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Indirect costs are expenses that cannot be directly attributable to a specific research project but are necessary for the overall operation of the research functions of the university. For example, they support maintenance of research laboratories and shared equipment, operations such as heating and lighting, and necessary services such as high-speed data processing. Credit: Brooke Doerfler / Penn State. Creative Commons

Feb 25, 2025

Andrew Read to host conversation focused on executive action affecting research

Discussion will take place on Feb. 28 and will be available to join in person or live online for the Penn State community.

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Pennsylvania’s native bumble bee queens are particularly vulnerable to outside pressures, such as harsh winters, according to the researchers. Credit: Sandy Millar/Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Feb 25, 2025

The complex effects of pesticide exposure on bumble bee health

The effects of pesticide exposure on pollinator health may be more complicated than originally thought, according to a team of researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences who recently published an article on the topic in Biology Letters.

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Through the grant, a group of 100 small- to mid-sized farms and agribusinesses will receive training and consulting on hiring and retaining employees. Credit: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels. All Rights Reserved.

Feb 24, 2025

Penn State awarded $1.3M to boost Pennsylvania’s agricultural workforce

he Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry is investing $1.3 million in Penn State’s Agricultural Workforce Development Project to strengthen the state’s agricultural workforce.

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Feb 21, 2025

Penn State to establish Animal Diagnostic Lab-West

With $6 million in state funding, the new facility, to be located at Penn State Beaver, will enhance animal health and support for animal agriculture in western Pennsylvania.

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Physiological changes in late pregnancy such as higher systemic inflammation can lead to adverse effects, among them poorer health and low milk production, the researchers said. Credit: Photo by Carolien van Oijen on Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

Feb 20, 2025

Simple treatment may reduce inflammation and its side effects in expecting cows

The one-time anti-inflammatory treatment was effective when given before birth.

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The flavonoids that provide insecticide-like protection to some corn lines against corn earworm larvae also provide pigments to the plants that show up in the silks, husks and kernels. Pictured here are the lines used in the research. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Feb 19, 2025

Select corn lines contain compounds that sicken, kill major crop pest

The compounds, called flavonoids, have an insecticidal effect on corn earworm larvae.

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New research lends insight into the regulatory control of gene expression in the deadliest of the malaria parasites, Plasmodium falciparum, and provides opportunities for the development of new therapeutic approaches against the disease. PfSnf2L, in red, is an essential malaria parasite protein for developing from the asexual ring to the sexual transmission stage — shown at top with the arrow illustrating the trajectory of various stages of sexual development. When the PfSnf2L enzyme is inhibited by the small molecule, NH125, in green, this leads to disordered DNA packaging. Changes in DNA packaging with active — the white line — and inactive PfSnf2L enzyme — the blue line — are depicted. When the DNA packaging is disrupted, the necessary information for parasite development can no longer be read out and the malaria parasites die thereby blocking transmission. Credit: Längst and Kannan Venugopal/Marti laboratory. All Rights Reserved.

Feb 19, 2025

Disrupting parasite gene regulation reveals new malaria intervention strategy

Malaria's deadliest parasite relies on precise gene regulation to survive. A new multinational study, including Penn State scientists, reveals key insights into these control mechanisms.

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The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded five workshops as a part of its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program to foster impactful research and bring effective climate solutions to communities in Pennsylvania and around the world. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

Feb 19, 2025

Penn State Climate Consortium awards 5 workshops focused on climate solutions

The Penn State Climate Consortium has awarded five workshops as a part of its Climate Solutions Accelerator Program for 2025.

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Thomas Gould and Carlos Novoa in Gould's laboratory at Penn State University Park. Credit: Dennis Maney / Penn State. Creative Commons

Feb 18, 2025

Young adults may be more vulnerable to nicotine addiction than the middle aged

People in their late teens and early 20s may be more sensitive to nicotine and more susceptible to nicotine addiction than middle aged adults, according to a new study in mice from researchers in the Penn State Department of Biobehavioral Health.

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Luke Reynolds, a doctoral degree student in entomology at Penn State, pauses while conducting research in a growing room at a mushroom farm. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons

Feb 18, 2025

Penn State researchers developing strategies to diminish mushroom phorid flies

The commonwealth, industry and University researchers are partnering to develop integrated pest management solutions.

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