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September 30, 2024

One Health Microbiome Center launches new video series

Ayusman Sen, Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry, published the first paper on autonomous nanobots 20 years ago. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

September 30, 2024

Penn State chemist’s pioneering paper reaches 20-year milestone

Pennsylvania Agricultural College Herbarium director Jesse Lasky, left, and graduate student Eleanna Vasquez Cerda look at specimens in the museum. Credit: Keith Hickey, Huck Institutes / Penn State. Creative Commons

September 30, 2024

Penn State herbarium selected to participate in collections assessment program

September 30, 2024

Understanding Desire in the Age of Ozempic

September 30, 2024

Honey bees may play key role in spreading viruses to wild bees

September 30, 2024

What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like? Bed Bug Bite Pictures, Symptoms, and Treatments

Sheep graze across the 70-megawatt solar farm project in Franklin County that provides Penn State with 25% of its purchased electricity, across all campuses. Credit: Lightsource bp. All Rights Reserved.

September 30, 2024

Penn State cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half; targets future goals

September 27, 2024

Backyard bee watchers, photographers help discover multiple new species in Pa.

September 26, 2024

New bees species discovered in Pennsylvania, giving scientists hope

September 26, 2024

Six new types of bees found in Pennsylvania for the first time

A research plot after dairy manure slurry was injected into a growing cover crop in early spring when temperatures were cooler, A new study demonstrated that the practice achieved multiple conservation goals while maintaining corn yield. Credit: Sailesh Sigdel/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

September 25, 2024

Injecting manure into growing cover crops can cut pollution, support corn crops

September 25, 2024

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

September 25, 2024

Plant scientist named Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology

In anaerobic soil disinfestation, after organic amendments are mixed in, the soil is irrigated to saturation and covered with impermeable plastic, as shown here, creating no-oxygen conditions that suppress weeds.

September 24, 2024

$1M USDA grant to perfect weed killing method in organic crop production

Penn State researchers have developed a new nanoparticle, depicted here, that can prevent mineral buildup in oil extraction equipment and stabilize a commonly used emulsion, or liquid mixture. Credit: Provided by Amir Sheikhi. All Rights Reserved.

September 24, 2024

New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

September 23, 2024

Wastewater holds the key to early disease detection

September 23, 2024

Replacing 3D printing with plant-derived materials

September 23, 2024

How America’s health care system fails women in pain

September 20, 2024

Three in four crop varieties have gone extinct. You can save the rest in your garden.

The researchers tested raw sewage samples collected twice a week from two treatment plants in central Pennsylvania for non-typhoidal Salmonella and characterized isolates using whole genome sequencing. They recovered 43 Salmonella isolates from wastewater samples. Credit: Provided by Ed Dudley. All Rights Reserved.

September 19, 2024

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

September 19, 2024

Huge flying SPIDERS are spotted Northeast for first time - with anyone who sees one urged to stomp it to death

September 18, 2024

The invasive Jorō spider has landed in Bucks County, Pa. Here’s what to know about the giant flying arachnid.

Laura Cabrera, associate professor of engineering science and mechanics, will develop a patient-centered decision aid to help patients, caregivers and providers make decisions about neurotechnology treatments. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

September 17, 2024

Q&A: Ethical decision-making around neurotechnology treatments

Jasna Kovac, associate professor in food science, has been selected to receive the 2025 Award for Early Career Environmental Research by the American Society for Microbiology. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

September 17, 2024

One Health Microbiome Center launches new video series

Penn State chemist’s pioneering paper reaches 20-year milestone

Penn State herbarium selected to participate in collections assessment program

Understanding Desire in the Age of Ozempic

Honey bees may play key role in spreading viruses to wild bees

What Do Bed Bug Bites Look Like? Bed Bug Bite Pictures, Symptoms, and Treatments

Penn State cuts greenhouse gas emissions in half; targets future goals

Backyard bee watchers, photographers help discover multiple new species in Pa.

New bees species discovered in Pennsylvania, giving scientists hope

Six new types of bees found in Pennsylvania for the first time

Injecting manure into growing cover crops can cut pollution, support corn crops

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

Plant scientist named Huck Early Career Chair in Microbial Community Ecology

$1M USDA grant to perfect weed killing method in organic crop production

New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

Wastewater holds the key to early disease detection

Replacing 3D printing with plant-derived materials

How America’s health care system fails women in pain

Three in four crop varieties have gone extinct. You can save the rest in your garden.

Wastewater monitoring can detect foodborne illness, researchers find

Huge flying SPIDERS are spotted Northeast for first time - with anyone who sees one urged to stomp it to death

The invasive Jorō spider has landed in Bucks County, Pa. Here’s what to know about the giant flying arachnid.

Q&A: Ethical decision-making around neurotechnology treatments

Food science researcher receives early career award

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