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Microencapsulation produces uniform drug release vehicle

Consistently uniform, easily manufactured microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers including Huck Institutes affiliate Mohammad Abidian.

Researchers track antibiotic-resistant strains of Salmonella from farm to fork

Continuing research on Salmonella may enable researchers to identify and track strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria as they evolve and spread, according to researchers including Huck Institutes affiliate Edward Dudley in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

Huck Institutes graduate student studying ecological impacts of increased noise on animals

Ecology doctoral candidate Jenny Tennessen focuses her research on bioacoustics.

Huck Institutes researcher elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of entomology, Consuelo De Moraes will be honored at the Society's 61st annual meeting.

Huck Institutes affiliate receives Early Career Award

From the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, David Puts has received the 2013 Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution, which "recognizes excellent young scientists who have made distinguished theoretical and/or empirical contributions to the study of evolution and human behavior."

Huck Institutes affiliate receives NIH grant to study crucial genetic mechanism

With the help of an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Scot Kimball will study the relationship between high-fat diets and impairment in the control of a crucial genetic mechanism known as alternative pre-mRNA splicing.

Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Workshop well received by attendees

The X-Ray Crystallography Facility held a Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) workshop on August 20th, 2013, which received overwhelmingly positive reviews from attendees.

Huck Institutes faculty member receives 2013 Silverstein-Simeone Lecture Award

Consuelo De Moraes is recognized for outstanding work at the frontiers of chemical ecology.

Not all memories fade with age

Huck Institutes affiliate Nancy Dennis finds that changes in brain activity compensate for some types of normal decline in our ability to remember.

Not all memories fade with age

Huck Institutes affiliate Nancy Dennis finds that changes in brain activity compensate for some types of normal decline in our ability to remember.