Researchers discuss advances, challenges in women’s health research
11/13/17
Researchers from across Penn State gathered at University Park on Nov. 6 to discuss advances and challenges in women's healthcare research.
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Antibiotic resistance seminar part of CDC 'Get Smart About Antibiotics' Week
11/9/17
University Health Services will join the Pennsylvania Department of Health to offer the seminar “Becoming a Better Steward: Antibiotic Use in an Outpatient Setting,” as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Get Smart About Antibiotics Week. The seminar is free and open to the public.
Graduate unionization hearing transcripts now available
11/8/17
Several weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) provided Penn State and the Coalition of Graduate Employees (CGE) with the transcripts from the PLRB hearings that were held on the petition filed by the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) to unionize Penn State graduate students.
Faculty film preview, panel discussion focus on sex trafficking and its victims
10/26/17
A sneak peek of a Penn State faculty member’s feature film, a panel discussion coordinated by the Penn State College of Nursing about children at risk, and a performance by a musician with Pennsylvania roots are part of an important evening focusing on the topic of commercial sex trafficking and its victims Nov. 16 at the State Theatre in State College.
Nursing alumna overcame hardship to pursue military nursing career
10/25/17
At age 5, Bianca de Leon emigrated from the Philippines with her family in search of a better life. But that life wasn't easy. Thanks to perseverance and a strong support system, she earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and graduated in 2017 with a commission in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps.
Penn State Fayette to host Community Health Fair
10/19/17
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus will host a Community Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Community Center on campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Student nurses' association to hold second annual bone marrow registry event
10/16/17
For the second year, the Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP) Penn State chapter will hold a bone marrow registry drive for the University Park campus and local community. This year's drive will be October 24 and 25 in Room 131 at the HUB.
Penn State Fayette, Uniontown Hospital partner to offer BSN completion program
10/12/17
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus began offering an RN-to-BSN accelerated degree completion program at Uniontown Hospital this fall.
University leadership's plea to Penn Staters: write to legislators
10/12/17
University leaders are renewing their plea to Penn Staters and others, asking them to urge Pennsylvania legislators to release the University's state funds. Without critical state funding, Penn State would be forced to make "dramatic cuts and raise tuition, perhaps even for the upcoming spring semester."
Kitko, alumni inducted as Fellows of American Academy of Nursing
10/10/17
Lisa Kitko, associate professor of nursing, was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing during the academy’s annual conference Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C.
Penn State researcher shows end-of-life game spurs advance care planning
10/10/17
End-of-life planning can be scary, but encouraging people to think about and make those decisions is the basis of “Hello,” a conversation card game designed for three to six players. Dr. Lauren J.
Filling gaps in dementia research could help patients, family
10/10/17
A recent research review on symptoms of dementia found that there may be gaps in what we know about how a patient's caregiver and environment can affect their symptoms. The review is a pre-summit activity for the National Research Summit on Dementia Care on Oct. 16-17, and will help inform the direction of future dementia research.
Sixth annual Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference held recently
10/9/17
Promoting family well-being broadly through different perspectives and common challenges was the focus of Penn State’s sixth annual Child Maltreatment Solutions Network conference, co-sponsored by Penn State’s Clearinghouse for Military Readiness, held recently at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Penn State nursing professors and alumnus receive research award
10/9/17
Penn State nursing faculty members and an alumnus, who is a rural health leader, are recipients of The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing’s sixth annual Innovation Award.
An ardent passion for compassionate care
10/3/17
Anastasia Barnhardt, recent graduate of Penn State Schuylkill's RN to B.S.N. program, applies her skills and saves lives at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center where she works as a nurse in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.