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Reminder: Student health insurance requirement to begin fall 2019

9/6/18

As announced June 28, beginning in fall 2019, Penn State will roll out a University-wide student health insurance requirement for all full-time U.S. students. As part of the process that will be required for the 2019-20 school year, all full-time students, with the exception of students enrolled in Penn State World Campus, must provide evidence of adequate health insurance coverage or purchase the Penn State Student Health Insurance Plan.

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Campus Recreation adds Hip Hop, Tai Chi, Deep Flow Yoga, Bolly Fusion classes

8/31/18

Join Campus Recreation this fall for instructional classes in Hip Hop, Tai Chi, Bolly Fusion, and Deep Flow Yoga. For those who like the group atmosphere but want more coaching and added benefits, FitWell offers these classes which are progressive in nature and provide a better opportunity to build skills than a one-time class.

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New Exercise is Medicine for Employees initiative kicks off with wellness event

4/16/18

Exercise is Medicine (EIM) on Campus at Penn State is expanding its focus beyond students to include employee health and wellness. To kick off the new EIM for Employees initiative, EIM and the Penn State women's golf team will host a "Know your Health" health fair from 4 to 6 p.m. April 17 at the Penn State Golf Courses.

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Penn State Berks and Penn State Health St. Joseph dedicate Langan LaunchBox

5/25/17

An enthusiastic group of about 75 community leaders; city and county officials; Penn State Berks faculty, staff and students; and Penn State Health St. Joseph physicians and administrators, participated in a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the Langan LaunchBox, a signature social entrepreneurship and business accelerator program established with a $50,000 grant from the Invent Penn State Initiative.

HealthWorks students cook-up creative recipe videos

12/1/16

A group of student volunteers in the University Health Services HealthWorks program is making healthy eating habits a simpler, more enjoyable experience by producing a series of healthy cooking videos.

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Seminar on antibiotic resistance part of CDC Get Smart About Antibiotics Week

11/4/16

University Health Services, a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, joins the Pennsylvania Department of Health to offer the One Health Seminar focused on antibiotic stewardship in Pennsylvania. The seminar will be held on Nov. 15 in Schwab Auditorium. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. and presentations begin at 8:15 a.m.. The seminar is open to the public.

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Penn State LaunchBox Center preview to be held Oct. 25

10/13/16

In partnership with Penn State Health St. Joseph, Penn State Berks has received a $50,000 seed grant as part of the Invent Penn State initiative. On Oct. 25, the two institutions will hold an event to announce the joint initiative at the new Langan LaunchBox, located within Penn State Health St. Joseph’s Downtown Reading Campus.

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Confronting Emerging Viral Threats: From HIV/AIDS to Zika

3/30/16

The upcoming Penn State Berks Science Colloquium will address a topic that is of utmost importance to healthcare professionsals: Confronting Emerging Viral Threats: From HIV/AIDS to Zika. Jose Esparza MD, PhD, of the Global Virus Network (GVN) and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, will present this talk on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 1 p.m. in room 5 of the Luerssen Science Building.

Berks kinesiology department to lend expertise at UGI Health/Wellness Fair

3/3/16

The Penn State Berks kinesiology department will lend its expertise to UGI Energy Services for its first Health/Wellness and Small Business Fair, set for 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10 at UGI headquarters in Wyomissing. Faculty and student members of the Penn State Berks kinesiology department will offer tests and measurements, followed by a complete review and interpretation of all results, which will be discussed with the employee.

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