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Sep 28, 2023

Q&A: Indigenous community-first approach to more ethical microbiome research

Microbiome samples from Indigenous communities have played an important role in furthering Western medicine but have often been excluded from the research process and may miss out on the benefits that result from their contributions to science.

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Oct 03, 2023

Penn State rises in THE World University Rankings; places 20th among US publics

Penn State ranked 20th for U.S. public universities, and 42nd in the nation overall, in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

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Sep 28, 2023

Q&A: Searching for life where it shouldn’t exist

A team of Penn State scientists is working to solve one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries: how life originated on Earth — and how it might have evolved on other planets.

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Sep 22, 2023

Researchers aim to reduce antimicrobial resistance in Puerto Rico dairy industry

Using a $1 million grant from the USDA, a Penn State-led research team will assess levels of antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms in Puerto Rico's dairy industry and train farmers and students to mitigate the health threat they pose.

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Sep 15, 2023

Penn State-led team to study climate-threatened Colombian Paramos’ soil microbes

Estelle Couradeau will lead an international team researching how climate change will affect soil microbes in the ecologically fragile and important Paramos ecosystem in Colombia’s Andes Mountains.

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Sep 11, 2023

One Health Microbiome Center honors creativity and mentoring with award series

The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) below has named eight recipients for its 2023-24 Inaugural Award Series.

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Sep 05, 2023

Herbs and spices tout taste and health as saturated fat, salt replacements

A team of Penn State researchers has figured out how to remove some saturated fat, sugar and salt from popular American foods while maintaining their tastiness. The trick? Replacing these overconsumed nutrients with a dose of healthy herbs and spices.

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Aug 29, 2023

Penn State again named among nation's most LGBTQ-friendly universities

Penn State has once again earned a spot on Campus Pride’s “Best of the Best” LGBTQ-friendly College and Universities list, achieving an overall 5 out of 5 stars in the Campus Pride Index for 2023. Institutions are evaluated on eight LGBTQ-friendly factors, including housing, campus safety, academics, student life, and recruitment and retention efforts.

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Aug 29, 2023

Penn State is tops in USDA predoctoral fellowship program awards

Eleven Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences students have received predoctoral fellowships from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). The students received a combined total of more than $1.6 million in funding.

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Aug 23, 2023

Animal microbiome researcher awarded $1.3M to study pathogenic threats

Erika Ganda was recently awarded two grants totaling $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to lead teams of scientists in studies of pathogenic threats to livestock and people.

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