Pulse #37

Andrew's Angle

Sometimes life takes unexpected turns. As of July 1, four and a half years to the day after I became Huck Director, I will be Interim Senior Vice President for Research. No one is more surprised than me. But when the President asks... and says she wants a fierce advocate for Penn State Research... and that she wants a research active scientist capable of thinking ‘we’ not ‘me’...

...well, here We Are.

Troy Ott named acting director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Troy Ott, professor of reproductive physiology and associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as acting director of the Huck Institutes during the appointment of Andrew Read as interim senior vice president of research at Penn State. Ott’s position will be effective July 1.

Andrew Read named interim senior vice president for research

Andrew Read, director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, has been selected to serve as interim senior vice president for research at Penn State during the two-year appointment of Lora Weiss as director of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office. Read’s position will be effective July 1.

Neela Yennawar and Scott Lindner selected as 2023 Huck Leadership Fellows

Launched in 2022, the Huck Leadership Fellows Program was developed for faculty members seeking to sharpen their leadership skills with an opportunity for exposure to senior leadership within the interdisciplinary research unit.

The Health Effects of Stress as We Age

In the latest episode of the Tracking Traits podcast, Penn State undergrad Kassi Bradburn interviews professor David Almeida about his novel, decades-long research into the role daily stressors play in the lives of people across the lifespan.