Life Sciences

New role for bacterial enzyme in gut metabolism revealed
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Andrew Patterson in lab
Q&A With DNA Day President Anna Maria Calderon
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Anna Maria Calderon
Temperature, humidity may drive future transmission of parasitic worm infections
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The findings of a new study could guide improvements in livestock management and public health interventions in endemic areas.

Okafor receives 2024 Cottrell Scholar Award
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Denise Okafor

Denise Okafor has been named by Research Corporation for Science Advancement as a recipient of its 2024 Cottrell Scholar Awards.

Committee advances plan to rename Chemistry Building as 'Benkovic Building'
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The Benkovics

Proposal approved to rename the Chemistry Building to Benkovic Building to honor Stephen and Pat Benkovic's impact on Penn State. 

Penn State biologist Tom Stewart honored with Early-Career Investigator Award
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Thomas Stewart

Thomas Stewart, assistant professor of biology, receives W.M. Cobb Award in Morphological Sciences from the American Association for Anatomy

Penn State molecular biologist Joseph Reese named Distinguished Professor
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Joseph Reese
Penn State biochemist Carsten Krebs named Distinguished Professor
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Carsten Krebs
Lab Bench to Commercialization 2024 grant recipients announced
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Hero image for Lab Bench to Commercialization (LB2C) grant program
Heard on Campus: Nikki Crowley on 30 years of neuroscience advances at Penn State
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Nikki Crowley
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