Life Sciences

New $4.4 million research project targets obesity in Pennsylvania
Chemical inhibitor could lead to new nontoxic chemotherapy treatment
Cancer cells. A research team led by two scientists at Penn State University has developed a promising cancer-fighting strategy for "reactivating" genes that cause cancer tumors to shrink and die. The discovery may aid in the development of an innovative anti-cancer drug that effectively targets unhealthy, cancerous tissue without damaging healthy, non-cancerous tissue and vital organs. Credit: National Cancer Institute
Teaching New Pedagogy Strategy in China
Teaching New Strategy in China
Exploring the Nature of Stress
Tracy Langkilde
NIH Grant Enables Cavener Lab to Discover Mechanisms to Improve Insulin Regulation
Doug Cavener, Verne M. Willaman Dean
Summer Exposure to Career Paths in Medicine
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Lauren Ulsh to Represent Penn State’s Eberly College of Science as Student Marshal at Fall Commencement 2015
Student Marshal Fall 2015
Smartphones enlisted in the battle versus crop disease
Images from the newly released PlantVillage photo database show a healthy tomato leaf (upper left) next to leaves showing symptoms of disease. Image: Courtesy of David Hughes, Penn State
Loss of mastodons aided domestication of pumpkins, squash
Variety of pumpkins and squash Image: George Perry / Penn State
Skip Smith commits $5 million to advance brain repair research
Skip Smith has given $5 million to advance brain repair research in the Eberly College of Science, bringing his total lifetime support for the University to more than $18 million. Credit: Penn State
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