Growing Impact: Youth climate leadership
| Featuring Mark Ortiz, Rasha Elwakil
The global push to involve youth in climate action is gaining momentum, harnessing their innovative spirit, deep investment in the future, and strong collective voice to combat climate change. Getting young people involved ensures that climate policies are forward-thinking and geared towards sustainable development, while their global solidarity and use of digital platforms amplify the call for urgent action. At the forefront of this movement, Penn State's Global Youth Storytelling and Research Lab aims to become a pivotal transnational research hub, empowering young leaders to shape the future of climate and environmental justice.
Nobel laureate Ben Feringa to present spring 2024 Allcock Alumni Group Lecture
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Ben L. Feringa, the Jacobus van ‘t Hoff Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of Groningen and recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will present the Allcock Alumni Group Lectureship in Polymers and Materials Chemistry at 3:30 p.m. on April 10 in 101 Thomas Building. The lecture, titled “The Art of Building Small from Molecular Switches to Motors,” is free and open to the public.
Applications now open for CTSI Implementation Science Fellowship Program
| psu.edu
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Implementation Science Core is accepting applications for the Implementation Science Fellowship Program now through May 24. The program provides training and a mentorship network to scientists interested in advancing their implementation science expertise across Penn State campuses.
April brings Earth Month takeover across University Park campus and others
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Penn State students, staff, faculty and community members have the chance to participate in activities across campus during the month of April, when Earth Month takes over the University Park campus and several Commonwealth Campuses.
Will ticks be worse this year after another mild winter in the Lehigh Valley?
| lehighvalleylive.com
Tick season is upon us, but in a mild winter like the one we've just had, they can be out looking for something to bite well in advance. This article quotes Emily Struckhoff, vector-borne disease program specialist with Penn State Extension.
Penn State startup developing spatially targeted cancer therapy
| psu.edu
Penn State startup Illuminate Therapeutics is working to create a potent and targeted treatment for head and neck cancers that would cause minimal damage to healthy surrounding tissues. The potential treatment leverages Illuminate’s Light Activated Drug Delivery and Release platform, or LADDR.
Penn State expert says dairy farmers shouldn't worry about avian flu
| 1340wraw.iheart.com
Penn State Expert Says Dairy Farmers Shouldn't Worry About Avian Flu. This article quotes Hayley Springer, associate clinical professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences.
They're back: Spotted lanternflies to emerge with spring
| triblive.com
Spotted lanternflies, the invasive insects that have plagued Western Pennsylvania for the past several years, are expected to make a return starting in April, as their young emerge from egg masses. This article quotes Penn State Extension expertise.
Vaccine protects cattle from bovine tuberculosis, may eliminate disease
| psu.edu
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a livestock disease that results in large economic losses to animal agriculture worldwide. The disease can also transmit to humans and cause severe illness and death. Researchers from Penn State, Addis Ababa University and the University of Cambridge have now demonstrated that a vaccine for TB currently used in humans significantly reduces infectiousness of vaccinated livestock, improving prospects for elimination and control. The study published today (March 28) in the journal Science.
Synthetic material could improve ease and cut cost of gut microbiome research
| psu.edu
A synthetic material recently developed by Penn State scientists could lower the difficulty and barrier to entry for researchers studying how microorganisms interact with the gastrointestinal system and potentially improve labs' ability to screen drugs that impact gut health.
Andrew Read named senior vice president for research
| psu.edu
Andrew Read, the former director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and a faculty member in the departments of biology and entomology, has been selected to serve as Penn State’s senior vice president for research, following nine months as the interim senior vice president for research, effective April 1.
Hughes named recipient of Kopp International Faculty Achievement Award
| psu.edu
David Hughes, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Global Food Security and professor of entomology in the College of Agricultural Sciences and biology in the Eberly College of Science, is the recipient of the 2024 W. LaMarr Kopp International Faculty Achievement Award. The award recognizes faculty members who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the international mission of the University.
Once a frozen haven, climate-driven rising temperatures are rapidly thawing the Arctic permafrost, posing a major threat to communities and infrastructure. Researchers are investigating how these changes will transform rivers, with potential consequences for erosion, sediment transport, and the entire Arctic landscape. Additionally, their project incorporates art to communicate these critical findings in an engaging way. Listen to the podcast.
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