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Rural and urban communities need different policies to boost economic mobility

The farther away from a city a person is raised, the more likely they are to climb the economic ladder. Economists also found that community characteristics associated with upward mobility actually have different effects in rural and urban locations.

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Daniel Cosgrove holding a 3D-printed model of a plant cell wall

Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation funding renewed

7/27/18

The Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, an Energy Frontiers Research Center led by Penn State scientists, has once again had its funding renewed by the DOE for an additional four years.

Two young children – a boy and a girl, have paint on each of their right hands and are preparing to place them on a white canvas, which is placed on a table. Several people stand nearby in the background.

Hyundai grant to bolster pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital

7/26/18

Multi-colored handprints marked the day as Hyundai Hope on Wheels presented Penn State Children's Hospital and Dr. Barbara Miller with a check for $100,000 toward pediatric cancer research.

Researchers find new way to monitor sleep conditions and diagnose disorders

7/26/18

Patients suffering from sleep disorders could soon benefit from a new and faster way to diagnose and treat them, thanks to a new model proposed by an international team of researchers. The method utilizes deep learning to automatically classify a patient’s sleep stages.

Modeling use of communication tools may help children, adults be more successful

7/26/18

Children and adults who use tools to help them communicate due to autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy or other developmental disabilities may have more success when family members, teachers and others around them model how to use the tools, according to a Penn State meta-analysis.

Youth who age out of foster care show higher educational attainment

7/25/18

Children in foster care often suffer detrimental effects that can carry over into adulthood and infect future relationships. However, new Penn State research indicates youth who age out of foster care attain higher educational achievement than those who exit foster care and are reunited with their families.

World Campus researches effectiveness of VR headsets and video in online classes

7/25/18

Penn State instructional designers are researching whether using virtual reality and 360-degree video can help students in online classes learn more effectively.

A man lays in a hospital bed. A woman stands at the foot of the bed holding a painting, showing it to him.

Artwork may help improve patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience

7/25/18

Patients’ perceptions of the hospital they’re being treated in may be improved by the type of artwork hanging in hospital rooms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Foresters' use of management tool focus of Penn State study

7/25/18

Researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences examined the use and user-friendliness of SILVAH-Oak — short for Silviculture of Allegheny Hardwoods — a decision-support tool developed by the U.S. Forest Service for making silvicultural decisions in mixed oak forests.

Penn State New Kensington awarded $75,000 grant

7/24/18

The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund has awarded Penn State New Kensington $75,000 to aid in incorporating sustainability and best practices to the campus-led Corridor of Innovation and revitalization efforts in the city of New Kensington.

Wildfire management designed to protect spotted owls may be outdated

7/24/18

According to a new study, forest fires are not a serious threat to populations of spotted owls, a species that acts as an indicator of biological health to the old-growth forests where they live. These findings suggest that management strategies for this species are outdated.

A culture dish with four channels is tilted up slightly facing the camera. Each channel has several purple dots in it. Various lab equipment is in the background.

Antipsychotics may prove effective in killing drug-resistant cancer cells

7/23/18

Two current drugs used to treat psychosis and depression showed anti-cancer activity in mice by blocking the movement of cholesterol within drug-resistant cancer cells, according to Penn State Cancer Institute researchers.

Chaleece Sandberg, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State, is principal investigator of the study.

NIH grant will allow researchers to further study language disorder

7/23/18

A $300,000 three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Penn State researchers to further study a language disorder experienced by one-third of stroke patients in the United States. Researchers will study patients with aphasia, a language disorder commonly found in stroke patients, who specifically have anomia or trouble finding everyday words.

Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars

7/19/18

Poor mental health may cost businesses nearly as much as physical health problems, according to researchers. A single extra poor mental health day in a month was associated with a 1.84 percent drop in the per capita real income growth rate, resulting in $53 billion less total income each year.

Oil biodegradation inhibited in deep-sea sediments

7/19/18

Degradation rates of oil were slower in the dark and cold waters of the depths of the Gulf of Mexico than at surface conditions, according to an international team of geoscientists trying to understand where the oil went during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Sole dictator-led countries make tempting target for certain investors

7/19/18

Dictatorships, especially ones that are led by a sole dictator, may seem like risky places for investments. But, sole dictatorships — or personalist dictators — receive significantly more foreign investments in certain industries than other political regimes. Penn State researchers say that the ability to monopolize markets may make companies believe their investments are worth the risks. They also suggest that bribes and gifts are likely involved in establishing those political relationships.

Media Highlights

Allentown Morning Call: September 17, 2018
Local Colleges Researching Spotted Lanternfly
Research involving the potential of gene silencing spotted lanternflies is being conducted at PSU-LV.
Fast Company: September 12, 2018
It’s never too late for your career to peak
Researchers discover that you can do the best work of your professional life at any moment.

Other Voices

Birth, deaths and collisions of stars
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory's Ultraviolet Optical Telescope (UVOT) recently delivered its 1 millionth image, writes Penn State's Michael Siegel.
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The Conversation
GM mosquitoes to prevent disease
Using methods like CRISPR researchers are genetically modifying mosquitoes with the goal of curbing disease transmission, writes Penn State's Jason Rasgon.
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The Conversation

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Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation funding renewed

Hyundai grant to bolster pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital

Researchers find new way to monitor sleep conditions and diagnose disorders

Modeling use of communication tools may help children, adults be more successful

Youth who age out of foster care show higher educational attainment

World Campus researches effectiveness of VR headsets and video in online classes

Artwork may help improve patients’ perceptions of their hospital experience

Foresters' use of management tool focus of Penn State study

Penn State New Kensington awarded $75,000 grant

Wildfire management designed to protect spotted owls may be outdated

Antipsychotics may prove effective in killing drug-resistant cancer cells

NIH grant will allow researchers to further study language disorder

Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars

Oil biodegradation inhibited in deep-sea sediments

Sole dictator-led countries make tempting target for certain investors

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