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Plant genes influence bacterial evolution in legume-bacteria partnership

May 04, 2026

Plant genes influence bacterial evolution in legume-bacteria partnership
A handful of prunes has been shown to prevent bone loss over the course of a year in postmenopausal women, according to research by Mary Jane De Souza. Credit: Jaydyn Isiminger / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 28, 2026

Q&A: What should women do to keep their bones healthy?
Te-hui Kao was one of two awardees of the 2026 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching.

April 28, 2026

Two Eberly Faculty Honored with 2026 C.I. Noll Award
Using microCT scanning, which allows for high-resolution imaging of an organism's internal structures, and other imaging techniques, researchers found that a network of veins serve as a mechanical connection between the abdominal cavity and the brain. Here, the veins in red run through the interior of a vertebrae and around the spine. Credit: Provided by Patrick Drew and team/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

April 27, 2026

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain
One Health Microbiome Center names next doctoral interns for industry program

April 27, 2026

One Health Microbiome Center names next doctoral interns for industry program
Robot navigating over wooden beads.

April 24, 2026

The robot Cambrian explosion: Penn State researchers advance biorobotics
Detailed 3d smithsonian specimen model

April 23, 2026

Detailed 3D Smithsonian specimen models enable far-reaching research
New clues for using common fungus to promote crop growth and health

April 22, 2026

New clues for using common fungus to promote crop growth and health
Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes

April 20, 2026

Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes
Jiawan Sun

April 20, 2026

Sun awarded Robert T. Simpson Graduate Student Award for Innovative Research.
Team CrashAI won first place and $5,500 in the Nittany AI Challenge. The team was also awarded the $3,500 Cocoziello Award and the $3,500 Office of Physical Plant Award. Credit: Cole Handerhan / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 17, 2026

Student teams win cash awards for their AI solutions in the Nittany AI Challenge
Lacy Alexander Credit: Graphic design by Dennis Maney / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 17, 2026

Penn State faculty member named American Physiological Society president-elect
Melanie McReynolds is the Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Early Career Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

April 16, 2026

Penn State biochemist Melanie McReynolds awarded Hypothesis Fund seed grant
The soft bioelectrodes use a honeycomb-inspired design that allows researchers to stretch them onto the specific geometry of a patient’s brain, without sacrificing structural strength or sensitivity to electrical and physiological signals.

April 16, 2026

3D-printed brain sensors may unlock personalized neural monitoring
The four Huck students recognized among the 42 graduate student award winners. Clockwise, from top left: Robert Witkowski, Chad Brunswick, Ioannis Mouratidis, and Megan von Abo.

April 15, 2026

Four Huck Trainees Among Graduate Student Award Winners
Plant scientists receive $1.96M NIH grant to study plant-bacteria partnerships

April 14, 2026

Plant scientists receive $1.96M NIH grant to study plant-bacteria partnerships

April 14, 2026

WATCH: Science graduate students recap international industry internship
The Communication, Science & Society Initiative, a research partnership between Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences in the College of the Liberal Arts, has announced the grant recipients from its 2025 request for proposals. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

April 13, 2026

Communication, Science & Society Initiative awards four interdisciplinary grants
Headshots of Prasad, Taylor, and Verma

April 10, 2026

Prasad, Taylor, Verma among 31 graduate students to receive awards at 2026 Graduate Exhibition
Predictably unpredictable: Building resilient crops for a changing world

April 09, 2026

Predictably unpredictable: Building resilient crops for a changing world
Tanya Berger-Wolf of The Ohio State University, left, and Wah Chiu of Stanford University, right, are featured speakers for the April Huck Distinguished Lecture Series. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

April 09, 2026

Huck Distinguished Lecture Series brings leaders in AI, biodiversity and cryo‑EM
Growing cover crops under vines — with no bare soil present in the vineyard — may be regarded as a radical concept by some traditional growers, but the practice can yield significant benefits.

April 09, 2026

Simple vineyard growing practice impacts soil microbiome deep below surface
Emily Martell Credit: Photo provided. All Rights Reserved.

April 08, 2026

Martell receives Award for Administrative Excellence
Scott Medina, far left, with some of his students. Credit: Photo provided. All Rights Reserved.

April 07, 2026

Medina, Paris receive 2026 Excellence in Advising Award