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Research
New approach can help identify young children most at risk for obesity
A nurse takes a cheek swab from a child to collect DNA
Awards and Honors
David Hughes makes Newsweek’s inaugural list of 'America’s Greatest Disruptors'
David Hughes
Awards and Honors
Carlo Joglar awarded inaugural Maskalick Biodiversity Seed Grant
Julissa Irizarry performing bird surveys on the island of Puerto Rico
Research
New technique better assesses exposure of a population to a virus
many test tubes. Credit: Getty Images
Research
New tool weighs costs and benefits of managing evolution of pathogens and pests
Computer-generated image of bacteria that produces whooping cough. Credit CDC/Unsplash
Research
Hopper-Dean family helps combat global hunger with PlantVillage matching fund
PlantVillage Famers with tree seedlings. Credit David Hughes
Research, Science Journal, Summer 2021, Student Stories
Remote Research, Remotely
Grey-headed flying fox at the Tolga Bat Hospital
Research, Science Journal, Summer 2021
Secrets of the Warbler Genome
Dave Toews holds a warbler
Research, Science Journal, Summer 2021, Student Stories
A World of Aquatic Discovery
Diving in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez measures a light profile using a cosine-corrected light sensor attached to a DIVING-PAM underwater fluorometer. Photo provided courtesy of Claudia Tatiana Galindo-Martínez
Research, Science Journal, Summer 2021, Student Stories
Grad School: The Pandemic Year
Molly Rathbun for the Winter 2021 issue of the Science Journal.
Faculty Announcements, Research
Penn State launches Center for Neurotechnology in Mental Health Research
Woman wearing gloves looks through microscope
Awards and Honors, Research
Penn State awarded nearly $39M for global research on threats to crops
plantvillage app on phone scanning plant