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WPSU 1965 Konich Interview

WPSU-TV celebrates 50 years as public, educational resource

2/26/15

Fifty years ago, WPSU-TV went on the air for the first time. Students and teachers who turned on their televisions for the initial broadcast watched “Saludos Amigos,” an introductory Spanish class aimed at schoolchildren across central Pennsylvania.

Scholar Jenny Dobson and THON child Noah Mummert

Schreyer Scholar makes the cut for THON

2/25/15

Jenny Dobson, a Schreyer Honors Scholar, shaved her head to show solidarity for the cancer patients who have lost their hair through medical treatments. This helped her reflect on the meaning of “internal beauty" for THON 2015.

Social Science Acoustics Lab

Students use new lab to study how sounds influence human health

2/24/15

The Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State has established the Social Science Acoustics Lab in Keller Building at the University Park campus. The lab is used in a variety of ways to investigate the impact natural sounds have on human health.

The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies

Eduardo Navas co-authors book

2/19/15

Eduardo Navas, visiting assistant professor of art, researches and explores the creative and political role of recyclability and remix in art, media and culture. His production includes art and media projects, critical texts, and curatorial projects. Recently, Navas co-authored The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies, which comprises contemporary texts by key authors and artists who are active in the emerging field of remix studies.

Young child playing on an iPad

Gaming for a healthier future

2/16/15

A group of Penn State researchers is exploring how a digital game could help children learn skills to prevent childhood obesity.

Lauren Lomas

Brandywine senior selected to present research at state Capitol

2/13/15

Human development and family studies major Lauren Lomas, a Schreyer Honors Scholar, is one of the eight Penn State students from across the commonwealth selected to showcase their research in Harrisburg at the 13th annual Undergraduate Research at the Capitol – Pennsylvania conference.

University creates endowment to support child maltreatment research

2/11/15

Penn State is investing $12 million in an endowment, proceeds from which will advance the University’s academic mission of research, education and service, focusing on child maltreatment. These additional funds originated from $60 million that the University dedicated to assisting children who have experienced abuse or neglect and to prevent further child abuse from occurring. The remaining $48 million will help provide services to child victims across the Commonwealth.

Collins Airhihenbuwa 2015

Biobehavioral Health head honored for Black History Month

2/11/15

Collins Airhihenbuwa, professor and head of the Department of Biobehavioral Health, has been recognized during Black History Month by the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

cover of Center for Collegiate Mental Health 2014 annual report

Annual report offers snapshot of U.S. college students’ mental health, needs

2/5/15

The Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), founded by and housed at Penn State’s Counseling and Psychological Services, Thursday (Feb. 5) released its sixth annual report, which describes more than 100,000 college students seeking mental health treatment at 140 colleges and universities. Easily the largest and most representative of its kind, the report summarizes trends in college student mental health during the last six years. Among its findings, the report indicates that rates of self-injury and suicidal thoughts are on the rise.

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