Dec 2, 2020
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine selected fourth-year medical student Katelyn Edel as a 2021 Student Scholar. Edel will use the highly-competitive scholarship to attend the society’s 2021 Virtual Conference on Medical Student Education in Feb. 2021.
Dec 1, 2020
Cancer cases in adolescents and young adults have risen by 30% during the last four decades, with kidney cancer rising at the greatest rate, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Four medical school friends created the Penn State Journal of Medicine, the first publication to display research and casework from Penn State College of Medicine students. They published the inaugural edition online in October.
Nov 30, 2020
See the 2020 Harrell Health Sciences Library: Research and Learning Commons READ awardees for 2020-2021. The award recognizes individuals from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center community who are strong library supporters and have assisted in advancing the mission of the library.
Penn State held its third annual Cancer Research Day conference Oct. 31, 2020, via Zoom.
Nov 23, 2020
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine are participating in a $10 million project to better understand why males and females have different survival rates with a common and deadly type of brain cancer.
Nov 22, 2020
Penn State Studio for Sustainability and Social Action invites proposals for its inaugural symposium and exhibition, to take place virtually April 22 to 24, 2021.
Nov 19, 2020
A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Penn State College of Medicine project researcher Nicolle Krebs is working to expand the understanding of addiction and why some people become addicted to drugs or cigarettes.
Nov 18, 2020
Faculty at Penn State College of Medicine received a total of more than $38 million in research funding in August and September 2020.