Pulse #1

Huck Institutes News | October 2019

September 17, 2019

Andrew's Angle

Welcome to The Pulse — Huck’s new monthly e-newsletter. Our aim with this venture is to bring a bit more cohesion to our uniquely heterogeneous organization, while celebrating our outstanding people and their work.

New Huck Podcast Explores Collaboration

Check out The Symbiotic Podcast – in video on YouTube or in audio-only format. Our pilot episode, "Life Evolves Through Collaboration. Science Should Too," features Andrew Read, Nina Jablonski, and Cristina Rosa discussing why transdisciplinary research is so important today.

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Carolee Bull Investigates the Microbiome

Interdisciplinary work truly defines Carolee Bull, director of Penn State's Microbiome Center and professor and department head of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology.

O N T H E R I S E

Jared Ali Takes on Chemical Ecology

Jared Ali thrives on complexity. A visit to survey the ongoing projects in the Assistant Professor of Entomology’s lab can feel disjointed at first, almost scattershot

K U D O S

Jean Pierce Sets the Record(s) Straight

Congratulations to senior records specialist Jean Pierce, the first recipient of our revamped Huck staff Kudos program. Though Jean works far from the limelight, her tireless dedication to our graduate students is critically important to the daily functioning of the Huck.