Aug 31, 2020
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has awarded Penn State $22.9 million to participate in its Regional Response Health Collaboration Program, which aims to mitigate and respond to COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Aug 27, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine welcomed more than 100 new graduate students on Aug. 17. They will study to obtain degrees in anatomy, biomedical science, biostatistics, clinical research, epidemiology, laboratory animal medicine, neuroscience and public health.
Aug 26, 2020
Dr. Lawrence Sinoway, director of Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, will lead the American Heart Association’s Capital Region Division as board chair.
Aug 24, 2020
Penn State Health and the College of Medicine’s virtual PRIDE 2020 Celebration on Aug. 19 examined the hardships that LGBTQ people of color are facing during the pandemic.
Aug 19, 2020
Medical students in Penn State College of Medicine's University Park Curriculum Track created a model COVID-19 pandemic response plan as part of a disaster-preparedness exercise.
Aug 17, 2020
Penn State Health has received national recognition for creating a positive work environment for physician assistants (PAs) and encouraging collaborative healthcare provider teams.
Aug 15, 2020
Two opioid-related research projects from Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences were featured during AcademyHealth's annual research meeting, which took place virtually from July 28 to Aug. 6, 2020, due to COVID-19.
Aug 12, 2020
Pregnant women from sub-Saharan Africa with malaria and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher prevalence of anemia than pregnant women without infections according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Eight medical students from Penn State College of Medicine signed official agreements to accept their positions in five different accelerated pathways during virtual signing ceremonies on Aug. 12.
Aug 10, 2020
Faculty teams from across multiple disciplines recently received Penn State Biodevices Seed Grants and Grace Woodward Collaborative Research in Engineering and Medicine Grants to support work on the development of biodevices.
