Students participating in the MAEscapes youth program, coordinated by the Master Gardeners of York County, tour the demonstration garden at the Penn State Extension office in York County.
Come to the Penn State Day Open House on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Penn State York — that's the message from Yari Ocasio, a Penn State York student and Lion Ambassador, and the Nittany Lion! The event begins at 9 a.m.
A team of Penn State York students, faculty, staff and family members are set to participate in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Friday, Oct. 5, in York. The event is sponsored by the YWCA of York to raise awareness and support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
New coaches are on board for Penn State York women's softball team and baseball. Jeff Barkdoll, athletic director at Penn State York, center, talks with new coaches, Ron Schaeffer, baseball head coach, left; and Taylor Pattillo, the new women's head softball coach, right. Both coaches are excited to join the athletic program at Penn State York.
Anne Vardo Zalik, associate professor of biology, and Greg Lutz, a Penn State York biology major, conducted research over the summer thanks to an Erickson Undergraduate Research Grant Lutz received. Lutz’s proposal is entitled, “Exploring the Physiological Causation of Parasitic Host Manipulation.” The $3,500 grant allowed the duo to research the findings that parasites have been shown to manipulate the behavior of their hosts, which may increase their transmission to their next host. Although this behavioral modification has been documented for multiple parasite-host species, the mechanism by which the parasite achieves this feat is poorly understood. The experiments were performed using the rat tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta) and its beetle intermediate hosts (Tribolium confusum and T. castaneum) to determine if the parasite is affecting the beetle’s dopamine signaling. By giving beetles dopamine-related drugs the researchers hope to identify whether or not this pathway is targeted by the tapeworm to alter behavior in the beetle.
Anne Vardo Zalik, associate professor of biology, and Greg Lutz, a Penn State York biology major, conducted research over the summer thanks to an Erickson Undergraduate Research Grant Lutz received. Lutz’s proposal is entitled, “Exploring the Physiological Causation of Parasitic Host Manipulation.” The $3,500 grant allowed the duo to research the findings that parasites have been shown to manipulate the behavior of their hosts, which may increase their transmission to their next host. Although this behavioral modification has been documented for multiple parasite-host species, the mechanism by which the parasite achieves this feat is poorly understood. The experiments were performed using the rat tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta) and its beetle intermediate hosts (Tribolium confusum and T. castaneum) to determine if the parasite is affecting the beetle’s dopamine signaling. By giving beetles dopamine-related drugs the researchers hope to identify whether or not this pathway is targeted by the tapeworm to alter behavior in the beetle.
Penn State York will again celebrate Constitution Day with the WE ARE the people trivia event on Monday, Sept. 17 as a part of the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. Last year's winner was Valerie Carrington, left, an English major, and Barbara Eshbach, head librarian at the Lee R. Glatfelter Library on campus, coordinated the event and presented prizes.
