Life Sciences

Shaw named recipient of 2020 Eric A. Walker Award
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Marlisa Shaw

Marlisa Shaw, a senior double-majoring in biology and psychology, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award.

Bryant honored with Kettering Award for excellence in photosynthesis research
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Don Bryant

Donald Bryant has been selected to receive the Kettering Award by the American Society of Plant Biologists.

Efforts to control livestock disease PPRV should focus on herd management style, not age
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Goats following herder

How animals are managed, but not their age, play an important role in transmission risk of the livestock disease PPRV.

Penn State researchers explore what's next with COVID-19 in videos
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Ask CIDD video screenshot

Matthew Ferrari and Nita Bharti explore this question in a new video produced in collaboration with CIDD and WPSU.

Bevilacqua named 2020 Penn State Teaching Fellow
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Philip Bevilacqua
Schaeffer honored with 2020 Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award
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Stephen Schaeffer
China’s control measures may have prevented 700,000 COVID-19 cases
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Park with closed sign

China’s control measures during the first 50 days of the epidemic may have delayed the spread of the virus to cities by several days.

Baums awarded 2020 Faculty Scholar Medal
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Iliana Baums

Coral biologist Iliana Baums has received the 2020 Faculty Scholar Medal.

Bio-tech cluster added to Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor program
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Woman at microscope

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor now has a biotech option.

Researchers mobilize to study COVID-19 from multiple angles
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Women in PPE holding vial

Penn State funds 17 research proposals, ranging from vaccine development to improved predictive modeling, with more to come.

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