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Jul 24, 2014
Test - Can fish feel pain?
On BBC's Newsnight, Victoria Braithwaite discusses science, business, and ethics in commercial fish harvesting.
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Jun 12, 2014
Can fish feel pain?
On BBC's Newsnight, Victoria Braithwaite discusses science, business, and ethics in commercial fish harvesting.
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Nov 07, 2013
Male lizards prefer more-feminine lizards to "bearded ladies," new research finds
Which females do male lizards find to be the sexiest? Huck Institutes affiliate Tracy Langkilde and Lindsey Swierk, a graduate student in Langkilde's lab, tackle this question by examining the mating behavior and blue-color patterns of fence lizards in Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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Aug 27, 2013
Huck Institutes affiliate receives Early Career Award
From the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, David Puts has received the 2013 Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution, which "recognizes excellent young scientists who have made distinguished theoretical and/or empirical contributions to the study of evolution and human behavior."
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Aug 20, 2013
Not all memories fade with age
Huck Institutes affiliate Nancy Dennis finds that changes in brain activity compensate for some types of normal decline in our ability to remember.
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Aug 19, 2013
Ping Li featured in Psychology Today
Neuroscience research by Huck Institutes affiliate Ping Li is featured in an article entitled "The Bilingual Brain."
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Aug 06, 2013
Gong Chen selected as holder of the Verne M. Willaman Chair in the Life Sciences
Gong Chen, a professor of biology at Penn State, has been appointed as Holder of the Verne M. Willaman Chair in the Life Sciences effective July 1, 2013 in recognition of his national and international reputation for excellence in research and teaching.
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Aug 01, 2013
What ants can teach us about agriculture
David Hughes and other researchers discuss parasites and food security
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Jul 29, 2013
Huck Institutes seek new Associate Directors for positions in science leadership
The Huck Institutes wish to appoint a series of new Associate Directors to work with the management team and help in developing new initiatives.
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Jul 25, 2013
Unique pathogen requires a novel approach to studying virulence
Huck Institutes researcher Moriah Szpara takes an interdisciplinary tack in her work -- using tools from neurobiology, virology, bioinformatics, and comparative genomics to find keys to a cure for human herpesvirus.
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