Life Sciences

The Zombie-Ant Fungus Is Under Attack, Research Reveals
A dead ant covered in mold-like spores on a leaf
24 New Species of Lizards Discovered on Caribbean Islands are Close to Extinction
An Anguilla Bank skink. Blair Hedges and his team have discovered and scientifically named 24 new species of lizards known as skinks. Credit: Karl Questel
Biological Battle: PSU Researchers Work to Catch up With Drug Resistance
As mosquitoes become more resistant to insecticides, Read and Thomas are working to develop a fungus to kill mosquitoes in an effort to contain the spread of malaria among humans. Credit: Hugh Sturrock
Eric Post Awarded a Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Life and Health Sciences
Eric Post Awarded a Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Life and Health Sciences
Cyr Honored with 2012 Undergraduate Program Leadership Award
Cyr Honored with 2012 Undergraduate Program Leadership Award
Bollinger Honored with Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award
Bollinger Honored with Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award
Forensic Science Program Establishes Partnership with Life Technologies
Forensic science
Hostetler and Stella to Represent Penn State's Eberly College of Science as Student Marshals at Spring Commencement 2012
Zachary Hostetler and Jennifer Stella
New Research Reveals Deep-Ocean Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion
The Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin is shown working at the coral site found to be impacted by the oil spill from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Image courtesy of Chuck Fisher of Penn State University and Timothy Shank of WHOI; deep-sea time-lapse camera system provided by WHOI-MISO
Andrew Read Appointed Alumni Professor in the Biological Sciences
Read Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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