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Fluorescent staining of the CAF1/CCR4/NOT complex in the malaria parasite

Male birth control for the malaria parasite

1/31/19

Disrupting two genes involved in the preservation of RNA molecules inhibits the ability of the male form of the malaria parasite to mature and be transmitted from human blood into mosquitoes, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Florida.

Male gametes of malaria parasite break out of red blood cells

1/31/19

When a male gametocyte of the malaria parasite senses that it has been transmitted to a mosquito, it activates and forms eight sperm-like male gametes. This video captures the moment when flagellated male gametes break free of the red blood cell membrane.

'The Quantum Universe': a free public lecture on Feb. 2

1/30/19

J. Richard Bond, University Professor in the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Toronto, will present a free, public lecture, "The Quantum Universe in the Planck Era and Beyond," at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, in 100 Huck Sciences Building (Berg Auditorium), on the Penn State University Park campus. The lecture is part of 2019 Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science.

Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

Innovative Teaching at Penn State offers lunch talk on science learning Feb. 7

1/30/19

The Innovative Teaching at Penn State (ITAP) Brown Bag Lunch Series will present “Using a Children's Storybook Assignment to Assess Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge of Science Practices in Astronomy” from 12:05 to 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, in Paterno Library’s Mann Assembly Room and online via Zoom.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell - credit Royal Society of Edinburgh

Bell Burnell to present 'Discovery of Pulsars: A Graduate Student's Story'

1/23/19

When Jocelyn Bell Burnell was a graduate student, she accidentally discovered pulsar stars, super-rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit regular pulses of radiation, like a lighthouse emits beams of light. This discovery will be the topic of two lectures to be given by Bell Burnell on Jan. 25 and 26 at University Park.

Lizard on rock

Having stressed-out ancestors improves lizards' immune response to stress

1/21/19

Having ancestors who were frequently exposed to stressors can improve one's own immune response to stress, according to Penn State researchers who studied fence lizards and their stress response. The results suggest that family history should be considered to predict or understand the health implications of stress.

Paul and Beverly Perreault endow new international fellows program

1/21/19

Paul and Beverly Perreault, of Park City, Utah, have made a generous commitment of $1.08 million to establish the Perreault Fellows Program and Scholarship in Global Programs, which will provide international internship opportunities to talented undergraduate students interested in becoming global leaders in their fields.

Jocelyn Bell Burnell will present the SAGF Lecture Jan. 25

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell to speak Jan. 25

1/18/19

Astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, winner of the 2018 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, will present the spring 2019 Science Achievement Graduate Fellows Lecture at Penn State, on Jan. 25.

Science-based artwork hangs on a wall

Discovering the beauty of living cells through art

1/16/19

A recent art exhibition in downtown State College featured "The Art of Cell Biology," with 18 works produced by Penn State scientists. Claire Thomas, associate professor of biology and biochemistry and molecular biology and curator of the exhibit, discussed the collection as well as the intersection of science and art.

Ning, LaJeunesse, and Wham pose for the camera

LaJeunesse and colleagues receive 2017 Tyge Christiansen Prize

1/15/19

Three Penn Staters, including Associate Professor of Biology Todd LaJeunesse, his former graduate student Drew Wham, and Director of the Microscopy Facility Gang Ning, have been awarded the 2017 Tyge Christiansen Prize by the International Phycological Society, an organization dedicated to the study of algae.

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