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Mysteries Linger About Covid’s Origins, W.H.O. Report Says

Penn State researcher says current monkeypox outbreak is unexpected but risks remain low

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New waterproof sensors improve temperature and motion sensitivity, wearability

Amir Sheikhi, assistant professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering at Penn State, was part of a team that developed a new surface treatment to stop microbes from adhering to catheters. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Scientists devise method to help prevent hospital infections

Penn State Extension's Spotted Lanternfly Management Guide features comprehensive information on the pest’s biology, behavior, plant damage and management. Credit: Amy Korman / Penn State. Creative Commons

Penn State Extension publication offers guidance on managing spotted lanternfly

Bear encounters have more than doubled this year in N.J.

Two distinct monkeypox variants found in U.S., adding to outbreak’s mystery

Are giant European hornets, often mistaken for murder hornets, becoming more common in Pennsylvania?

Metal AF Giraffe Cousins Had Skulls Made for Bashing

Should we protect nature for its own sake? For its economic value? Because it makes us happy? Yes

Monitoring honey bee colony weight with automated hive scales can be a proxy for the availability of flowering plants, helping researchers study how land cover, climate and weather conditions interact to affect bee health. Credit: Courtesy Natalie Boyle, Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Managing habitat for flowering plants may mitigate climate effects on bee health

Number of deer hunters is in decline, posing serious questions about future of deer management

Principal Investigators Dr. Robert Lennon, associate professor of community and family medicine; Dr. Michael McShane, assistant professor of medicine; and Saeed Abdullah, assistant professor of information sciences and technology, lead interdisciplinary projects with the help of pilot funding from Penn State's Social Science Research Institute. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

SSRI funding boosts interdisciplinary research

Take Note: Penn State infectious disease expert Matthew Ferrari on the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022

The real COVID surge is (much) bigger than it looks. But don't panic

Seth Bordenstein’s research focuses on evolutionary and genetic principles that shape symbiotic interactions between animals, microbes and viruses and the major applications of these interactions to human health. Bordenstein will officially join the Penn State community on Aug. 1. Credit: Provided . All Rights Reserved.

Seth Bordenstein named director of the Penn State Microbiome Center

Integrative and biomedical physiology graduate student Emily Van Syoc (right), seen here with mentor Erika Ganda, was one of three students in her program to receive a USDA fellowship in recent months. Credit: Brennan Dincher / Penn State. Creative Commons

Three Physiology Students Awarded USDA Fellowships

Injecting Cockroaches with CRISPR Gene Edits Their Offspring

A new study offers clues as to how herpes simplex virus (HSV) genetic diversity is shared between transmission partners. The authors used viral genome sequencing to follow oral and genital samples of HSV, collected over a year of each partner's infection. Often, the same viral variants were observed in both partners within a transmission pair. Occasionally these variants developed into viral genome differences between partners. This is the first study to compare HSV-1 genomes between adult sexual transmission partners. Image created with BioRender.com. Credit: Moriah Szpara, Penn State / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Does herpes simplex virus change during transmission?

What genetic sequencing can reveal about the secret lives of bees

The Michigan Mink Mystery: How Did an Interspecies Outbreak Unfold?

Do bees really die if they sting you?

The College of Engineering recently awarded six Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants to faculty members, including one in partnership with the College of Health and Human Development and another with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.     Credit: Kelby Hochreither/Penn State College of Engineering. All Rights Reserved.

College of Engineering awards six Multidisciplinary Research Seed Grants

The Research Innovator of the Year Award, given by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, was awarded to Suresh Kuchipudi, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases and interim director of the Animal Diagnostic Laboratory at Penn State. Kuchipudi, at right, accepted the award from Blair Siegfried, associate dean for research and graduate education. Credit: Contributed photo. All Rights Reserved.

Kuchipudi receives College of Ag Sciences award for research innovation