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Civil Rights Appellate Clinic files amicus brief with Third Circuit

12/19/12

Most cases handled by the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic are student-identified ones in which they think the clinic could play an important role. Not so in a case on appeal before the U.S. Third Circuit in which the clinic was appointed as amicus in a suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

"When we are dealing with a pro se party or are faced with a very complicated case, it's not unusual for the court to approach a clinic and say, 'We could really use some help on this. Please serve as a friend of the court and provide us with a brief on these points,'" explained U.S. Third Circuit Court Judge Thomas Vanaskie '78.
In the months following the Third Circuit's appointment, clinic students parsed their way through nearly 1,400 pages of transcripts, examined lots of exhibits, and analyzed pre- and post-trial briefs to gain a better understanding of the issues involved.

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New treatment may relieve chronic shortness of breath

12/19/12

People experiencing chronic shortness of breath may soon have a new way to help alleviate their discomfort, according to a Penn State College of Medicine pulmonology researcher.

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, has various causes but few treatment options. People with chronic respiratory and cardiac disease are the most often affected. Generally these patients experience some change in the way their lungs function. In order to compensate for these changes, the diaphragm sends information to the nervous system that causes dyspnea.

Hershey professor receives $200K to further diabetic retinopathy work

12/19/12

Work done by Penn State College of Medicine's Joyce Tombran-Tink to identify a potential treatment for diabetic retinopathy was recently awarded $200,000 through the University City Science Center's QED Proof-of-Concept Program. This is the first QED Award for Penn State Hershey and is one of two awardees out of 13 finalists reviewed.

Twenty-one universities and research institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware participate under a common agreement that defines matching funds and intellectual property management. Since the QED Program's launch in 2009, the regionally competitive proof-of-concept program supporting technology commercialization has awarded $3 million to 16 projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

O'Brien a finalist for Bear Bryant Coach of the Year

12/19/12

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has earned his fifth recognition as a finalist for a national coaching honor with his selection as one of the six candidates for the 2012 Bear Bryant Coach of the Year.

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Penn State Board chairman appointed president of BNY Mellon

12/18/12

Does not seek re-election; will remain active on the Board

Penn State's Board of Trustees Chairman, Karen B. Peetz, will not seek re-election as chairman due to her appointment as president of BNY Mellon, James S. Broadhurst, chairman of the Board's Committee on Governance and Long-Range Planning, today announced.

Broadhurst's statement follows a Dec. 15 announcement by BNY Mellon that Peetz will become president of the 228-year-old historic institution effective Jan. 1, 2013. She is currently vice chairman and CEO of Financial Markets and Treasury Services.

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company with $27.9 trillion in assets under custody and administration, and $1.4 trillion in assets under management. It services $11.6 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.4 trillion per day.

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Big Ten honors record 100 Penn State student-athletes for fall

12/18/12

A school record 100 Penn State student-athletes, representing seven fall sports, have been honored with Academic All-Big Ten awards for achievement in the classroom. The 100 honorees brings Penn State's all-time total to 4,124 in the 20th year of the program.

Penn State's 100 honorees led all conference schools. Northwestern was second with 94. The Nittany Lions' 100 honorees shattered the previous school record of 81 for the fall sports teams, set in 2007.

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How lawyers shape the world -- a study in legal semiotics

12/18/12

Lawyers may indeed shape the world, but how and why they do so is the subject of a new book by Penn State Law faculty authors Jan Broekman and Larry Cata Backer, who recently published "Lawyers Making Meaning: The Semiotics of Law in Legal Education II" (Springer 2012).

Penn State Law offers LSAT prep course in Philadelphia

12/18/12

Penn State Law is offering individuals in the Philadelphia-area who plan to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), a two-day course designed to help generate better results. LSAT expert, lawyer, and former professor Dr. James Yoho has put together a program that focuses on giving students the tools to handle the various types of questions and strategies for maximizing test preparation. More than 11,000 students have taken the course.

