News

Whole walnuts and their extracted oil improve cardiovascular disease risk

According to a team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Penny Kris-Etherton, consumption of whole walnuts or their extracted oil can reduce cardiovascular risk through a mechanism other than simply lowering cholesterol.

Gene offers clues to new treatments for a harmful blood clotting disorder

A research team led by Huck Institutes affiliate Yanming Wang and Harvard's Denisa Wagner finds a gene that could offer new insights into treatment strategies for the harmful blood clots of deep-vein thrombosis.

Will you stop bugging me?

In the cover article for the current issue of the journal Evolutionary Anthropology, Huck Institutes affiliates Ken Weiss and Dan Parker discuss malaria and the evolutionary challenge that won't go away.

Four tiny tweaks for a healthier caffeine routine

Huck Institutes affiliate Frank Ritter and his Caffeine Zone app feature in the current issue of Oprah's "O" Magazine.

In honor of Lloyd Huck: the Huck Fellowship brings exceptional young scientist-scholars to the Huck Institutes and Penn State

The inaugural Lloyd Huck Fellows and the chairs of the Huck Institutes' Ecology, Molecular Medicine, Plant Biology, and Physiology graduate programs discuss the privilege and possibilities conferred by the Huck Fellowship.

Penn State to host international conference on pollinator health

The Center for Pollinator Research " directed by Huck Institutes affiliate Christina Grozinger " will host the second International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy, bringing together some of the world's foremost scientists in the field to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming challenges to pollinator health.

Former Huck Institutes Director awarded DRI Nevada Medal

Nina Fedoroff is the recipient of the 26th Desert Research Institute Nevada Medal for outstanding achievements in the field of life sciences and biotechnology.

Changing cellulose-forming process may tap plants' biofuel potential

According to Penn State engineers including Huck Institutes affiliate Jeffrey Catchmark, changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production.

Neuroscience faculty member heading new concussion research center

Semyon Slobounov, an affiliate of the Huck Institutes' Neuroscience graduate program, is directing the new Center for Sport Concussion Research and Service at Penn State.

Huck Institutes neuroscientist in Taiwan learning sciences partnership

Ping Li " co-chair of the Huck Institutes' Neuroscience graduate program and co-director of the Center for Brain, Behavior and Cognition " is part of a collaboration between Penn State and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) to establish the Advanced Center for the Study of the Learning Sciences.