Huck Institutes

A five-year, $3.2m NIH grant to a team from Penn State and the University of Wisconsin—including Huck faculty Janine Kwapis and Istvan Albert—will support inquiry into the neural mechanisms underlying post-traumatic stress disorder. psu.edu/news/eberly-co…

Last week's One Health Microbiome Symposium had everything from poster sessions and panel talks to bread sniffing and rhino poop. Check out our full Flickr album for more than 200 photos from the two-day event: flickr.com/photos/huckins…

Every bumble bee colony has a queen, but a new study led by researchers at Penn State suggests the process of determining which baby bee reigns supreme may be less monarchal than the royal title suggests. psu.edu/news/agricultu…

High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease, impacting nearly 1/2 of US adults. Around 1/10 patients experience drug-resistant hypertension, but PSU researchers say tiny devices that gently shock critical arteries could offer treatment: psu.edu/news/research/…

Penn State welcomed a delegation from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to University Park to mark the first anniversary of the World Food Forum Youth Food Lab North America partnership and to explore opportunities to deepen collaboration. psu.edu/news/agricultu…

Professor of Biology Matt Ferrari, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics and scientific co-chair of the Measles Analytics Hub, spoke with Penn State News about how artificial intelligence is changing the tools available to researchers: psu.edu/news/research/…

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and PA is a top state for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. However, there are ways to protect against ticks and the pathogens they carry, according to Erika Machtinger, associate professor of entomology. psu.edu/news/agricultu…

The Huck Institutes has named Dipanjan Pan, Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine and professor of materials science and engineering and of nuclear engineering, to serve as the first director for innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. psu.edu/news/huck-inst…

Due to the likelihood of inclement weather, tomorrow's (5/6) OUTDOOR headshot open call has been rescheduled for Friday, 5/8 at 1:00 in the MSC garden. Indoor headshots will still be taken tomorrow from noon to 2:00 on the third floor bridge in the Huck Life Sciences Building.

The Center for Biorenewables hosted a symposium in April, featuring student research and a keynote delivered via remote video call by Hamed Shahsavan, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Waterloo See our full album on Flickr: bit.ly/4t9wZTf

May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month and Women’s Health Month, an ideal time for both women and men to learn how to maintain healthy bones. Mary Jane De Souza, distinguished professor of kinesiology and physiology, did a Q&A with Penn State News: psu.edu/news/health-an…

Penn State grad students Natalie Ford and Mackenna Yount will spend this summer engaging in hands-on research with industry experts at the German headquarters of QIAGEN, a global leader in biotech for life sciences diagnostics, equipment, and research. psu.edu/news/research/…

Ohio State Professor Tanya Berger-Wolf gave a talk, "AI for Nature: From Science to Action,” as part of the Distinguished Lectures in Life Sciences series on Friday. Full Story: psu.edu/news/huck-inst…

In a new study, researchers found that amphibians in connected habitats were more likely to host microbes that inhibit a fungal pathogen. But when habitats become separated, defenses weaken and pathogen infection levels can increase with deadly results. psu.edu/news/eberly-co…

Huck grad student Troy LaPolice was on a team that finished third at the recent Nittany AI Challenge, taking a cash prize for their solution to "address the recurring and costly challenges involved with teaching assistant scheduling" psu.edu/news/academics…

Professor of Kinesiology Lacy Alexander, a faculty member in the Huck's Integrative and Biomedical Physiology graduate program, has been named the 2025-26 president-elect of the American Physiological Society. psu.edu/news/health-an…

PSU researchers, including Huck Chair Nanyin Zhang, have developed an approach to 3D printing bioelectrodes that can stretch to fit minor differences across brains, helping advance interfaces for neurodegenerative disease monitoring and treatment: psu.edu/news/research/…

Huck Early Career Chair Melanie McReynolds has been awarded a seed grant that aims to advance scientific knowledge by supporting early stage, innovative research that increases adaptability against systemic risks to the health of people and the planet. psu.edu/news/eberly-co…

Two PhD students traded Penn State lab benches for a summer at @QIAGEN in Germany—gaining hands-on industry experience, new technical skills, and a clearer path from academia to biotech careers. @penn_state @huckinstitutes youtu.be/JRemAUVpKMw?si…

A team led by Liana Burghardt, director of the Center for Root and Rhizosphere Biology, has secured a $1.96m NIH grant to study how beneficial plant-bacteria partnerships evolve, persist, and can be harnessed to improve health and agriculture. psu.edu/news/research/…