UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences celebrated 30 years since its 1996 founding as the Life Sciences Consortium with a reception at the Bryce Jordan Center's 1855 Club.

Remarks for the occasion were made by Huck Director Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology; Senior Vice President for Research Andrew Read, Evan Pugh Professor of Biology and Entomology and a former director of the Huck; and Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos.

Attendees included current Huck employees, leadership and distinguished former faculty members such as Stephen Benkovic, Atherton Professor and Eberly Chair in...