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Research Unplugged

Fall Research Unplugged speaker series to offer weekly talks starting Oct. 4

9/7/18

Research Unplugged, the popular series of stimulating conversation with Penn State researchers, is presented in collaboration with Penn State’s Office of Government and Community Relations and will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. each Thursday in October in Schlow Library’s Downsbrough Community Room.

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Simucase allows graduate students to practice with virtual patients

9/5/18

Simucase is an online program that allows students to practice with virtual patients presented through avatars or videos. The cases are based on ones suggested by practicing speech-language pathologists and incorporate various types of data including assessment reports and interviews with family members and other professionals.

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University Police offers students unique work experience as auxiliary officers

9/5/18

Through a unique division within Penn State University Police, students support police officers with various security and traffic control efforts while gaining important experience that prepares them for their career goals. Student auxiliary officers are employed by University Police at Penn State University Park and Altoona campuses.

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National conference on child maltreatment to advance innovation through data

9/4/18

Penn State isn’t just a leader on childhood well-being through its Child Maltreatment Solutions Network — but is pushing others to be leaders, too. The network's seventh annual conference will be held on Sept. 27 and 28 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus, and is open to researchers, policymakers, child welfare professionals, and members of the public interested in learning about the future of data-driven innovations in improving children’s lives.

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Penn State launches new child abuse prevention pilot programs

8/31/18

A new initiative spearheaded by Penn State researchers is aiming to revolutionize how policymakers understand and prevent child sexual abuse. The goal ultimately is to use the results from three evidence-based pilot programs to develop a comprehensive and sustainable model for abuse prevention that can be adopted not just across Pennsylvania counties, but across the nation.

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State hospital leader receives national quality spirit award

8/30/18

Larry Baronner, rural health systems manager and deputy director at the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, received the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project Spirit Award on July 18 at a national meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, convened by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

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Tight-knit teammates may conform to each other's behavior

8/30/18

In a study with NCAA athletes, researchers found that the more closely a player identified as being part of their team, the more likely they were to conform to their teammates' behavior. This was true for both risky and positive behaviors.

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Vanness joins Department of Health Policy and Administration

8/24/18

David Vanness has joined the Department of Health Policy and Administrator as a faculty member. Vanness comes from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where he served as associate professor of population health sciences. His teaching and research focus on assessing the value of health care and policy interventions.

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