Aug 18, 2025
Funding
Catalysis
The science of nightmares, a $2.6M microbiome training grant, and $300M in USDA funding
Aug 4, 2025
News
Highlighting student research and success, leadership achievements, and new developments in graduate education.
Jul 17, 2025
Celebrate new grants and explore upcoming funding opportunities in this inaugural Funding Flash issue.
Jul 1, 2025
Explore Dr. Dino Ravnic’s regenerative medicine work, meet our new Leadership Fellows, and submit your clever name for our newsletter rebrand.
Jun 4, 2025
Discover how nanomedicine pioneer Dipanjan Pan is driving innovation from the lab to the clinic. Plus, learn about spicy food’s surprising health impact, seed grant opportunities, cutting-edge EEG tech, and new mental health research resources at Penn State.
Apr 30, 2025
This month, we celebrate the legacy of James Marden, a visionary leader whose work helped shape Penn State’s life sciences. Plus, explore new research on emotion-sensing wearables, complete ape genomes, and medicinal plant use.
Apr 8, 2025
Webinar
[Video recording] This webinar provides practical insights and examples to help you build a better understanding of assessment and a more compelling case for funding.
Mar 31, 2025
Meet veterinary entomologist Erika Machtinger and explore how her work at the intersection of agriculture, public health, and pest management is making national impact. Plus, discover new research on antimicrobial resistance, microbiome therapies, bee stress, and more.
Feb 28, 2025
Explore how Ibrahim Ozbolat’s pioneering bioprinting research could reshape regenerative medicine. Plus, discover insights into birdsong, malaria, and microbiome therapies—along with awards, grant tips, and new resources for researchers.
Jan 31, 2025
This month, we welcome Christina Grozinger as the new director of the Huck Institutes. Explore breakthroughs in vaccine storage, bee tracking tech, spinal cord repair, and major neuroscience funding—along with workshops, awards, and new opportunities in interdisciplinary research.
Dec 18, 2024
As 2024 comes to a close, the Huck Institutes celebrates a $5.1M NSF grant to launch the STAIR program—revolutionizing research administration nationwide. Plus, explore groundbreaking research on robot swarms, brain cell function, herbarium history, and exciting fellowship wins in this month’s edition.
Oct 31, 2024
Huck researchers reflect on the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and its impact on AI-driven protein science. Plus, celebrate new faculty appointments, student fellowships, and the 50th anniversary of Noll Lab—alongside expanded neuroscience resources, cutting-edge funding calls, and core facility updates.
Our bi-monthly newsletter covers research news, faculty and student achievements, upcoming events, and funding news and opportunities.