Thursday, February 10, 2011
A free public lecture titled "On the Eve of Eradication? Outbreak Dynamics and Vaccine Policy in the Developing World" will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 in room 100 of the Thomas Building on the University Park campus. The lecture, part of this year's Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science series, will be delivered by Matthew Ferrari, assistant professor of biology at Penn State. This will be the fifth of six lectures in the series, which takes place on consecutive Saturday mornings. It is not necessary to register for the event. (more)
Monday, January 24, 2011
A free public lecture by Andrew Read, professor of biology and entomology, and an Eberly College of Science senior scholar at Penn State, titled "The Future of Infectious Disease in a Pharmaceutical Age" will be given on Jan. 29, on the Penn State University Park campus. The event is the second of six lectures in the 2011 Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science, a free minicourse for the general public with the theme "Epidemic: Infectious Disease on a Changing Planet." No registration is required. The lectures take place on consecutive Saturday mornings from 11 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. in 100 Thomas Building. (more)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
A free public lecture titled "Just When You Thought You Were Safe . . . New Emerging Diseases Appear" by Peter Hudson will be given at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, in 100 Thomas Building on the Penn State University Park campus. Hudson is Willaman professor of biology and director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State. The event is the first of six lectures in the 2011 Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science, a free minicourse for the general public with the theme "Epidemic: Infectious Disease on a Changing Planet." No registration is required. All the lectures take place from 11 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. on six consecutive Saturday mornings in 100 Thomas Building. (more)
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Fewer births in states such as California may be delaying the annual onset of a common intestinal virus in the southwest, according to epidemiologists. The timing of infectious outbreaks in other locations such as the northeast remains more or less unchanged. Rotavirus is a leading cause of diarrhea among children, both in the developed and developing world. In the United States, the virus causes about 60,000 hospitalizations each year and kills about 40 children below the age of five. (more)
Friday, May 22, 2009
Continuing reports on the spread of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, have served as reminders that animal health and human health are more closely linked than many people realize, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. (more)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Ottar Bjornstad, professor of entomology in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, has been chosen to receive the Alex and Jessie C. Black Award for Excellence in Research. The honor recognizes significant accomplishments in agricultural research at Penn State.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Penn State researchers will be part of an international team led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to help evaluate new vaccines that will have the best chances of stopping the global outbreaks of infectious diseases. The project has received a $10 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (more)
Friday, August 08, 2008
High levels of testosterone may be a key factor in spreading disease among mice, according to biologists. The findings could help explain why males in a population are often more likely to get infected, and transmit disease. "We know that testosterone makes males more susceptible to disease," said Daniel Grear, Penn State doctoral student in ecology. "We wanted to find out if it impacts their behavior as well and how that increases their ability to transmit disease." (more)
