Dec 17, 2025
Penn State Health has appointed Mumtaz Darbar as executive vice president and chief transformation officer, a role that will drive strategic initiatives to advance the health system’s vision of becoming Pennsylvania’s most trusted health care organization.
Dec 16, 2025
A team at Penn State uses state-of-the-art bioengineering technology and AI to develop a bacteria-based cancer treatment Bacteria may be the next frontier in cancer treatment, according to a team […]
Penn State College of Medicine welcomed students from across the region, hosting the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Northeast Fall House of Delegates (HOD), a day focused on leadership development, […]
Dec 15, 2025
Penn State College of Medicine faculty in the Department of Humanities are helping to shape a new international initiative that reframes vaccine research and policy through their participation in the […]
Dec 11, 2025
A local fire station in Fivepoint became an extension of the Penn State College of Medicine (COM) classroom during a recent training focused on community health, led by student and […]
New research — presented on Dec. 3 at the Radiological Society of North America meeting by Matthew Nudy, assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine — suggest that routine mammograms could be a tool for evaluating cardiovascular disease risk in women.
Dec 10, 2025
The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at Penn State College of Medicine held its annual fall retreat on Sept. 18, bringing students together for an evening focused on the career paths of physician-scientists.
Increasing colorectal cancer screening rates among communities with the greatest need is the goal of a five-year, $4.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to Penn State College of Medicine.
Dec 9, 2025
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have received a $3.2 million NIH grant to help develop a small, durable heart pump designed specifically for children ages 1–11.
A team led by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine has developed a new method that substantially improves the ability to map the genetic variants that drive disease, particularly neurodegenerative diseases.
