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Dual-purpose wound dressing supported by $2 million NIH grant

6/5/18

Development of wound dressings made of semi-synthetic biomaterials will be the focus of a five-year, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Once developed, this new kind of wound dressing would promote faster and more complete healing for the millions of people who suffer from skin wounds.

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Internship strengthens Penn State's ongoing relationships in China

11/6/17

A new summer internship, which will be available to undergraduate students with a veterinary research interest, is the most recent in a series of collaborations spanning a century-old partnership between Penn State and South China Agricultural University.

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Grant supports research to enhance epithelial barrier function, immune response

9/15/17

A faculty member in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $7.3 million grant for innovative research on a cellular protein that could be a target for enhancing immune function in response to a variety of diseases and environmental toxins. Gary Perdew, John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor in Agricultural Sciences, received the award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Salmonella enteritidis pathogen

Eggs from small flocks more likely to contain Salmonella enteritidis

9/14/16

Eggs from small flocks of chickens are just as likely to be contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis -- often referred to as SE -- as eggs sold in grocery stores, which typically come from larger flocks, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

Dr. David Wolfgang

Penn State Extension's Wolfgang named state veterinarian

8/3/16

Dr. David Wolfgang, who has served for the past 17 years as the Penn State Extension veterinarian overseeing the Dairy Production Medicine Certificate Program, has been named the state veterinarian by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.

Scholarship in memory of beloved veterinarian to benefit pre-vet students

4/15/16

Nancy Donahue, of Portsmouth, Virginia, has provided $50,000 to create a scholarship endowment in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences in memory of her late husband, W. Durbin Donahue, who graduated from the college before embarking on a long career as a veterinarian. The W. Durbin Donahue, VMD, and Nancy J. Donahue Scholarship is aimed at helping to defray the educational costs of pre-veterinary students.

Turkeys at Penn State PERC

Indiana avian flu outbreak serves as biosecurity reminder for Pa. poultry owners

1/21/16

A new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed this month in the state of Indiana serves as a warning to Pennsylvania poultry producers and small-flock owners that they ignore biosecurity measures at their own risk, according to a poultry specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

College of Agricultural Sciences honors four as outstanding alumni

10/30/15

Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has honored four of its graduates with 2015 Outstanding Alumni Awards. Recognized as Outstanding Alumni were David C. Ferree, of Centre Hall; Robert D. Heilman, of Henrico, Virginia; and Kenton D. Rexford, of Glenshaw. Beth Panko Briczinski, of Annandale, Virginia, was named Outstanding Recent Alumna, an award that honors alumni who have graduated in the last 10 years.

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