Construction of the Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building at the University Park campus achieved another milestone on July 26, when the University held a "topping out" ceremony to celebrate the final steel beam's placement at the top of the building.
'Topping out' ceremony held for Welch Building construction project
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Anthropology faculty member Nina Jablonski named Atherton Professor
Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology Nina G. Jablonski has been named an Atherton Professor. The newly created professorship is reserved exclusively for retiring Evan Pugh professors in recognition of their exemplary research and creative accomplishments, teaching and learning, and service over the course of their careers, and allows for the continuation of these activities to the benefit of the University community.
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Penn State's Radiocarbon Lab helps move Ukrainian archaeological project forward
For more than a decade, Thomas Harper, adjunct lecturer in Penn State’s Department of Anthropology, has collaborated with colleagues in Ukraine to examine the movements of prehistoric agricultural communities across Eastern Europe. Recently, the group shed new light on that timeframe with radiocarbon measurements made by the accelerator mass spectrometer in the Radiocarbon Laboratory of Penn State’s Institute of Energy and the Environment.
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Q&A: Indigenous community-first approach to more ethical microbiome research
Two perspectives pieces published in Nature Microbiology by an international team of non-Indigenous and Indigenous researchers lay out a framework for ethical microbiome research practices that include Indigenous communities and ensure that these communities reap the benefits from their contributions.
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Tracking Traits podcast explores impacts of inter-species microbial interactions
In the latest episode of the Tracking Traits podcast, Seth Bordenstein, professor of biology and entomology, Huck Chair in Microbiome Sciences and director of the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State, shares some of his insights on how microorganisms interact with one another and affect their hosts, as well as a great number of questions that remain to be answered.
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Liberal Arts students embark on trip to study ancient Rome
This summer, Liberal Arts students had the opportunity to travel to Rome, Italy, on a faculty-led course trip to learn about Roman history and archaeology for two-and-a-half-weeks.
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CommAgency earns recognition for work with the Matson Museum of Anthropology
A team of Penn State students from the CommAgency social media team scored a merit recognition in the 11th annual Education Digital Marketing Awards. The awards lauded the students’ work with the Matson Museum of Anthropology at Penn State in the Instagram category.
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Collaborative landscape design approach may improve resiliency, human well-being
A framework called regenerative landscape design may improve how complex, interconnected environmental and social challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, are addressed, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers.
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Nina Jablonski named Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania
Penn State Atherton Professor and Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology Emerita Nina Jablonski was recently named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania. She was among 10 women statewide to be inducted during the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania annual luncheon, which was hosted by Gov. Josh Shapiro at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg.
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Study of ancient British oral microbiomes reveals shift following Black Death
The Second Plague Pandemic of the mid-14th century, also known as the Black Death, killed 30% to 60% of the European population and profoundly changed the course of European history. A new study led by researchers from Penn State and the University of Adelaide suggests that this plague, potentially through resulting changes in diet and hygiene, may also be associated with a shift in the composition of the human oral microbiome toward one that contributes to chronic diseases in modern-day humans.
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Podcast unpacks legal questions prompted by scientific breakthroughs
In the latest episode of the Tracking Traits podcast, Penn State assistant professor of Law, Policy and Engineering Jennifer Wagner explains some of the legal challenges presented by the rapid acceleration of science and technology.
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Podcast reveals the scale and complexity of global water challenges
Asher Rosinger, associate professor of biobehavioral health and anthropology at Penn State, was interviewed about his extensive research on water-related issues by Penn State biology undergraduate student Thomas Sontag for the latest episode of the "Tracking Traits" podcast, hosted by Penn State's Center for Human Evolution and Diversity
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Evolutionary origin of mysterious immune system molecule in humans revealed
The human immune system appears to have evolutionarily co-opted a molecule from another biological process, according to a multi-institute collaboration that includes Penn State's Associate Research Professor of Anthropology Kazuhiko Kawasaki. They published their findings, which could have implications for the design of future therapeutics like personalized immune responses, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Low voice pitch increases standing among strangers
Men and women find lower voice pitches more attractive in long-term partners, and more formidable and prestigious among men, according to a new study published in Psychological Science.
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Podcast sheds light on the evolution of disease-causing pathogens
For the latest episode of the Tracking Traits podcast, Penn State forensic science undergrad Emma Sieminski interviewed Andrew Read, Evan Pugh professor of biology and entomology and senior vice president of Research at Penn State.
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College of the Liberal Arts announces spring 2024 student marshals
As part of Penn State’s spring 2024 commencement activities, 34 students will represent the College of the Liberal Arts as student marshals based on outstanding academic achievement and contributions to Liberal Arts student life.
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