News

Eric Post awarded a Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement

The Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member was accorded this honor by his peers for scholarly excellence in the life and health sciences.

Luscher advisees awarded at Undergraduate Research Exhibition

Vladimir Khristov and Garret Cheung " two undergraduate students advised by Beni Luscher " took second prize in the life and health sciences category.

Volumetrics helps dieters manage hunger while losing weight

Penn State professor Barbara Rolls " the Helen A. Guthrie Chair of Nutritional Sciences and a Huck Institutes faculty member in the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity " has just enableded her third book on volumetrics, entitled "The Ultimate Volumetrics Diet."

New research reveals deep-ocean impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

A team led by Penn State biology professor and Huck Institutes faculty member Charles Fisher finds compelling evidence of the impact on deep-water coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico.

Materials Visualization Competition announced for 2012

All Penn State researchers working on materials-related projects are eligible to enter. Deadline for submission is March 28, 2012.

Faculty Research Expertise Database (FRED) to be replaced by Penn State Profiles

The Faculty Research Expertise Database (FRED) is scheduled to be decommissioned, and will be replaced on April 2, 2012 by Penn State Profiles.

Two Huck Institutes faculty members to speak at Research Unplugged

Keith Cheng and Mary Poss will discuss genetics and virology, respectively.

Wine ratings are a product of experts' sensitive taste

A team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes faculty member John Hayes has found empirical evidence that wine experts tend to be particularly sensitive to small taste differences, thereby casting doubt on the consumer utility of experts' wine ratings and recommendations.

College of Medicine researchers featured in recent media

Huck Institutes faculty members Wafik El-Deiry, James Broach and Xuemei Huang have each been featured in recent Penn State publications.

Huck Institutes establish the Huck Innovative & Transformational Seed (HITS) Fund

Through the establishment of the HITS Fund, the Huck Institutes seek to support truly innovative and transformational research within the life sciences arena at Penn State.