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April 06, 2020

Expert: 'There is no need to panic' after a tiger tests positive for COVID-19
Pinpointing key risk factors of transmission of PPRV, a virus that produces a highly infectious and often fatal disease in sheep and goats, could improve vaccination campaigns to control the virus. A new study by an international team including Penn State researchers found that an animal’s age does not affect PPRV transmission risk, but how those animals are managed plays an important role. IMAGE: ROD WADDINGTON/FLICKR

April 06, 2020

Efforts to control livestock disease should focus on management style, not age

April 04, 2020

How to Ride Safely Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Created by Penn State biology faculty members NIta Bharti and Matthew Ferrari in collaboration with WPSU, the video “What does the end look like?” discusses the uncertain future of the COVID-19 outbreak and the possible scenarios for its end. IMAGE: PENN STATE

April 02, 2020

Penn State researchers explore what's next with COVID-19 in videos
Penn State researchers interested in using computational resources to address the COVID-19 pandemic are encouraged to apply for support through the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences’ (ICDS) Explore Grant program. IMAGE: U.S. AIR FORCE GRAPHIC

April 02, 2020

Explore Grants to help researchers search for COVID-19 solutions
An illustration of a sample-to-answer nucleic acid testing device. IMAGE: GIHOON CHOI

April 01, 2020

Penn State engineer developing device that may be able to test for COVID-19
The Penn State Ecology Institute announced a call for proposals for the 2020 Flower Grant program. IMAGE: BRENNA BUCK

April 01, 2020

Proposals being accepted for ecology research funding
Researchers find that strict control measures work to reduce transmission of COVID-19. IMAGE: THOM MASAT, UNSPLASH

March 31, 2020

China’s control measures may have prevented 700,000 COVID-19 cases

March 30, 2020

Will The Coronavirus Pandemic End This Summer?

March 30, 2020

Take Note: Penn State Epidemiologist On The Importance Of Community During The Coronavirus Pandemic

March 30, 2020

Examining Links Between AHR, Microbiome, and Immune Functions

March 30, 2020

How to maintain physical and mental health while social distancing

March 28, 2020

Did a bat start the coronavirus? Is a vaccine coming?

March 27, 2020

Exponential increases mean we’re still at ‘beginning of the beginning’ of coronavirus fight: Penn State scientist

March 26, 2020

Massachusetts coronavirus cases way underreported: Experts

March 26, 2020

Study on new coronavirus says warmer weather may slow COVID-19 spread, and cooler weather may accelerate it
Penn State scientists are conducting research that could contribute toward the development of a vaccine for COVID-19. IMAGE: © ISTOCK / MOTORTION

March 26, 2020

Researchers mobilize to study COVID-19 from multiple angles

March 25, 2020

What to know before you make summer vacation plans
(Left) A schematic of drug resistance across a population of patients. Patients with initially sensitive disease (blue) are treated with a drug. Different genetic mutations cause different resistance mutations (red, yellow, and green). (Right) Tallying up the number of patients associated with each resistance allele, some alleles are more common in the clinical population than others. IMAGE: SCOTT LEIGHOW, PENN STATE

March 24, 2020

Engineers model mutations causing drug resistance

March 23, 2020

12 Arts & Craft Activities You Can Order Online That'll Give You A Social Media Break

March 23, 2020

Dr. Maciej Boni from Penn State's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics shares the latest information regarding the Coronavirus

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus may cause disruptions for a year, experts say

March 23, 2020

Democracy Works: COVID-19 Exposes Democracy's Tensions
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March 23, 2020

Penn State infectious disease experts answer COVID-19 questions via video