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H5N1 virus from 2022 mink outbreak capable of inefficient airborne transmission

May 16, 2024

H5N1 virus from 2022 mink outbreak capable of inefficient airborne transmission
H5N1 avian influenza is widespread in wild birds and has caused outbreaks in domestic animals. In 2022, it caused an outbreak in farmed mink. Researchers at Penn State have found that this strain in mink is capable of inefficient airborne transmission in ferrets. Credit: Opla/Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

May 16, 2024

H5N1 virus from 2022 mink outbreak capable of inefficient airborne transmission
From left are Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi with 2024 University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) award winners Nichole Ginnan, Erik Cagle and Dawn Hamaty. Pictured at right is USAC Chair Rachel Galloway. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

May 15, 2024

Three Penn State staff members honored by University Staff Advisory Council

May 15, 2024

Bee body mass, pathogens and climate influence heat tolerance

May 15, 2024

It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

May 14, 2024

Penn State researchers help shine light on firefly populations in the eastern U.S.
Pollinator scientists at Penn State have authored the book “The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet’s Bee Life.” Credit: Princeton University Press. All Rights Reserved.

May 14, 2024

Penn State pollinator experts author a new book that explores the lives of bees
Ascoma Sonya Aboud, 2018: This clay representation of the ascoma, the fruiting body of the Cordyceps fungus, shows a cross-section that reveals the spores. It is the spore-producing structure that grows from the ant’s head after it’s death bite into the underside of a plant. It then releases the fungus’s spores into the environment. This traveling interdisciplinary project by Huck SciArt explores the research of David Hughes, revealing the invisible world of Cordyceps. Credit: Christie Clancy / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 14, 2024

'Research Art Collection' showcase in Old Main
Nikki Crowley. Credit: Keith Hickey / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 13, 2024

Nikki Crowley named director of Neuroscience Institute at University Park

May 13, 2024

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

May 10, 2024

A cicada apocalypse is coming this summer: Will Pennsylvania be spared the noisy invasion?
A bee sits on Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa) at The Arboretum at Penn State. Credit: Andy Stephenson. All Rights Reserved.

May 09, 2024

Q&A: Should you skip #NoMowMay and #PlantMayFlowers instead?
New research by Penn State researchers reveals how several molecular roadblocks slow the breakdown of cellulose for biofuels. Here, Daguan Nong, assistant research professor of biomedical engineering, adjusts the SCATTIRSTORM microscope, which allow the researchers to track individual enzymes through the breakdown process. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 07, 2024

Why is breaking down plant material for biofuels so slow?

May 06, 2024

Why do most mammals have 5 fingers?

May 06, 2024

Olive Oil Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia-Related Death
A bust of Penn State's first president Evan Pugh located in the main lobby of Old Main. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

May 06, 2024

Five faculty members honored with Evan Pugh University Professorships
Dipanjan Pan, left, Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and professor of materials science and engineering and of nuclear engineering, with Teresa Aditya, postdoctoral researcher in nuclear engineering, and David Skrodzki, graduate research assistant in materials science and engineering, in Pan's lab. All three were authors of the study. Credit: Dipanjan Pan. All Rights Reserved.

May 03, 2024

‘Better than graphene’ material development may improve implantable technology
Reka albert

May 03, 2024

Réka Albert named Evan Pugh University Professor
The latest episode of Growing Impact discusses how thawing Arctic permafrost, a result of rising global temperatures due to climate change, is affecting rivers, landscapes and communities. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

May 02, 2024

'Growing Impact' podcast explores a thawing Arctic and its impacts

April 29, 2024

Virus Gone Wild
The study found that fireflies are sensitive to various environmental factors, from short-term weather conditions to longer climatic trends. Credit: Carla Long. All Rights Reserved.

April 29, 2024

Firefly populations at risk due to climate change, urban development

April 26, 2024

Neuroscientists Warn of 'Cascading' Alzheimer's Risk From These Two Habits
The U.S. National Science Foundation will support the establishment and operation of the National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences at Penn State. Credit: U.S. National Science Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

April 25, 2024

$20M NSF grant to support center to study how complex biological processes arise

April 24, 2024

Dairy Cows Transported Between States Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu