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The 2021 Water Forum will take place virtually on the afternoons of March 24 and 25, and is an opportunity for the Penn State water community to come together to hear from outside speakers and get updates on and contribute to key Penn State water initiatives. IMAGE: PROVIDED

March 10, 2021

2021 Water Forum to take place on March 24, 25

March 09, 2021

One-Fifth Of Allegheny County Residents Have Been Vaccinated
The results of a new model predict that the infection fatality ratio for SARS-CoV-2 may fall below that of seasonal influenza (0.1%) once an endemic steady-state is reached. IMAGE: USMAN YOUSAF, UNSPLASH

March 09, 2021

Another common cold virus?

March 09, 2021

The vaccines are working. That's why we shouldn't panic about variants.
Laura Cabrera joined the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics and the Rock Ethics Institute on March 1. She also joined the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, the Center for Neural Engineering and the bioethics program in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts. IMAGE: PROVIDED BY LAURA CABRERA

March 08, 2021

Neuroethics researcher and professor joins Penn State
Five new research collaborations between Penn State and minority-serving institutions selected to receive seed funding via the Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research program

March 08, 2021

New Appointments to Build on Excellence in Graduate Training

March 08, 2021

Putting wastewater to use, Penn State researchers track COVID-19 trends
An artistic photograph called "5 Dimensional" which is an image of a red haired woman on a purple background with 5 bee eyes Photoshopped onto her face by Darya Alvarez

March 04, 2021

Undergraduate Research Award Funds Pollinator Photo Project
Millennium Science Complex IMAGE: PENN STATE

March 04, 2021

Materials Research Institute announces seed grant recipients

March 04, 2021

One year since pandemic hit New York, new strain emerges in upper Manhattan
By modeling wolves in Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered that how a population is organized into social groups affects the spread of infectious diseases within the population. IMAGE: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

March 02, 2021

Wolf social group dynamics matter for infectious disease spread, models suggest

March 02, 2021

Should the US start prioritizing first vaccine doses to beat the variants?
Elizabeth McGraw. Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

February 26, 2021

Elizabeth McGraw named head of Department of Biology
Researchers found that that the optimal timeframe for donating convalescent plasma for use in COVID-19 immunotherapy is within 60 days of the onset of symptoms. IMAGE: VIKTORCAP, GETTY IMAGES

February 25, 2021

Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients

February 25, 2021

Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
When healthcare workers become ill during a disease outbreak, overall case counts and mortality rates may significantly increase, according to a new model created by researchers at Penn State. IMAGE: SJ OBJIO, UNSPLASH

February 25, 2021

Mortality rises among public when health workers get sick in an outbreak
At the initial enrollment visit, all cohort children received a three-day course of an antimalarial medicine to clear any existing malaria parasite infection. A second round of parasite clearance took place one year later. If at any point during the study, a child tested positive for malaria, he or she was treated with an antimalarial medicine. IMAGE: DANIEL LESHER, PENN STATE / USED WITH PERMISSION

February 25, 2021

Lethal house lures help reduce incidence of malaria in children

February 25, 2021

The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
Nittany AI Top 20 Teams.

February 25, 2021

InsectEye team, which includes IBC Fellow Mathis, is selected to compete in Nittany AI Challenge!

February 24, 2021

A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report

February 24, 2021

New coronavirus variant spreading in New York City

February 24, 2021

COVID vaccine registration troubles causing anxiety and other potential health issues
This graphic demonstrates viral entry into a host cell mediated by Spike protein-ACE2 interactions. Click on the image for more detailed information.IMAGE: GANESH ANAND, PENN STATE

February 23, 2021

Researchers discover potential therapeutic targets on SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
COVID-19 vaccine questions to be answered live during the next broadcast of WPSU’s “Conversations Live” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES

February 23, 2021

COVID vaccine questions to be answered on WPSU’s ‘Conversations Live’ on Feb. 25