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Penn State is leading the Post-Industrial Midwest and Appalachia Nuclear Alliance to explore augmenting sustainable energy approaches with micro nuclear reactors, which are small enough to transport on a truck. Credit: Illustration by Kate Myers/Penn State. . All Rights Reserved.

December 07, 2022

From Rust Belt to Green Belt: Penn State leads nuclear research alliance
A group of pastoralists and Morans from Kor in Marsabit, Kenya, who are being employed to remove weeds and improve the land through the application of biochar. Standing with PlantVillage Dream Team members, from right, are Rashid Buroya (in blue overalls), Fofen Lawrence and John Mayieka, with Dream Team lead Melodine Jeptoo in the front. Credit: PlantVillage. All Rights Reserved.

December 07, 2022

PlantVillage Warrior View awarded $2 million from Google to fight climate change
New research shows that eating prunes daily may help people retain bone density. Credit: Getty Images - milorad kravic. All Rights Reserved.

December 06, 2022

Prunes may help prevent bone loss and preserve bone strength
Researchers examined the oral microbiomes of Indigenous Australians and found unique types of microbes, which may contribute to a higher burden of chronic diseases. Credit: Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

December 06, 2022

Indigenous Australians’ unique oral microbiomes may add to chronic disease load
New modeling shows how synonymous mutations that change the DNA sequence of a gene, but not the sequence of the encoded protein can impact protein production and function by changing the rate of protein synthesis. Top: illustration of a new class of protein misfolding called a non-covalent lasso entanglement that can result from changes to the rate of protein synthesis caused by synonymous mutations. Bottom: structure of a protein showing its native state and misfolded state with non-covalent lasso entanglement. Credit: Yang Jiang, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

December 05, 2022

Why synonymous mutations are not always silent

December 03, 2022

Faye Flam: The real reasons your family is sick right now
Adding peanuts and herbs and spices to the American Diet can increase the abundance of gut bacteria associated with better health, according to new research. Credit: Isai Dzib, Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

December 02, 2022

Peanuts and herbs and spices may positively impact gut microbiome
Researchers found that in 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose, with 25 million children missing their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missing their second dose. Credit: Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

December 01, 2022

Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible as measles threat grows
A Penn State expert shares projections of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths from Round 16 of the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub. Credit: Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

December 01, 2022

Q&A: What can we expect from COVID-19 this winter?
People at a TaMIS meeting, seated around a table

November 30, 2022

Huck Grad Students Work Towards Inclusion
In addition to inducing a calming effect, carbon dioxide also can trigger a range of other physiological responses in bumble bees, according to a Penn State researcher. Credit: Eduardo Goody on Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

November 30, 2022

New clues about how carbon dioxide affects bumble bee reproduction

November 29, 2022

Meet the Penn State deans: Tracy Langkilde talks cats, nature — and Vegemite vs. peanut butter
In the research, 56 white leghorn hens were allocated to a series of dietary treatment groups receiving graded levels of the microalgae oil supplement for 28 days. By the end of the study, more than half of the birds receiving the highest level of supplementation entirely stopped laying eggs. Credit: GettyImages-wikoski. All Rights Reserved.

November 29, 2022

Too much of a good thing: Over-supplementation of chickens' diet backfires
Muscle wasting affects approximately 80% of cancer patients. Researchers at Penn State are investigating why this happens with a goal of informing the development of treatments. Credit: Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

November 29, 2022

Muscle wasting severity linked to type, size and location of tumor in mice

November 24, 2022

Possibility of a “Tripledemic”? What Do the Experts Say and What Can Be Done?

November 24, 2022

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy May Increase ADHD-Like Symptoms In Children
Credit: Dan Lesher / Penn State. Creative Commons

November 22, 2022

New 'Life From All Angles' video features Sally Mackenzie’s epigenetics research
A course offered by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences allowed students to learn about growing food in space. From left are Faith Warehime, Anne Clouse and Austin King. Credit: Estelle Couradeau / Penn State. Creative Commons

November 22, 2022

Students in College of Ag Sciences course support 'Plant the Moon' Challenge
2022 Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award winners include, clockwise from top left, Fabien Grisé, associate research professor of astronomy and astrophysics; Kunyan Zhang, doctoral candidate in electrical engineering; Lin Wang, post-doctoral scholar in mechanical engineering; Aida Ebrahimi, Thomas and Sheila Roell Early Career Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering; Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering (courtesy); Akhil Dodda, engineering science and mechanics doctoral student; and Nichole Wonderling, X-ray scattering manager, Materials Research Institute. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

November 21, 2022

Materials Research Institute names 2022 Roy Award Winners
Pennsylvania stream impacted by acid mine drainage. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

November 21, 2022

New process developed to extract high purity rare earth element oxides
A new study by biologists at Penn State suggests that the gut microbiomes of warblers — like the northern parula pictured here — are influenced more by evolution than diet. Credit: Hans Toom/Pixabay. All Rights Reserved.

November 21, 2022

What shapes the composition of microbes in a warbler’s gut?
Christiansborg Palace is the seat of the Dutch Parliament where Bruce Logan will deliver his research talk. Credit: Adobe Stock. All Rights Reserved.

November 21, 2022

Penn State researcher to deliver renewable energy talk to Danish Parliament
Collaborators at the University of Colorado Boulder created a robotic wing made of plastic and cardboard laminate to study the mechanism by which fruit flies compensate for wing damage in flight. Credit: Provided by Kaushik Jayaram. All Rights Reserved.

November 18, 2022

Fruit flies use corrective movements to maintain stability after injury
Janna Maranas, Penn State professor of chemical engineering, died on Nov. 3 at the age of 57. Credit: Image provided by Dr. Janna Maranas's family. All Rights Reserved.

November 18, 2022

Engineering community mourns death of Professor Janna Maranas