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The third-annual Poverty Simulation was held at Penn State Behrend on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Penn State Behrend students experience trial run with poverty

1/28/15

The third annual Poverty Simulation, sponsored by the Human Relations Programming Council, was held at Penn State Behrend on Jan. 21. The simulation is designed to help participants understand what it’s like to live in a low-income family, surviving from month to month.

Christine Heim

New network faculty studies long-term biological consequences of childhood abuse

1/16/15

Christine Heim, professor of biobehavioral health, studies the neurobiological effects that childhood maltreatment has on the development of psychiatric disorders and physical health outcomes. Heim joined Penn State’s Network on Child Protection and Well-Being last semester and conducts research focused on identifying mechanisms that mediate the effects of abuse on long-term health, which may lead to novel interventions.

Susan sitting at a piano

Penn State laureate reflects on anniversary of King's speech at Penn State

1/7/15

Susan Russell, the 2014-15 Penn State Laureate and associate professor of theatre, is taking her "Dignity Tour" to Penn State campuses, high schools and other locations across Pennsylvania, discussing "various languages of creativity, and how these languages can bridge communication gaps between diverse cultures and disciplines." Russell is reflecting on her laureate experiences through a series of essays. Her fourth essay, reflecting on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's speech at Penn State, appears below.

Ultimate Volumetrics 2015

Bite into Volumetrics to lose the pounds; weight-loss book ranks No. 6

1/6/15

Barbara Rolls' Volumetrics received the No. 6 spot for best overall diets by U.S. News and World Report for 2015. The Volumetrics approach focuses on feeling full on fewer calories, and food is divided into four categories based on energy density. Volumetrics has made the U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 diet lists since 2011.

Rose Mary Zbiek

Book series addresses tough-to-teach mathematics

12/18/14

A top-selling, 16-book series that addresses mathematics and statistics topics that are challenging to teach yet critical to student development will release the final book in the series this month.

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