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Making a Difference, Every Day ... Preventing Child Abuse Begins with You

4/10/14

James Hmurovich, CEO and President of Prevent Child Abuse America, will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 23 in the HUB Auditorium on Penn State's University Park campus about why prevention matters, how communities across the country are responding to the challenge of promoting healthy child development and providing safe environments, and what is needed going forward.

Abington Luckiest Kid

Abington playwright examines violation of teacher-student boundaries

4/7/14

A collective, silent exhale seemed to fill the Penn State Abington auditorium at the conclusion of "The Luckiest Kid," a play that examines the violation of boundaries between a teacher and her student. And as the playwright hoped, it sparked conversations about sexual abuse.

Penn State students at fall commencement.

Penn State announces spring 2014 commencement events and speakers

4/7/14

This spring Penn State expects to award 13,062 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 496 associate, 10,809 baccalaureate, 1,195 master’s, 239 law, 190 doctoral and 133 medical degrees, bringing the University’s number of graduates to an estimated total of more than 739,862.

Holocaust speakers

Holocaust survivors to give first-hand account of atrocities

4/2/14

Penn State New Kensington will hold its annual "Holocaust, in Remembrance" program from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in the campus Forum Theatre. Lois Rubin, associate professor of English, annually arranges for guest speakers in an effort to educate students about the atrocities of the Holocaust. The program is free to the public. Two survivors of Nazi concentration camps, Shulamit Bastacky of Pittsburgh and Sam Weinreb of White Oak, a suburb of Pittsburgh, will talk about their extraordinary experiences and give first-hand accounts of the atrocities of the Holocaust. They previously spoke at the campus in 2011.
"They will tell their story, giving first-hand accounts of living in Nazi Germany, being separated from their families, hiding from the German soldiers, and being incarcerated in a concentration camp," said Rubin, who teaches composition and multicultural and women's literature courses. "After being liberated, they eventually made their way to the United States."

black teapot with two cups of green tea

Research suggests that green tea, exercise boost weight loss, health

4/2/14

Mice on a high-fat diet that consumed decaffeinated green tea extract and exercised regularly experienced sharp reductions in final body weight and significant improvements in health, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, who suggest that similar results could be realized by people.

A portrait of Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Erie job growth outpaces national rate

4/1/14

The Erie Leading Index, a quarterly snapshot of the region's economy, surged to a record high in the final quarter of 2013. Six of eight key indicators increased, said Jim Kurre, professor of economics at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie.

Sexual assault ribbon

Penn State holds Sexual Assault Awareness Month events in April

4/1/14

In an ongoing effort to bring greater awareness to sexual violence and to child abuse, several Penn State events are being held during the month of April, which has been designated Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.

National Library Workers Day is on April 15

3/24/14

National Library Workers Day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15, and is an opportunity for everyone to thank librarians and staff for their good work and contributions to library services throughout the year. "Libraries work because we do" is a celebration that falls during for the American Library Association National Library Week, April 13–19.

Celebrate National Library Week, April 13–19

3/24/14

"Lives Change @ your library," this year's theme for the American Library Association National Library Week, April 13–19, is demonstrated daily in all of Penn State's University Libraries. Students, faculty, staff as well as community members benefit from the Libraries’ traditional and online collections and superior service of the entire staff.

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