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Apr 29, 2013

Changing cellulose-forming process may tap plants' biofuel potential

According to Penn State engineers including Huck Institutes affiliate Jeffrey Catchmark, changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production.

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Apr 14, 2013

Three Plant Biology graduate students receive Pell scholarship awards

Penglin Sun, Loren Honaas, and Dihong Lu have each received a $2,500 Eva J. Pell Endowed Graduate Student Scholarship in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments.

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Apr 09, 2013

Claude dePamphilis awarded Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement

Claude dePamphilis has been selected to receive the 2013 Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Life and Health Sciences.

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Mar 11, 2013

19th Plant Biology Symposium at Penn State will be hosted by Plant Biology graduate program

The international conference, entitled "Cellulose synthesis, structure, matrix interactions and technology," will be held May 16-18, 2013, at University Park, and is being sponsored by the Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation.

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Feb 06, 2013

Computer modeling breaks new ground in study of root architecture

The United Nations estimates that one in every seven people around the world is hungry; fortunately, Jonathan Lynch and Kathleen Brown are getting to the root of this problem using Information Technology (IT).

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Feb 03, 2013

Graduate students sought for CarbonEARTH fellowships

The program is seeking exceptional graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for several $2,500/month National Science Foundation (NSF) GK-12 Fellowships, beginning Aug. 1, 2013.

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Jan 20, 2013

Nine Huck Institutes faculty members featured in Discovery U videos

Peter Hudson, Scott Selleck, David Hughes, Melissa Rolls, Paula Droege, Tracy Langkilde, Phil Bevilacqua, Stephen Schaeffer, and Robert Paulson talk about research that's driving scientific discovery at Penn State.

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Jan 17, 2013

Teh-hui Kao is named Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Dr. Kao was recently awarded the honor by President Erickson for his outstanding record in research, teaching, and service.

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Dec 04, 2012

Sarah Assmann invited to write Coulter Review paper for the International Journal of Plant Sciences

This inaugural Coulter Review article is scheduled for publication in the January 2013 issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences.

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Dec 04, 2012

Donald Bryant elected to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Microbiology

The three-year term is an elected position that is voted upon by the membership of the Academy " the honorific arm of the American Society for Microbiology.

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