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Study lead author Sophia Kenney, postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Animal Science, samples a maternity pen for Salmonella Dublin. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Aug 21, 2025

Bacteria strains infecting cattle and humans in US are highly similar

Researchers report dangerous, often antibiotic-resistant pathogen called Salmonella Dublin is circulating among animals, humans and food-associated environments.

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Lacy Alexander (seated) and Auni Williams recreate one of the experiments from the study, where women submerge their hand in cold water while their blood pressure is monitored. Credit: Aaron Wagner / Penn State. Creative Commons

Aug 20, 2025

Endometriosis affects more systems in women’s bodies than previously understood

Women with the condition displayed lower blood pressure responses to stress than other women in new study .

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The team’s sensor is capable of measuring and reporting the chloride ion levels of a subject's sweat in real time with high precision and efficiency. Credit: Caleb Craig/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 20, 2025

Breaking a sweat: Using chloride in sweat to help diagnose cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Penn State develop a wearable sensor that can accurately measure the chloride ion levels of sweat in real time.

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Although the researchers looked far back into time in conducting their study, they suggest the findings may have implications for the future. Credit: Manfred Richter from Pixabay. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 18, 2025

Corn root traits evolved with both human-driven, natural environmental changes

Study shows plants adapted to farming and irrigation with root changes that helped corn adjust to low nitrogen and deeper water, making them key to the success of its domestication.

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Aug 18, 2025

Eberly College introduces Science Matters: Spotlight Sessions outreach events

The Penn State Eberly College of Science is introducing a new series of outreach events — titled Science Matters: Spotlight Sessions — to provide a unique opportunity for the community to engage directly with the brilliant minds working on the front lines of discovery to create positive, real-world impact.

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Penn State’s Roar supercomputer, housed within the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), enables researchers across the University to conduct complex simulations, calculations and analyses on a large scale, something a personal computer is not capable of. Ed O'Brien and Romit Maulik, ICDS co-hires, recently spoke to Penn State News about the need for and benefit of using high-performance computing resources to complete challenging inter- and multi-disciplinary research projects. Credit: ICDS/Ryan Antion / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 18, 2025

Q&A: Boosting research with supercomputing

In this Q&A, ICDS co-hires like Ed O’Brien, professor of chemistry in the Eberly College of Science, and Romit Maulik, assistant professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, spoke about how they use Roar’s HPC services.

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The treatment is used to control northern fowl mites, a blood-feeding parasite that can lead to health problems and lower egg production in chickens and other poultry. Credit: Zachariah Smith on Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 14, 2025

Northern fowl mite treatment tested at Penn State receives FDA approval

A new way to treat poultry for fowl mites was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July, thanks in part to a team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

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The findings provide a better understanding of the viruses that could help lead to better disease control in the future, according to the researchers. Credit: meriç tuna on Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Aug 13, 2025

Study offers new insight into mixed virus interactions in plants

New research led by researchers at Penn State examined what happens when two common viruses — tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) and impatiens necrotic spot orthotospovirus (INSV) — infect the same plant.

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Invent Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual September cohort. Participant must apply and complete a self-guided I-Corps prep mini-course by Friday, Sept. 5. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Aug 13, 2025

Turn research into impact: Apply now for Penn State NSF I-Corps short course

Invent Penn State’s NSF I-Corps Short Course is accepting applications for its virtual September cohort. The no-cost program helps researchers test a startup idea through customer interviews and educational programming on the lean startup methodology.

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A new study led by Penn State researchers shows for the first time how sound waves could function as a means of controlling micro-sized robots. Credit: Igor Aronson / Penn State. Creative Commons

Aug 12, 2025

Tiny robots use sound to self-organize into intelligent groups

Microrobots modeled in simulations communicate via sound to form ‘acoustic swarms’ and move collectively.

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