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Jul 06, 2023
Penn State chemist Stephen Benkovic named Atherton Professor
Stephen Benkovic, Evan Pugh Professor and Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Chemistry at Penn State, has been honored by Penn State with the title of Atherton Professor.
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Jul 06, 2023
Soft tissue restoration, blood vessel formation focus of $3M grant
The ability to regenerate and pattern blood vessels, the literal lifelines extending deep into soft tissues, remains an elusive milestone in regenerative medicine.
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Jul 03, 2023
Podcast reveals how daily stress may affect our health as we age
From work demands to family responsibilities to social expectations, most of us spend our lives bouncing from one stressor to another, all the while contending with a continuous onslaught of digital information feeds.
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Jun 26, 2023
Two Arts and Architecture faculty receive Huck Institutes joint projects grants
Penn State College of Arts and Architecture faculty members Aaron Knochel, associate professor of art education, and Cristin Millett, professor of art, have received 2023 Joint Projects in Life/Medical Sciences, Arts and Humanities Grants from Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
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Jun 26, 2023
Neela Yennawar and Scott Lindner selected as 2023 Huck Leadership Fellows
Launched in 2022, the Huck Leadership Fellows Program was developed for faculty members seeking to sharpen their leadership skills with an opportunity for exposure to senior leadership within the interdisciplinary research unit.
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Jun 23, 2023
Extinct warbler’s genome sequenced from museum specimens
The Bachman’s warbler, a songbird that was last seen in North America nearly 40 years ago, was a distinct species and not a hybrid of its two living sister species, according a new study in which the full genomes of seven museum specimens of the bird were sequenced.
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Jun 20, 2023
Penn State researchers develop digital test to directly measure HIV viral load
A milliliter of blood contains about 15 individual drops. For a person with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), each drop of blood could contain anywhere from fewer than 20 copies of the virus to more than 500,000 copies.
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Jun 20, 2023
Penn State researchers discover one-of-a-kind fish is local to lower Susquehanna
In an attempt to rescue a rare darter in the lower Susquehanna River, a Penn State research team, working with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, has determined that the fish is a distinct subspecies found nowhere else.
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Jun 15, 2023
Animal scientist receives USDA grant to study reproductive dysfunction in cattle
A Penn State animal scientist has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lead a team conducting research on reproductive dysfunction in cattle.
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Jun 15, 2023
Penn State researchers use ultrasound to control orientation of small particles
Acoustic waves may be able to control how particles sort themselves. While researchers have been able to separate particles based on their shape — for example, bacteria from other cells — for years, the ability to control their movement has remained a largely unsolved problem, until now.
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