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Probing Question: What is whisper therapy?

7/23/14

One of the most popular recent self-help trends for insomnia and anxiety is also among the more unusual ones. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, or "sounds that feel good." The sound of whispering is considered the most common trigger for the ASMR feelings.

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Huck Institutes announce second annual Huck/OVPR Olympics

7/23/14

Penn State faculty, staff and student competitors from the Office of the Vice President for Research, the Huck Institutes and the Materials Research Institute vie for Olympic gold July 23 on the lawn of the Millennium Science Complex on the University Park campus.

Edward Wilson, left, a 1970 Smeal College of Business alumnus, and student Michael Fissinger talk during a session organized by the Smeal mentoring program.

Alumni make mentoring their business

7/21/14

With more than 174,000 members, Penn State has the largest dues-paying alumni organization in the world, and the University is one of many higher education institutions that has focused on the importance of career planning and implementing alumni mentoring programs to prepare students for life after graduation.

How do I find a mentor? Five tips to follow

7/21/14

For students who are not involved in a mentor program, it may seem difficult to start a mentoring relationship. Lindsey Zapletal, assistant director for student involvement at the Penn State Alumni Association, has five valuable tips for students looking to begin a mentor relationships with alumni.

Lauren Hartley, Shoba Wadhia and James Gilbert

Students draft practice advisory on Notices to Appear in immigration courts

7/21/14

Law students in Penn State's Center for Immigrants' Rights Clinic, in collaboration with the American Immigration Council and the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration, have created an innovative practice advisory for attorneys representing non-citizens in immigration proceedings.

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Messing elected World Academy of Ceramics president

7/18/14

Gary Messing, distinguished professor of ceramics and head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was elected president of the World Academy of Ceramics (WAC). He was elected at the 13th International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies (CIMTEC) held in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy, June 8 to 19. Messing also served as co-chair of CIMTEC.

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Automating mankind: Penn State summer camp extends the human experience

7/18/14

Every summer the Eberly College of Science coordinates summer camps at the University Park campus for kids ranging from second grade to high school. Dedicated to fostering their scientific curiosity, the Science-U summer camps regularly have between 500 and 600 participants.

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Spelling it out: Call captioning comes to Penn State

7/18/14

Cheri Banks considers herself technologically savvy. She likes the latest gizmos and is always dabbling in communications technology and downloading stories and articles onto her eBook. So when Bill Ritzman, Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator in Penn State’s Affirmative Action Office, called to tell her about a new Internet-based call captioning service available on the University’s phone system, Banks, who is hearing impaired, was one of the first to get the service.

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