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Professor Rogers helps build capacity for ADR in Singapore

12/18/12

Professor Catherine Rogers is a founding faculty member on the newly launched Singapore International Arbitration Academy. Established this year by the Centre for International Law and the National University of Singapore, the academy trains private sector and public sector lawyers and officials from Singapore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, Hong Kong, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Spain and Tanzania in an effort to build capacity in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region.

In its first year the three-week program has 44 participants from 14 countries, including the Philippines, India, Myanmar and Vietnam. Rogers taught or presented on panels concerning ethics and conflicts, expert evidence, and arbitrator selection procedures and related ethical issues.

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Regional Emmy winner to teach new TV field production course

12/18/12

Amy Burkett, television station manager at WLVT-PBS39 and host of its popular news magazine show "Tempo InDepth," will teach a new television field production course at Penn State Lehigh Valley this spring. The course, which will be held at PBS 39's brand new studios at the SteelStacks in Bethlehem, is expected to be of particular interest to students pursuing the campus' new bachelor's degree in corporate communication.

"This is an exciting opportunity for our students since, historically, students interested in communications could not take this kind of class until they moved to University Park," said Nichola Gutgold, coordinator of the corporate communication degree program at Penn State Lehigh Valley. "Our excitement about the course is heightened by Amy's involvement. She is going to bring a lot to this course and give students a very personalized, hands-on experience."

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'Did They Get it Right?' looks at hoarding shows

12/18/12

Many of us will end the holiday season with a plethora of gifts that we won't necessarily cherish: the reindeer sweater or the automatic potato peeler. While these items will find their way into the attic or be re-gifted at the next possible birthday, there are about 3 million people in the U.S. alone who can't let go of items such as these. It's known as compulsive hoarding and it's become a part of the reality-television landscape, but are the "cold turkey" methods that the on-camera therapist utilizes, the best way to help individuals? Brian Rabian, director of the psychological clinic at Penn State, weighs in on the subject.

Watch the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1IK4uLMctE&list=EC7B7C6432AE0D1343&index=3 online.

Penn State open art course available on iTunes U

12/18/12

Art 10: Introduction to Visual Studies, an online Penn State course, has undergone an extensive redesign to become the first open educational resource the University will offer through Apple's iTunes U. The course will feature a multi-touch book that showcases artists and artwork, newly redesigned high-definition videos, a variety of art apps and engaging creative artwork projects.

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Alumnus Frank talks marketing during English degree series

12/18/12

Rich Frank, marketing creative director for AccuWeather, was the most recent speaker in a series of talks at Penn State Greater Allegheny aimed at showing English majors the vast array of career choices available to them.

In his current role, he is responsible for the external branding and advertising efforts of the weather media company, which reaches more than 750 million users worldwide each day.

Previously, Frank was the director of advertising and new media for the Baltimore Orioles, where he still consults for the team. Prior to working with the Orioles, Rich spent 12 years working in the advertising industry, first as a copy writer and account executive, before becoming a vice president, associate creative director at MGH, Baltimore's largest ad agency.

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Spread of cancer cells may be slowed by targeting of protein

12/18/12

The spread of cancer cells may be slowed by targeting the protein km23-1, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

A motor protein that transports cargo within the cell, km23-1 is also involved in the movement or migration of cells. Migration is necessary for cancer to spread, so understanding this cell movement is important for development of better cancer treatments.

Electrical engineering's Datta named IEEE fellow

12/17/12

Suman Datta, professor of electrical engineering, has been named a fellow by the Institute of Industrial and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

IEEE cited Datta's contributions to high-performance advanced silicon and compound semiconductor transistor technologies. According to the group, Datta's contributions in advanced silicon CMOS and compound semiconductor transistors have made a strong impact to the semiconductor industry and academic research, and have directly contributed to the advancement of high performance logic transistor technology over the last decade.

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