Life Sciences

In the evolution of walking, the hip bone connected to the rib bones
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Two views of a new reconstruction of the skeleton of the fossil fish, Tiktaalik roseae

Micro-CT scans reveal bones hidden in rock for new reconstruction of the skeleton of the fossil fish, Tiktaalik roseae.

Two Eberly alumni recognized with 2024 Graduate School Alumni Society Awards
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Vivian Valenty and Melanie McReynolds
Hughes named recipient of Kopp International Faculty Achievement Award
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David Hughes.
Two Eberly faculty members receive 2024 Faculty Scholar Medals
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Katsuhiko Murakami and Mikael Rechtsman
Andrew Read named senior vice president for research
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Andrew Read
Showalter receives Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching
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Scott Showlater

Scott Showalter, professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Eberly College of Science is one of two Penn State faculty members to receive the 2024 Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching. 

Q&A with Chemistry GSA President Mary Kate Caucci
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Mary Kate Caucci
Two keys needed to crack three locks for better engineered blood vessels
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Tubular-like vessels in a dish

Penn State researchers identify molecular signals that can mature nascent stem cells into the endothelial cells that comprise blood vessels.

$1.6 M from NSF to improve models that inform marine protected areas
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Eric Crandall
New device positions Penn State at the forefront of university research reactors
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wrapped up device transported outside
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