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Clockwise left to right: Karen Bierman, an Evan Pugh University Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies and director of the Child Study Center; Matt Ferrari, associate professor of biology and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics; and Dr. Emily Link, internal medicine physician at Penn State Health, will answer questions about COVID-19 during WPSU's "Conversations Live" on Sept. 30. IMAGE: PENN STATE

September 24, 2021

Penn State experts to answer COVID-19 questions live Sept. 30 on WPSU
IMAGE: PENN STATE

September 23, 2021

Getting racial equity research into the hands of policymakers

September 23, 2021

Informing Pandemic Decision-Making with Targeted Disease Monitoring

September 22, 2021

Model: Best scenario shows COVID declines through winter
Penn State Behrend Chancellor Ralph Ford, at right, uses an iPad to explore the Zombie Ant Experience, an art installation that uses augmented reality. IMAGE: Penn State Behrend

September 22, 2021

'Zombie Ant' sculpture brings interactive art to Penn State Behrend
Chen Wang, a graduate student from Penn State's PhD program in bioinformatics and genomics, has been recognized for excellence in research by The American Society of Human Genetics. IMAGE: PENN STATE

September 20, 2021

BG student named semifinalist for genetics research award

September 17, 2021

COVID vaccine immunity is waning — how much does that matter?

September 16, 2021

Penn State Researcher Says Vaccine-Driven Virus Evolution In Chickens Shouldn't Discourage COVID-19 Vaccination
A new study by Penn State researchers has revealed the chemical steps involved in adding an important tag—a methyl sulfur group—to transfer RNA, a process that, if interfered with in humans, can lead to neuronal diseases, diabetes, and cancers. IMAGE: BOOKER LAB, PENN STATE

September 15, 2021

Modifying RNA: Crucial steps for adding chemical tag to transfer RNA revealed
Lab Bench to Commercialization Grant Program flyer.

September 13, 2021

Eberly’s 2022 Lab Bench to Commercialization grant recipients announced

September 10, 2021

The Mu coronavirus variant shares key similarities with Delta, but it doesn't pose a greater threat
Flor Acevedo, Assistant Professor at Penn State Erie, examines a spotted lanternfly infestation

September 09, 2021

National society to recognize two Penn State entomologists
Developing embryos of the endangered Elkhorn coral. New research shows that flash-frozen sperm collected from corals in Florida and Puerto Rico can be used to fertilize coral eggs from hundreds of miles away in Curaçao. The technique could be used as a conservation tool by introducing genetic variation into endangered corals and potentially accelerating their adaptation to climate change. IMAGE: KRISTEN MARHAVER

September 08, 2021

Long-distance relationships for endangered corals
X and Y chromosomes

September 07, 2021

New tool reveals genetic influence of some sex-biased diseases, including lupus

September 02, 2021

Plenty of Evidence for Recombination in SARS-CoV-2

September 02, 2021

Epigenetics: Conducting The Symphony Of Genetics

September 01, 2021

There’s No Proof Sunscreen Prevents Cancer in Black People. Why Do Doctors Keep Pushing It?
Bee on flower.

September 01, 2021

Penn State centers collaborate on pollinator education project
New research reveals that staying home and limiting travel, supporting access to primary health care, and limiting contacts in contagion hubs like hospitals and schools helped reduce mortality due to COVID-19 during the first wave of the epidemic in Italy. IMAGE: GABRIELLA CLARE MARINO, UNSPLASH

August 30, 2021

Staying home, primary care, and limiting contagion hubs may curb COVID-19 deaths

August 30, 2021

Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves, but that’s no reason to skip your shot

August 27, 2021

Vaccines could affect how the coronavirus evolves - but that’s no reason to skip your shot

August 26, 2021

What Chemical Engineers Do and How to Become One

August 26, 2021

Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled

August 26, 2021

The Story of an African Children’s Book That Explains the Science of Skin Colour