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Feb 16, 2015
Acoustic tweezers device expands the range of X-ray crystallography
A device for precisely positioning small objects using acoustic waves has now been used to position fragile protein crystals a few micrometers or less in size in the path of a crystallography X-ray beam.
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Feb 16, 2015
Walt McVey joins Huck Assistant Directors
We are pleased to announce that Walt McVey has joined the leadership of the Huck Institutes as an Assistant Director.
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Feb 16, 2015
Nina Jablonski joins Huck Associate Directors
We are pleased to announce that Nina Jablonski, Evan Pugh Professor of Anthropology at Penn State, has joined the leadership of the Huck Institutes as an Associate Director.
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Feb 15, 2015
Andrew Read named Eberly Professor in Biotechnology
Andrew F. Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics (CIDD), has been named the Eberly Professor in Biotechnology at Penn State.
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Feb 15, 2015
Troy Ott joins Huck Associate Directors
We are pleased to announce that Troy Ott, Professor of Reproductive Biology at Penn State, has joined the leadership of the Huck Institutes as an Associate Director.
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Feb 03, 2015
Call for applications: Huck Graduate Dissertation Research Grants
The Huck Institutes are now soliciting applications for a second round of J. Lloyd Huck Dissertation Research Grants (previously known as Huck Graduate Enrichment Awards) -- giving exceptional Huck graduate students up to $5,000 to spend on their individual research projects.
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Jan 25, 2015
To beet or not to beet? Researchers test theories of beet juice benefits
Athletes who down beet juice before exercising to increase blood flow and improve performance may be surprised at the results of a recent study conducted at Penn State's Noll Laboratory.
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Jan 25, 2015
Six Huck faculty among sixteen named distinguished professors at Penn State
Reka Albert, James Broach, Katherine Freeman, Eric Harvill, Susan McHale, and Rongling Wu are among the faculty awarded a distinguished professorship by the Penn State Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.
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Jan 19, 2015
Penn State and Geisinger announce new collaborative gene research project
Marylyn Ritchie, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and director of the Center for Systems Genomics in the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State University, will lead a collaborative effort between Penn State and Geisinger Research to connect the genome data of 100,000 anonymous patients with their medical histories, in order to identify the genetic and environmental basis of human disease.
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Dec 22, 2014
In Mojave Desert tortoise, looking for answers to bigger questions
Huck researchers attempt to guide and improve conservation success through studying the Mojave Desert tortoise.
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