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Apr 27, 2016
University honors graduate students with Professional Master's Excellence Award
Four Penn State graduate students -- including Huck Institutes professional master's candidate Taryn M. Serman and professional master's graduate Fatima Carla Bertulfo (both in Biotechnology) -- received the Professional Master's Excellence Award.
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Apr 27, 2016
University honors 10 graduate assistants with Martin Outstanding Teaching Award
Ten graduate students -- including Huck Institutes doctoral candidates Nathan M. Garvin (Physiology) and Carrie R. Lewis (MCIBS) -- were presented the 2016 Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award during the inaugural Graduate Student Awards Luncheon held on April 27 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
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Apr 27, 2016
Graduate student excellence celebrated at awards luncheon
Penn State President Eric Barron presented 11 awards to more than 30 graduate students -- including Huck institutes doctoral candidates Alexandra M. Garvin (Physiology), Nathan M. Garvin (Physiology), Carrie R. Lewis (MCIBS), Varun Vijay Prabhu, (Molecular Medicine), and Christopher J. Thawley (Ecology), doctoral student Gail L. McCormick (Ecology), professional master's candidate Taryn M. Serman (Biotechnology), and professional master's graduate Fatima Carla Bertulfo (Biotechnology) -- in recognition of outstanding achievement during the inaugural Graduate Student Awards Luncheon held April 27 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
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Apr 25, 2016
High school students learn about biomechanics
In honor of National Biomechanics Day on April 7, the Department of Kinesiology hosted 60 State College Area High School students in the Biomechanics Laboratory in Rec Hall to showcase its research and facilities, in such areas as muscle movement and motion analysis.
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Apr 24, 2016
Korzick honored with 2016 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award
Donna Korzick, professor of physiology and kinesiology in the College of Health and Human Development, is the 2016 recipient of the Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award.
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Apr 24, 2016
Beekeepers sought to assist with research on how landscapes affect bee health
The Penn State Center for Pollinator Research is recruiting beekeepers from Pennsylvania and surrounding states to assist in research on how landscape features affect the quality of apiaries.
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Apr 24, 2016
This is Penn State' salutes the hard-working honeybee
Penn State’s Center for Pollinator Research is the bee’s knees.
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Apr 19, 2016
Tap water and table salt may be safer and cheaper for milk production cleanup
A safer option for cleaning milking systems on dairy farms may also decrease cleaning time and cost, according to a team of Penn State engineers.
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Apr 19, 2016
Gene-edited mushroom created by Penn State researcher is changing GMO dialogue
The term "genetically modified organism" is almost guaranteed to spark debate in the news and social media, on internet message boards and at the water cooler. Now, the work of a faculty researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has generated a new wave of attention to the ongoing dialogue surrounding GMOs.
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Apr 14, 2016
Gene-edited CRISPR mushroom escapes US regulation
A fungus engineered with the CRISPR–Cas9 technique can be cultivated and sold without further oversight.
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