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Daniel Perkins speaking at launch of Penn State Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness

New center focuses on enhancing the health and well-being of military families

Military families face unique challenges and stressors including prolonged separations, frequent relocations and living with knowing that loved ones are in harm’s way. Penn State has created a new University-wide research center, the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness, designed to address the challenges and support the resiliency of military families using evidence-based programs and practices, and develop a new generation of cutting-edge interdisciplinary researchers in this field.

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Seed funding available to combat substance abuse

12/7/18

Penn State’s Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse is seeking to support interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers whose work is aimed at combating opioid and other substance abuse. Letters of intent are due Jan. 15.

Students listening to presentation during Lead the Pride

Student leadership experience receives award for enhancement of campus community

12/6/18

Lead the Pride, a student leadership experience designed to take students through self-discovery and multiple phases of leadership development, was selected as the 2018 recipient of the Outstanding Community Building Program Award by the Association College Unions International (ACUI) Region VII Regional Leadership Team.

Penn State scientists among leaders in carbon cycle assessment

12/6/18

Penn State researchers were among a team of international scientists whose work on a new climate assessment of North America provides a better understanding of the carbon cycle.

Penn State veterans clinic wins disability, back pay awards for Pa., NJ veterans

12/6/18

The Penn State Law Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic has won several disability and back pay awards for veterans since its inception nearly four years ago, all while providing students hands-on experience with administrative law, pretrial litigation and appellate advocacy skills.

Foundation donates additional $121,000 to expand WPSU Science-U @ Home

12/6/18

The EQT Foundation, the charitable arm of Pittsburgh-based EQT Corp., has gifted $121,350 to WPSU Penn State for further development and expansion of its Science-U @ Home multiplatform programming. Science-U @ Home presents brief television segments, two-minute online educational videos, and do-it-yourself experiments for teachers, parents and children that build on curriculum delivered by the Eberly College of Science at Penn State Science-U summer camps.

Professor’s writings encourage compassion, empathy, inclusivity, social change

12/6/18

Penn State Professor Vivian Yenika-Agbaw has spent her life studying and analyzing hierarchical systems of oppression and race relations. Through her writing and teaching, she encourages compassion, empathy, inclusivity and social change.

Penn State EMS, police recognized for life-saving efforts for cardiac arrests

12/6/18

On Nov. 12 Penn State’s University Ambulance Service were recognized at the Survivor Celebration at Mount Nittany Health Medical Center for the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association – Centre County Chapter, for their efforts during cardiac arrests on campus.

Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure

12/6/18

Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported, according to new Penn State-led research.

Penn State students and Keyper inventors Jacob Halbert, Ezra Gershanok, Aaron Glatter

Student entrepreneurs look to lock in support for new product

12/6/18

Penn State sophomores Ezra Gershanok, Aaron Glatter, and Jacob Halbert have developed the Keyper, a phone wallet designed with a pocket specifically for a room key.

Large-scale study reveals new candidates for malaria prevention drug

12/6/18

More than 600 promising new antimalarial drug candidates that inhibit the malaria parasite at an earlier stage in its lifecycle than most current drugs have been identified from a screen of more than 500,000 chemical compounds.

red and blue roads with matching red and blue cars indicate paths of electrons

New traffic rules in 'Graphene City'

12/6/18

In the drive to find new ways to extend electronics beyond the use of silicon, physicists are experimenting with other properties of electrons, beyond charge. In work published today (Dec 7) in the journal Science, a team led by Penn State professor of physics Jun Zhu describes a way to manipulate electrons based on their energy in relation to momentum — called “valley degree of freedom.”

Nearly 100 Nittany Lions earn fall Academic All-Big Ten accolades

12/6/18

Nearly 100 student-athletes from Penn State’s seven fall programs have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition. The Nittany Lions’ 94 fall honorees rank third-highest since 1991-92, Penn State’s first year of competition in some Big Ten sports.

2019 Nittany AI Challenge offers grant opportunities totaling $50,000

12/6/18

Penn State students have the opportunity to create solutions to real world problems and gain hands-on experience with artificial intelligence technology and AI experts during the 2019 Nittany AI Challenge. Participating teams can compete for grant awards totaling $50,000. Proposals are due Jan. 29, 2019.

Honavar named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

12/6/18

Vasant G. Honavar, professor and Edward Frymoyer Chair of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his distinguished contributions to research and leadership in data science.

Pumping up fitness app features may add muscle to workout commitment

12/6/18

Fitness apps are easy to download and can help motivate people to start workout routines, but that may not be enough to sustain those routines in the long run. However, Penn State researchers suggest there may be ways to tweak those apps to inspire a deeper commitment to a fitness routine and help users hit their fitness goals.

Media Highlights

The Hechinger Report: December 10, 2018
The debate over student suspensions and race
Race and poverty are two discriminatory factors that influence student suspensions, according to education expert Paul Morgan.
UPI: November 21, 2018
Frogs get stressed out by traffic, too
Frogs from quiet ponds get stressed when exposed to traffic noise, but frogs from noisy ponds are used to the racket, according to Penn State research.

Other Voices

How can we make time for exercise?
Physical activity guidelines can be tough, devising a strategy can help, Penn State's David Conroy and a colleague write in this piece.
from:
The Conversation
You still can't make calls on a plane
We used to have to turn our phones off and store them when we flew, but now can keep them on in Airplane Mode. Why? Penn State's Sven Bilén provides the answer.
from:
The Conversation

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Seed funding available to combat substance abuse

Student leadership experience receives award for enhancement of campus community

Penn State scientists among leaders in carbon cycle assessment

Penn State veterans clinic wins disability, back pay awards for Pa., NJ veterans

Foundation donates additional $121,000 to expand WPSU Science-U @ Home

Professor’s writings encourage compassion, empathy, inclusivity, social change

Penn State EMS, police recognized for life-saving efforts for cardiac arrests

Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure

Student entrepreneurs look to lock in support for new product

Large-scale study reveals new candidates for malaria prevention drug

New traffic rules in 'Graphene City'

Nearly 100 Nittany Lions earn fall Academic All-Big Ten accolades

2019 Nittany AI Challenge offers grant opportunities totaling $50,000

Honavar named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Pumping up fitness app features may add muscle to workout commitment

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