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