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J. Lloyd Huck: July 17, 1922 - December 4, 2012

The Huck Institutes are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and benefactor, J. Lloyd Huck.

Three Huck Institutes faculty members are named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Peter Hudson, Matthew Thomas, and Andrew Read have been elected by their peers for distinguished efforts to advance science.

Wansheng Liu contributes to international pig genome sequencing effort

The first complete sequencing of the pig genome by the International Swine Genome Sequencing Consortium has been enableded in Nature.

Sarah Assmann invited to write Coulter Review paper for the International Journal of Plant Sciences

This inaugural Coulter Review article is scheduled for publication in the January 2013 issue of the International Journal of Plant Sciences.

Lifestyle decisions impact skin health

Nina Jablonski discusses how human lifestyle decisions impact the health of our skin and its ability to mediate our overall health.

$2.3 million NIH grant supports research on midface and diseases

A team of researchers headed by Joan Richtsmeier will use genetically engineered mice and 3D imaging technology to study the development of the human midface upper jaw, cheekbones, and eye sockets and how diseases and abnormalities of the head affect the growth and shape of the face.

Donald Bryant elected to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of Microbiology

The three-year term is an elected position that is voted upon by the membership of the Academy " the honorific arm of the American Society for Microbiology.

Scott Showalter receives the inaugural Eastern Analytical Society New Faculty Award in NMR Spectroscopy

The award recognizes outstanding contributions by new faculty to the development of the field of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.

Chocolate genome research is good for farmers, the environment, and sweet lovers

Using genome sequencing programs and computer clusters at Penn State and abroad, Mark Guiltinan and colleagues have mapped the cacao genome and are working to breed better, more disease-resistant cacao plants.

Awards announced: Shared Technology Facilities pilot projects

The first round of funded projects will receive up to $10,000 per award.