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October 10, 2024

Once-rare infection spread by tick bites on the rise in the US... and it's already reached the UK, warn experts
Martu women cook bush tomatoes in a campfire while waiting to roast the monitor lizards piled to the right of the fire. Credit: Photo used with permission from senior Martu estate holders, courtesy of Rebecca Bliege Bird. All Rights Reserved.

October 10, 2024

Landscape effects of hunter-gatherer practices reshape idea of agriculture
The researchers collected 58 bulk tank milk samples and applied various AI algorithms to differentiate between baseline samples and those representing potential anomalies, such as milk from an outside farm or milk containing antibiotics. Credit: SeanShot/Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

October 10, 2024

AI decodes microbes’ message in milk safety testing approach

October 10, 2024

Tick-borne ‘American malaria’ cases rising at startling rate
Levon Esters, dean of the Fox Graduate School at Penn State, with the 2024 Three Minute Thesis finalists. Credit: Jillian Wesner / The Fox Graduate School at Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 09, 2024

Three Minute Thesis competition provides lasting impact for graduate students

October 09, 2024

Potential breakthrough as experts discover factor during pregnancy they think causes autism

October 09, 2024

Warning for Midwest and Northeast as 'American Malaria' Rising

October 09, 2024

Steady Rise in U.S. Cases of Tick-Borne Babesiosis Disease
A new program offered by Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences will provide growers with knowledge that can help them succeed in the expanding market for microgreens. Credit: Francesco Di Gioia/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 08, 2024

New project to support microgreens producers with risk management education

October 08, 2024

What is babesiosis? The potentially deadly disease is on the rise

October 08, 2024

Rates of This Tickborne Disease Are on the Rise—Here Are the Symptoms to Look For

October 08, 2024

Tick-Borne Terror: The Rising Threat of “American Malaria”
Babesiosis, a disease spread by ticks, is on the rise. Credit: Penn State Extension / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 08, 2024

Rates of a tick-borne parasitic disease are on the rise
Recent findings will help identify the groups of bees that may be most at-risk and aid in creating conservation strategies, according to researchers. Credit: Neringa Normantaite/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

October 07, 2024

Adding fall blooming plants may help both managed and wild bees in cities

October 05, 2024

A new Pitt study shows COVID-19 peaks every 6 months
Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 04, 2024

12 Penn State faculty receive U.S. Fulbright Scholar Awards for 2024-25 year
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

October 04, 2024

USDA grant to support summer research experiences for undergraduates
Andrew Read, Senior Vice President for Research, stands on stage at a wooden podium presenting opening remarks at the ICDS Symposium in 2023. ICDS Day MMXXIV: Shaping The Future of Penn State's Digital Research aims to bring together communities from diverse disciplines to discuss cutting-edge methodologies, data analytics and available computational resources, as well as learn about data ethics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and ways to amplify synergy for research opportunities. Credit: Suzy Unger/ICDS. All Rights Reserved.

October 03, 2024

ICDS Day seeks to amplify synergy for interdisciplinary research opportunities
A research town hall to be held on Oct. 14 will provide an opportunity for Penn State faculty, staff and students to learn more about initiatives underway to strengthen the University’s research enterprise and get closer to the goal of ranking in the top 15 nationally for research expenditures. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 02, 2024

Andrew Read to host town hall focused on Penn State’s research enterprise
Aida Ebrahimi is the Thomas and Sheila Roell Early Career Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and of Biomedical Engineering. Credit: Penn State College of Engineering. All Rights Reserved.

October 02, 2024

$1.5M NSF grant to launch AI-designed biosensor research project

October 02, 2024

Here's the easiest way to build a better bond with your dog, according to science
While the findings are preliminary, the work is a promising first step in finding new therapies against tuberculosis, according to the researchers. Credit: Mathias Katz/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

October 01, 2024

Plant compound used in traditional medicine may help fight tuberculosis
Penn State students completed a variety of internship experiences in summer 2024. A few of them include (clockwise from top left): Conducting microbiome research at QIAGEN headquarters in Hilden, Germany; working as a manufacturing intern on the H-47 Chinook program at Boeing; working with Sunoco LP in the race fuels department; updating firmware and reworking software at Lengrand; writing for the Centre County Gazette; broadcasting at CNN, a business unit of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.; and learning restaurant performance insights at Chick-Fil-A. The photo gallery below provides more details on these and many other recent internship experiences of Penn State students. Credit: Photos provided. All Rights Reserved.

October 01, 2024

In photos: Internships prepare students for career success
An approach called metagenomics — a type of DNA sequencing — may help scientists learn more about the microbes that affect plants, the researchers said. Credit: Roman Synkevych/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

October 01, 2024

Q&A: Using a new approach to shine a light on hidden plant microbes