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Elizabeth McGraw. Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 23, 2023

McGraw elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Paul Berg in the lab. Credit: Jose Mercado, Stanford News Service. All Rights Reserved.

February 23, 2023

Nobel Prize-winning Penn State alumnus Paul Berg dies

February 22, 2023

In rural America, right-to-repair laws are the leading edge of a pushback against growing corporate power
A biosensor developed by Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, features superhydrophobic material that measures sweat vapor without absorbing water. Credit: Provided by Larry Cheng/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

February 22, 2023

Superhydrophobic biosensor could measure sweat vapors on the body

February 21, 2023

PSU avian expert shares tips to prevent avian influenza

February 21, 2023

How to develop introspection: Actionable tips and exercises
Margarita “Maggie” Hernandez, a Ph.D. candidate in Penn State’s Department of Anthropology, recently received a Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award for a Diverse Genomics Workforce from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to support her multifaceted research project, "Noventa Millas: Migration history, genomic ancestry, and health disparities among Cuban immigrants and Cuban-Americans in the United States." Credit: Vanessa Coy . All Rights Reserved.

February 21, 2023

NIH grant allows grad student to study Cuban, Cuban-American health disparities
Janine Kwapis Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

February 21, 2023

Kwapis appointed Paul Berg Early Career Professor in the Biological Sciences
Credit: Michael Tribone. All Rights Reserved.

February 20, 2023

Podcast explores the genetics of personality through the lens of adoption
Credit: Dan Lesher / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 20, 2023

New Student Spotlight video highlights neuroscience's Avery Sicher
Simon Zebelo, right, associate professor of entomology and plant biology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is one of several co-investigators on a Penn State-led project aimed at expanding the recruitment of, and opportunities for, students from underrepresented groups to enroll in STEM graduate programs. He is shown here in a field research plot in 2018 with then-graduate student Ebony Jenkins. Credit: Courtesy of Simon Zebelo. All Rights Reserved.

February 20, 2023

Grant will promote STEM graduate studies for students from diverse backgrounds

February 18, 2023

Neuroscience Says This Simple Food Boosts Memory and Grows Brain Cells. (It Tastes Like Opportunity)

February 17, 2023

For a best friend to Florida bees, each rescue is personal
Sophia Kenney’s strong microbiology training and bioinformatic proficiency, combined with her passion for animal and public health, made her an ideal candidate for this program. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

February 17, 2023

Graduate student in College of Ag Sciences gets USDA-APHIS training fellowship
C. Denise Okafor, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

February 16, 2023

Penn State biochemist Denise Okafor receives 2023 Marion Milligan Mason Award
The Penn State Microbiome Center presents "The Invisible Extinction" on March 2 at the State Theatre. Credit: A Microbe Media Production's The Invisible Extinction. All Rights Reserved.

February 15, 2023

Free film and panel discussion reveals 'invisible' crisis of the microbial world
Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 15, 2023

Penn State names seven new distinguished professors for 2023

February 14, 2023

New grant will help empower small farms with sustainable practices
Penn State College of Medicine researchers’ findings are among the latest evidence suggesting that people diagnosed with COVID-19 may experience a range of health issues in the time period following their illness. Credit: Getty Images | Tempura . All Rights Reserved.

February 13, 2023

COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of developing diabetes
To learn more about chocolate and its effects on us, we spoke with Joshua Lambert, professor of food science at Penn State. Lambert’s research focuses on diet, specifically adopting dietary practices to prevent cancer, obesity and inflammation. He has worked extensively with cocoa, the key ingredient in chocolate. Credit: Marco Verch/Creative Commons. All Rights Reserved.

February 10, 2023

Q&A: Is chocolate healthy?

February 09, 2023

Do wood and pellet stoves really save people money on energy bills?

February 09, 2023

The Last of Us depicts a parasitic fungus evolving to control humans. Could a fungal pandemic happen in real life?
Researchers have worked out the mechanism of transcription pausing in some bacteria by determining the structures of RNA polymerase in a complex with a DNA template, an RNA product, and a protein factor using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The nucleotide addition cycle of bacterial RNA polymerase (RNAP) is depicted by cartoon models of template DNA (tDNA, green), RNA (red), trigger loop (TL, magenta), bridge helix (BH, blue), incoming NTP (red) and Mg2+ (yellow spheres) together with the conformational changes of RNAP (swiveling, folding Trigger loop) associated with each step of the nucleotide addition cycle. NusG and non-template DNA (ntDNA, light green) interaction (center panel) inhibits the RNAP swiveling, the Trigger loop folding allosterically thus pauses RNA synthesis. Credit: Murakami Laboratory / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 09, 2023

DNA stuck in the gears of the RNA production machine

February 08, 2023

No need for checking: Smart diapers will let you know when babies need changing