Life Sciences

ICDS awards computational and data sciences seed grants to Eberly researchers
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diagram for ICDS seed grants

Eight projects by Eberly researchers have been awarded seed grants from the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.

Plants pass on 'memory' of stress to some progeny, making them more resilient
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Mackenzie and students look at plants

Geneticists can induce a form of “stress memory” in plants, giving them the potential for more vigorous, hardy and productive growth.

Cuyler Luck to represent Eberly College of Science as student marshal at spring commencement 2020
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Cuyler Luck in lab coat and gloves

Microbiology major Cuyler Luck will be honored as a student marshal the college's Spring 2020 virtual commencement ceremony.

Sojung Kim to represent Eberly College of Science as student marshal at spring commencement 2020
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Sojung Kim

Chemistry major Sojung Kim will be honored as a student marshal the college's Spring 2020 virtual commencement ceremony.

Anna Brogan named 2020 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
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Penn State donates 10K pieces of personal protective equipment
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Table full of boxes

More than 10,000 pieces of PPE have been gathered from the University Park campus and directed to local health care providers.

How do epidemics spread and persist before and after introduction of a vaccine?
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Measles epidemics in England and Wales, 1944-1994
Ananda Rankin named a 2020 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
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Rachel Swope receives competitive Goldwater Scholarship
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COVID-19 response at Penn State propelled by interdisciplinary connections
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Doctor wearing filtration mask

The Manufacturing and Sterilization for COVID-19 (MASC) Initiative has more than 350 members from across the University.

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