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Green Tea Ingredient May Target Protein to Kill Oral Cancer Cells

1/28/15

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A compound found in green tea may trigger a cycle that kills oral cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone, according to Penn State food scientists. The research could lead to treatments for oral cancer, as well as other types of cancer.

OPP staff clear sidewalks near Old Main.

OPP plows through snowstorm challenges

1/27/15

Penn State’s University Park campus was blanketed in white after 8.6 inches of snow fell between late Sunday night and Tuesday morning. The Office of Physical Plant worked around the clock in an effort to keep Penn State’s roads and walkways passable.

UNICEF Penn State to hold annual Snowflake Ball fundraiser

1/27/15

UNICEF Penn State Chapter will hold its annual Snowflake Ball from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, in Heritage Hall in the HUB. Tickets cost $4.99 and include dinner, entertainment and dessert. Tickets are on sale all week on the first floor of the HUB and will be on sale at the door the night of the event.

Registration open for 'Voices' networking, professional development conference

1/27/15

Graduate Women in Science, a Penn State graduate student organization, invites faculty, staff and students to attend the 10th annual “Voices Networking and Professional Development Conference” beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at The Atherton Hotel. Tickets for the 2015 conference are $10 for students, $15 for post-docs and $20 for faculty/staff.

Penn State alumna Marcy Herr visits the Batu Caves, which hold a Hindu shrine overlooking Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship orientation in the country.

Fulbright Features: Penn State alumna making Malaysia home

1/27/15

Penn State students are traveling around the world to conduct research, teach English, attend masters degree programs and more as part of the Fulbright Program, a highly sought-after nine-month international educational exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State. Penn State alumna Marcy Herr arrived in January to start a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia.

"Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos" will be on view at the Palmer through May 10, 2015.

'Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos' opens Feb. 3 at the Palmer Museum of Art

1/27/15

The Palmer Museum of Art will present the exhibition, "Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos," Feb. 3 through May 10. A first edition set of 80 etchings will be featured that deal with such themes as the Spanish Inquisition, the corruption of the church and the nobility, witchcraft and child rearing.

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