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ARL, Huck join to support partner research in global health security

Building on the University’s expertise in interdisciplinary biological, global health and defense-related research, Penn State has launched the Applied Biological and Biosecurity Research Laboratory (ABRL).

Register Now for Summer 2018 Microscopy School

Registration is now open for two weeks of electron microscopy courses, focused on TEM methods at the convergence of Materials and Life Sciences.

Penn State-developed plant-disease app recognized by Google

A mobile app designed by Penn State researchers to help farmers and others diagnose crop diseases has earned recognition from one of the world's tech giants.

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Study of climate change could lead to understanding future of infectious disease

Over the past 34 years, rainfall in Uganda has decreased by about 12 percent even though many of the global climate models predict an increase in rainfall for the area, according to an international team of researchers. Rainfall levels in Uganda impact agriculture, food security, wildlife habitats and regional economics as well as the prevalence of certain diseases.

Infected 'zombie ants' face no discrimination from nest mates

Carpenter ants infected with a specialized parasitic fungus are not subjected to aggression or isolation from their nest mates

Extracellular vesicles could be personalized drug delivery vehicles

Creating enough nanovesicles to inexpensively serve as a drug delivery system may be as simple as putting the cells through a sieve, according to an international team of researchers who used mouse autologous — their own — immune cells to create large amounts of fillable nanovesicles to deliver drugs to tumors in mice.

Unique cohort will support student exploration of agricultural microbiomes

Faculty in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences are spearheading an initiative that will provide selected doctoral students with the opportunity for extensive study in the emerging field of agricultural microbiome research.

Researcher to study the effect of exercise on breast cancer metastases

Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutrition and physiology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Penn State, has been awarded a scientific research grant by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).

Pa. deer, like mammals worldwide, move less in human-modified landscapes

In the big woods of Pennsylvania's Northern Tier, the home range of the average white-tailed deer is more than twice as large as that of a deer in urban or agricultural areas of the state.