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Dec 06, 2012
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.
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Dec 04, 2012
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.
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Dec 04, 2012
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.
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Dec 04, 2012
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.
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Dec 04, 2012
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.
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Dec 04, 2012
$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.
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Dec 04, 2012
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.
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Nov 11, 2012
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.
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Nov 08, 2012
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.
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Nov 04, 2012
Awards announced: Shared Technology Facilities pilot projects
The first round of funded projects will receive up to $10,000 per award.
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