How corny: Lancaster County research center develops new hybrid corn variety
Scientists at a research center in Lancaster County develop advanced varieties of corn that thrive in different conditions, and the center itself has been expanding too.
New research building at Penn State encourages cross-disciplinary interaction
Penn State University is creating more opportunities for scientists to interact in its newest building. About 300 researchers from the university's Materials Research Institute and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences will move in this fall.
Ben Franklin's TechVentures Incubator Named One to Watch
Ten years after it was named the nation's business incubator of the year, Ben Franklin's TechVentures program is honored as one to watch as it winds down significant expansion in Bethlehem.
Q and A: Jeffrey Lin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Philly's low-cost amenities are among the traits that make it a desirable city in which to live, but patterning the city after Silicon Valley might not be wise, says this fast-rising economist who also plays sax in a local jam band.
Fight On, Governor's School: Alumni Organize to Resurrect Impactful Science Program
Eliminated with budget cuts in 2009, the summer program for promising math and science students could be revived by its many successful alumni, who have already raised $100,000.
Custom drug maker plans expansion and hiring near Erie
Pharmacy Innovations, a custom pharmaceutical company based in western New York, is in the midst of plans to move to a new building near Erie. The company has seven employees at that location and plans to hire another 23 over the next three years.
Pittsburgh's SpectraGenetics uses gene-tagging tech in drug development, hiring
Developing and discovering new drugs requires time and money. Pittsburgh-based SpectraGenetics is working to address those constraints with a unique, gene-tagging technique.
Penn State receives $27.3M in grant money to study improvements to delivery of health care
Over the next five years Penn State will get $27.3 million in federal grant money as part of an effort to speed the time it takes for medical breakthroughs to translate into benefits for patients.
It's Training Day for State's Growing Life Sciences Sector
Across PA, colleges and industry groups are ramping up training programs for a variety of future workers, including a growing number of manufacturing and non-scientific positions.
Q and A: Peggy McCarthy, Penn State-Erie, The Behrend College
There are many reasons why girls lag behind boys in pursuing STEM-related careers. Erie's Behrend College is among six Penn State branch campuses expanding girls' STEM opportunities.