Life Sciences

Uncovering the role of somatostatin signaling in the brain
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Microscope setup for patch-clamp electrophysiology
Q&A: Meet the Graduate Student Newsletter's Editors
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Divya Singh and Katie Yan
Starnes selected as Eberly College of Science’s summer 2023 student marshal
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William “David” Starnes

William “David” Starnes of Kennett Square, PA, selected as the summer 2023 student marshal for the Penn State Eberly College of Science

City Semester student spends summer monitoring Pittsburgh’s three rivers
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group of people wearing bright orange vests

Penn State biology major helps monitory Pittsburgh rivers during City Semester program.

How evolution in wild animals feeds back into the environment
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brown anole lizard sits on tree branch

A new study that includes Penn State shows how adaptations in wild animals can in turn drive changes in the environment around them.

Influenza shows no seasonality in tropics, posing challenges for health care
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woman sitting in bed sneezing into tissue Credit: AsiaVision

A new study led by Penn State shows now repeatable pattern of peak timing of influenza (the flu) in Vietnam.

GABA receptors offer potential as next-generation targets to treat depression
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“Sorrowing Old Man (At Eternity’s Gate),” Vincent van Gogh
New, simple and accessible method creates potency-increasing structure in drugs
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gloved hands hold syringe and small glass bottle. Credit National Cancer Institute

A new method by Penn State researchers offers a simple, safe way to create cyclopropanes—a feature that increases the potency of many drugs.

Penn State graduate student and adviser pair awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship
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Colin Howe
Penn State researchers examine how environmental chemicals affect gut microbiome
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Andrew Patterson
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