Research
With research expenditures near $97 million annually, the college is one of the most research-active colleges among our peer institutions.
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A Promising New Therapy for Leukemia
Last year a feature story in Penn State Ag Science magazine reported that two of our biomedical scientists had found a way to kill leukemia cells in mice by giving them omega-3 from fish oil.
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Mosquito behavior may be immune response, not parasite manipulation
May 23, 2013
Malaria-carrying mosquitos appear to be manipulated by the parasites they carry, but this manipulation may simply be part of the mosquitos’ immune response, according to Penn State entomologists.
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Study suggests dairy herd water quality linked to milk production
May 23, 2013
A recently completed study of water supplies on Pennsylvania dairy farms found that about a quarter of those tested had at least one water-quality issue.
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Study confirms U.S. amphibian populations declining at rapid rate
May 23, 2013
The first-ever estimate of how fast frogs, toads and salamanders in the United States are disappearing from their habitats reveals they are vanishing at an alarming and rapid rate.
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'Mooofins' carry food product-development team into national finals
May 23, 2013
The Penn State Product Development team, a group of students in the food science department, recently was name one of three finalists in the Dairy Research Institute New Product Competition.
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Grants and Contracts Office Submits Milestone Form
May 14, 2013
The CAS Grants and Contracts office submitted the University's 1000th ePIAF form, earning a surprise visit and cake.
