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Aug 01, 2013
Arctic sea-ice loss has widespread effects on wildlife
An international team of scientists that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Eric Post tackles the question of how ecological communities in the Arctic might be affected by the continued and even accelerated melting of sea ice over the next decades.
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Aug 01, 2013
Aquatic playground can turn water tanks into fish schools
Raising fish in tanks that contain hiding places and other obstacles can make the fish both smarter and improve their chances of survival when they are released into the wild, according to an international team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Victoria Braithwaite.
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Aug 01, 2013
What ants can teach us about agriculture
David Hughes and other researchers discuss parasites and food security
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Jul 29, 2013
Announcing the Huck Institutes Graduate Enrichment Fund
The Huck Institutes are pleased to announce a new fund to provide research support for students in our graduate programs.
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Jul 29, 2013
Huck Institutes seek new Associate Directors for positions in science leadership
The Huck Institutes wish to appoint a series of new Associate Directors to work with the management team and help in developing new initiatives.
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Jul 29, 2013
Scientists mimic natural conditions in the lab to more accurately test stress
Bolstering results with methodological insight, a team of scientists led by Huck Institutes researcher Victoria Braithwaite and graduate student Lauren Chaby has garnered compelling evidence that chronic, unpredictable stress during adolescence causes long-term changes in individuals' cognitive bias and coping response.
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Jul 28, 2013
Penn State team wins Department of Energy poster competition
A group of Penn State scientists from the Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation led by Huck Institutes affiliate Daniel Cosgrove took first prize in a U.S. Department of Energy "Ten-Hundred and One Word Challenge" contest in which scientists were challenged to explain their research using only images, cartoons, photos, and the 1,000 most commonly used words in the English language.
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Jul 28, 2013
Dark chocolate lovers show tolerance for bitterness in ice cream
In light of the global obesity epidemic, many consumers and health professionals are concerned about the levels of added sugars in foods. Now, a study by Penn State researchers including Huck Institutes affiliate John Hayes has shown that some consumers may not need all the added sugars in order to enjoy one of America's favorite comfort foods: chocolate ice cream.
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Jul 25, 2013
Unique pathogen requires a novel approach to studying virulence
Huck Institutes researcher Moriah Szpara takes an interdisciplinary tack in her work -- using tools from neurobiology, virology, bioinformatics, and comparative genomics to find keys to a cure for human herpesvirus.
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Jul 21, 2013
Announcing the new Predoctoral Training Program in Computation, Bioinformatics and Statistics (CBIOS)
The Huck Institutes announce a new NIH-funded predoctoral training program the CBIOS Training Program aimed at preparing a cadre of young scientists to excel in cross-disciplinary genomics research cutting across the traditional disciplines of life sciences, computer science, bioinformatics, and statistics.
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