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May 14, 2018

Altered body odor indicates malaria even if microscope doesn't

An international team of researchers is working toward a way to identify malaria patients including infected individuals who show no malaria symptoms

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May 13, 2018

Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the 'chocolate tree'

Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases, according to Penn State plant scientists.

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May 13, 2018

Plant biology symposium slated for June at University Park

Penn State will host world-renowned scientists as part of the 21st Penn State Plant Biology Symposium: Wild and Tamed Phytobiomes, set for June 19-22 in the Huck Life Sciences Building on the University Park campus.

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May 13, 2018

Chad Nihranz receives Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award

Chad Nihranz, a doctoral student in ecology, is the 2018 recipient of the Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award.

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May 13, 2018

Divyanshi Srivastava awarded the Academic Computing Fellowship

Doctoral student Divyanshi Srivastava has been awarded the Academic Computing Fellowship. The fellowship, established in 1987, is offered through a partnership between the Graduate School and Penn State Information Technology Services.

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May 09, 2018

Peter Hudson to receive Penn State Honorary Alumni Award

Peter Hudson, Willaman Professor of Biology in the Eberly College of Science and director of The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to receive the Honorary Alumni Award from the Penn State Alumni Association.

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May 02, 2018

Zombie Ant Team Accepts Cozzarelli Prize in the Biomedical Sciences

David Hughes accepts Cozzarelli Prize on behalf of interdisciplinary team at the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C.

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Apr 19, 2018

Introducing two new instruments in our Flow Cytometry Facility

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Apr 17, 2018

Andrew Read elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Andrew Read, Evan Pugh University Professor of Biology and Entomology in Penn State's Eberly College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS).

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Apr 15, 2018

CBBC Day April 20th

The Center for Brain Behavior and Cognition (CBBC) is hosting an event April 20th in 201 MSC

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