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November 04, 2022

Back to black? Canine Distemper Virus outbreaks influence North American wolves’ coat colors
After a nearly two-year hiatus, study abroad programming has returned to the Eberly College of Science. The first to return was a trip to Costa Rica as part of the Tropical Field Ecology course. Credit: Provided / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

November 03, 2022

Study abroad returns to the Eberly College of Science

November 02, 2022

Peculiar Plant Virus Causes Bugs To Live Longer

November 02, 2022

How to Use Ventilation to Make Indoor Hangouts a Little Safer
In the Alzheimer’s affected brain, abnormal levels of the beta-amyloid protein clump together to form plaques (seen in brown). In a first of its kind virtual trial, two drugs that target the proteins were tested head to head. Researchers found both drugs had a large and sustained effect on removing beta-amyloid plaques, but had a small effect on slowing cognitive decline in patients. Credit: National Institute on Aging, NIH. All Rights Reserved.

November 02, 2022

Two Alzheimer’s drugs tested head-to-head in first-ever virtual clinical trial
Several types of techniques are utilized at Penn State’s Flow Cytometry Facility to analyze various parts and processes of cells, according to Mani. Some of these techniques include, immunophenotyping, cell cycle/DNA ploidy analysis, apoptosis assays, imaging flow cytometry, and cell sorting. Credit: iStock. All Rights Reserved.

November 02, 2022

Flow Cytometry Core Facility provides cell analysis expertise to scientists
Each human symbol represents a sample, and the colors indicate different populations classified into broad groupings according to archaeological records of material culture and lifestyle. Sample ages are represented in the bottom panel in thousand years before present (BP). The green lines depict the generalized migration route of Anatolian Early Farmers (EF) into Europe ~8,500 years ago, where they mixed with Western Hunter-Gatherers (WHG) to create the European Early Farmers. Similarly, the pink arrows represent the generalized movement of Steppe Pastoralists, which resulted in mixing with Late Farmers (LF) ~5,000 years ago, giving rise to Late Neolithic/Bronze Age (LNBA) societies. Credit: Christian Huber, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

November 02, 2022

Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation

November 01, 2022

This Carnivorous Plant Has a Rain-Powered Trap
Divya Pant collaborated with Rabin Pant, founder of the Waste to Energy project, on her initiative Carbon Away. In the background is the anaerobic digester that finished construction in July of 2022. Credit: Divya Pant. All Rights Reserved.

November 01, 2022

Penn State student competes to expand sustainable agriculture efforts abroad
A prescribed fire burns in the New Jersey Pine Barren forests. Credit: New Jersey Forest Fire Service. All Rights Reserved.

November 01, 2022

Fighting fire with fire: Study gauges public perception of prescribed burns
Penn State plant biologist Charlie Anderson examines plants in his laboratory. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

November 01, 2022

Scientist sees Penn State as a 'living lab' for climate action
Ethan Bonn, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, works in the Steady Thermal Aero Research (START) Lab at Penn State. The START lab, led by University Distinguished Professor Karen Thole, is funded by industry and national agencies, contributing to the Penn State College of Engineering's milestone of $500 million in externally funded research awards since 2019. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 31, 2022

College of Engineering surpasses $500M in external awards in less than 5 years

October 29, 2022

Why Are There So Many Black Wolves In Yellowstone?
A team led by Dan Hayes, biomedical engineering department head and Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Nanotherapeutics and Regenerative Medicine at Penn State, developed a method that could lead to highly targeted treatments for lung cancer. The method enabled nanoparticles to deliver microRNA, depicted here, directly to lung cancer cells in a laboratory model. Credit: iStock/Artur Plawgo. All Rights Reserved.

October 28, 2022

Tiny magnetic particles fight lung cancer cells on command in lab test
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi addressed the crowd at a recent event recognizing promoted faculty with teaching, research and clinical appointments. Credit: Keith Hickey / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 28, 2022

201 promoted teaching, research and clinical faculty celebrated at event
Trevor Clark, staff scientist and electron microscopy team leader, at work in the Materials Characterization Lab in the Millennium Science Complex. Credit: Jennifer M. McCann, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 27, 2022

Open house introduces researchers to institutes' resources
Jean Paul Allain, Huck Chair Professor and head of the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State, was appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee. Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 27, 2022

Nuclear engineer appointed to national fusion energy advisory committee
Nyduta Mbodo, master's degree student in Food Science, pulling frozen cultures from the E. coli Reference Center freezers. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

October 27, 2022

Microbiologist in food science, E. coli Reference Center gets grant for research
Due to a changing climate, Africa is projected to experience hotter temperatures, more severe storms and increased droughts — and few of the countries on the continent are prepared to deal with the coming crisis. Credit: GettyImages gorsh13. All Rights Reserved.

October 27, 2022

International consortium to better assess Africa drought risks, boost resilience

October 26, 2022

State College COVID-19 wastewater data is now available on CDC website

October 26, 2022

'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
The National Institutes of Health grant will help researchers explore the use of machine learning for a minimally invasive system to detect Alzheimer's disease as early as possible. Credit: Natasha Connell/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

October 26, 2022

Researchers to use $1.2 million grant to study early Alzheimer’s detection
Beneficial reuse of treated wastewater is an increasingly common practice in which treated wastewater is used for irrigation and other non-potable purposes. Credit: Heather Preisendanz, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

October 26, 2022

‘Forever Chemicals’ persist through wastewater treatment, may enter crops
A new study by an international team that includes researchers from Penn State explores how a cancer drug currently in clinical trials could protect from, cure, and prevent transmission of malaria. Credit: U.S. Centers for Disease Control. All Rights Reserved.

October 26, 2022

Cancer drug could potentially be used against malaria