Argentine fossils take oak and beech family history far into Southern Hemisphere

One of the world's most important plant families has a history extending much farther south than any live or fossil specimen previously recorded, as shown by chinquapin fruit and leaf fossils unearthed in Patagonia, Argentina, according to researchers.

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Unlocking the mystery behind blood clots

4/25/19

New research demonstrates how proteins called “integrins” form an intermediate state between their active and inactive forms that promotes the aggregation of platelets, the blood cells that form clots.

New research shows promise for success of underrepresented scholars in STEM

4/25/19

With the goal of preparing scholars from underrepresented groups to succeed in graduate and professional programs, Penn State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) partnered to develop undergraduate programs aimed at increasing retention and academic performance of historically racially underrepresented undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Privacy settings can help ease suspicion of recommendation-making sites and apps

4/25/19

Recommendation systems that merely suggested that users could customize privacy settings tended to boost users' sense of control, which eased their privacy concerns about the site.

Human encroachment alters air quality over Amazon rainforest

4/25/19

Plumes of air pollution generated from a rapidly expanding city within the Amazon rainforest are wafting hundreds of miles and degrading air quality in the pristine rainforest, according to a team of scientists.

Bacteria uses viral weapon against other bacteria

4/25/19

Bacterial cells use both a virus — traditionally thought to be an enemy — and a prehistoric viral protein to kill other bacteria that competes with it for food according to an international team of researchers who believe this has potential implications for future infectious disease treatment.

Human settlements in Amazonia much older than previously thought

4/25/19

Humans settled in southwestern Amazonia and even experimented with agriculture much earlier than previously thought, according to an international team of researchers.

Songbird-body changes that allow migration may have human health implications

4/24/19

Songbirds that pack on as much as 50 percent of their body weight before migrating and that sleep very little, exhibit altered immune system and tissue-repair function during the journey, which may hold implications for human health, according to Penn State researchers.

Song receives George A. Olah Award from the American Chemical Society

4/24/19

Chunshan Song, distinguished professor of fuel science in the John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and director of the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' Energy Institute at Penn State, received the 2019 George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon or Petroleum Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

Grants aid studies on environmental and financial value of stream buffers

4/24/19

A group of doctoral students in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences who are examining the use of perennial grasses as stream buffers will benefit from four complementary state and federal grants.

Penn State named key partner in project to study truck platooning

4/24/19

The Thomas D. Larson Pennsylvania Transportation Institute has been awarded $499,878 to help industry and agency partners understand how truck platoons operate in realistic, operational environments.

IBM donates system to Penn State to advance AI research

4/24/19

IBM will donate a system based on the technology in the world’s most powerful supercomputers, Summit and Sierra, to Penn State, giving researchers here a chance to work with the same computing architecture that handles research studies at the government’s national laboratories.

New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones

4/23/19

A more efficient and cost-effective way to detect lanthanides, the rare earth metals used in smartphones and other technologies, could be possible with a new protein-based sensor that changes its fluorescence when it binds to these metals.

NSF Child Study Center Project Team April 2019

$1.2 million NSF grant funds interdisciplinary Child Study Center project

4/23/19

The National Science Foundation has awarded $1.2 million to the Penn State Child Study Center for an interdisciplinary research project focused on promoting STEM and social-emotional learning skills.

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Not drinking water may boost kids' consumption of sugary beverages

4/22/19

Kids and young adults who drink no water throughout the day may consume twice the amount of calories from sugary drinks than those who drink water, according to researchers at Penn State.

'Alexa, I’m in pain': Smart assistants could help combat opioid crisis

4/22/19

For patients suffering with chronic pain, relief could soon be found as close as their nearest smart assistant. Researchers at Penn State are developing a way to deliver on-demand, guided mindfulness practices via Amazon Alexa to patients experiencing chronic pain. Through their method, a smart assistant will provide Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practices to individuals in their homes. MBSR is a non-addictive, long-term pain-management alternative to opioid pain medication.

Media Highlights

TribLive: June 17, 2019
Out & About: Penn State New Ken event supports art
Arts and culture are alive and well at Penn State New Kensington, evidenced by the third annual Off the Wall pARTy on June 14.
Popular Science: June 11, 2019
Saving Greenland could save the world
The ice surface of Greenland is beset by a variety of forces brought on by changing climates. A Penn State researcher is quoted in this article.

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Unlocking the mystery behind blood clots

New research shows promise for success of underrepresented scholars in STEM

Privacy settings can help ease suspicion of recommendation-making sites and apps

Human encroachment alters air quality over Amazon rainforest

Bacteria uses viral weapon against other bacteria

Human settlements in Amazonia much older than previously thought

Songbird-body changes that allow migration may have human health implications

Song receives George A. Olah Award from the American Chemical Society

Grants aid studies on environmental and financial value of stream buffers

Penn State named key partner in project to study truck platooning

IBM donates system to Penn State to advance AI research

New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones

$1.2 million NSF grant funds interdisciplinary Child Study Center project

Not drinking water may boost kids' consumption of sugary beverages

'Alexa, I’m in pain': Smart assistants could help combat opioid crisis

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