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February 08, 2022

Not just humans: Study finds NYC omicron spike hit deer too
The tiny poplar seedings were grown in greenhouses at Virginia Tech until they were large enough to survive shipping, when 100 of those clones were sent to each of the 18 common garden sites around the U.S. — including Penn State — where they were planted. Credit: Jill Hamilton/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

February 08, 2022

Geneticists close to grasping how plant communities may adapt to climate change
Patricia and Stephen Benkovic Credit: Penn State . All Rights Reserved.

February 07, 2022

Benkovics support pioneering research in chemistry and the life sciences
Researchers found that ergothioneine concentrations declined as tillage intensity increased. The study is among the first to demonstrate that soil disturbance can directly impact a key dietary factor associated with long-term human health. Credit: Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

February 07, 2022

Soil tillage reduces availability of ‘longevity vitamin’ ergothioneine in crops

February 07, 2022

Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?
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February 04, 2022

SCInet graduate student internships available 2022, applications due March 15

February 03, 2022

More people got reinfected during the Omicron wave in UK than before it emerged, data shows. It means people who've had COVID-19 could get sick again.

February 02, 2022

Scientists discover shockingly high rates of COVID infections among white-tailed deer
According to new research, the enzyme tokK, illustrated here, helps synthesize a chain of methyl groups that allows antibiotics called carbapenems to circumvent antibiotic resistance. Credit: Knox et al., 2022. All Rights Reserved.

February 02, 2022

The key to a powerful antibiotic’s formation now clear

February 01, 2022

Questions Remain After Highway Crash Involving Monkeys
A dysfunctional safety lamp in Centralia, Pennsylvania, which was the site of a Buck Mountain anthracite vein fire in 1962 that continues to burn to this day.

January 31, 2022

New exhibition to examine the impact of extraction economies on climate change

January 28, 2022

Take Note: Infectious disease expert Andrew Read on why omicron doesn't mean COVID-19 is evolving to be less severe
Nita Bharti, Penn State assistant professor of biology, will deliver the 2022 Darwin Day Lecture on Feb. 10. Credit: Photo Provided / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 27, 2022

Nita Bharti to deliver 2022 Darwin Day Lecture
Jennifer Wagner, Penn State assistant professor of law, policy and engineering in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. CREDIT: KELBY HOCHREITHER/PENN STATE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

January 27, 2022

Faculty member appointed to AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
Credit: Brennan Dincher / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 26, 2022

The Symbiotic Podcast returns live with 'game-changer' David Hughes

January 26, 2022

As Omicron Variant Slows, Health Officials Offer Hope
The Omicron variant was first detected in Botswana in October 2021 and has quickly spread throughout the world. A large international team of researchers, including Maciej Boni, associate professor of biology, Penn State, was the first to describe the genomic profile of Omicron and explore the origins of the variant. Credit: Justice Hubane, Unsplash. All Rights Reserved.

January 25, 2022

Omicron genetics and early transmission patterns are characterized in new study

January 24, 2022

Model: twentyfold drop in Mass. COVID-19 hospitalizations by spring

January 24, 2022

Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity
David Toews, assistant professor of biology, holding a warbler. Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 24, 2022

Penn State biologists explore the secrets of the warbler genome

January 24, 2022

How Centre County school districts are adapting as omicron challenges in-person learning

January 22, 2022

‘An optimistic trend’: Covid cases are falling, but U.S. isn’t out of the woods yet

January 21, 2022

Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imagined
A study led by entomologists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences found that the andrenid bee is the most important pollinator of black cherry. Credit: Rachel McLaughlin / Penn State. Creative Commons

January 21, 2022

Mining for knowledge: Scientists identify bee that can aid black cherry recovery