Life Sciences

Teaching Biotech Better
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Students in the master of biotechnology degree program process samples in the lab. Photo provided courtesy of Loida Escote-Carlson, Penn State.

Close ties with industry fuel success for Penn State’s master of biotechnology degree program

Teaching Human Anatomy with Care and Respect
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Squires and two students, all wearing aprons and gloves, look at donor

The Eberly College of Science Cadaver Lab supports a variety of courses at Penn State and encourages thoughtful, respectful interactions.

Stronger Together
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Ron Markle, director of Science and Premedicine majors, meets with a student in Ritenour Building, home to Eberly’s Office for Undergraduate Students, Penn State University Park. Credit: Nate Follmer, Penn State.

Penn State students and alumni join forces to create the PMM Alumni Scholarship

Better Health Care, One Student at a Time
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premed students working in a lab

Penn State's hub for the health professions, the Eberly College of Science is raising the bar in preparing students across the University fo

Overestimating population immunity contributed to US Delta variant surge
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New research suggests the recent COVID surge may be related to overestimating how many people were immune to the virus.

Seth Bordenstein named director of the Penn State Microbiome Center
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Seth Bordenstein

Seth Bordenstein will begin as director of the Penn State Microbiome Center on Aug 1.

Does herpes simplex virus change during transmission?
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illustration of pairs of partners and herpes cell clusters that represent genetics
Okafor receives ICDS seed grant to explore protein transcription
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Giebink honored with 2022 Distinguished Service Award
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Heather Giebink

Heather Giebink, associate teaching professor of BMB, has received the 2022 Distinguished Service Award from the Eberly College of Science

PlantVillage Team awarded $1M in Elon Musk XPRIZE Carbon Removal Competition
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PlantVillage Famers with tree seedlings. Credit David Hughes
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