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Podcast collaboration explores research, policy and democracy during pandemic

Antibody tests for COVID-19 are not reliable enough to evaluate immunity among individuals, but can inform decisions about public health, such as how and when to relax social distancing interventions, researchers say. IMAGE: NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, UNSPLASH

COVID-19 antibody testing. What is it good for?

TikTok Videos Reveal Tiny Bugs Living In Strawberries

Researchers will determine best-practice ultraviolet levels and exposure times so that ultraviolet-based disinfection devices can be developed to kill airborne viruses in rooms and on surfaces. IMAGE: ALYSSA LAGRANGE, MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE

Battling disease with ultraviolet light

New Design Helps N95 Mask Wearers Breathe Easier

Democracy Works: The People Vs. The Experts — And Those Caught In The Middle

Keeping tabs on neighborhood wildlife may hook you on all the action

AHA News: A Nutritious Side Dish to Grill This Memorial Day

Playbook for reopening schools: CHOP calls for face shields, staggered schedules, temp checks

Here they come: 17-year cicadas to emerge in 3 states this spring, summer

Data 4 Action Project IMAGE: PENN STATE

COVID-19 Data 4 Action Project will help inform local decision-making

COVID-19 now spreading fastest in small, rural counties

The Numerical Language of Covid-19: A Primer

Coronavirus super-spreader events all have notable similarities — and they reveal the types of gatherings we should avoid for years

The term "microbiome" has become widely used in recent years as people devotedly devour kimchi, kefir, and kombucha in an attempt to improve their digestion, depression, and blood pressure. Indeed, we now know that the trillions of microbes--viruses, bacteria, and fungi--that live on our skin and in our guts, lungs, and reproductive organs, among other places, play critical roles in our well-being.

The Mighty Microbiome

Possible microbes in the Mariana Trench hint at life on Jupiter’s moon

Oil on canvas with paper and pencil, titled “Common Denominator” and created by Penn State College of Medicine student Zena Saleh IMAGE: ZENA SALEH

'Viral Imaginations: COVID-19' site offers Pennsylvanians a creative outlet

Some of the household disinfectants and cleaners to be tested. IMAGE: PATRICK MANSELL, PENN STATE

Researcher explores disinfectant strength, contact time against viruses

“Murder Hornets” Explained: Their Scariest Threat Is Not Their Venomous Sting

A new process to evaluate multiple disease models will help identify which intervention measures may be most successful during an outbreak. Shown here, the entry process for students at Lanzhou University in China involves scanning a university ID, which is associated with the student’s body temperature history, travel history, and other information, while a machine detects current body temperature. IMAGE: SHOULI LI, LANZHOU UNIVERSITY

Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?

Scientists Consider Indoor Ultraviolet Light to Zap Coronavirus in the Air

Mitigation efforts like wearing facemasks and handwashing are designed to flatten the curve of the novel coronavirus, which aims to spread out the number of infections and reduce the load on the health care system.IMAGE: STEPHANIE HARVILL

Online tutor helps general public turn COVID-19 prevention efforts into action

Researchers in Penn State’s College of Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences and College of Medicine say low-temperature plasma is an effective treatments against bacteria found in liquid cultures, like blood. IMAGE: ADOBE STOCK

Plasma medicine research highlights antibacterial effects and potential uses

The mysterious disappearance of the first SARS virus, and why we need a vaccine for the current one but didn’t for the other