Oct 29, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine presented its 2020 Research Recognition Awards immediately following the fall Dean’s lecture Oct. 29.
Sep 29, 2020
Faculty at the College of Medicine were awarded 175 grants totaling more than $52 million between May and July to fund their research studies.
Sep 10, 2020
Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, professor of public health sciences and physical medicine and rehabilitation at Penn State College of Medicine, was recently elected to the National Academy of Kinesiology and edited her first book.
Jun 29, 2020
A group of Penn State College of Medicine faculty are bringing a different kind of medicine to cancer patients and survivors – exercise.
Apr 29, 2020
Working in collaboration with a team of researchers, Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate research assistant and doctor of public health (DrPH) candidate at Penn State College of Medicine, explored opportunities for cancer patients to access supportive care and nutrition information through digital platforms.
Apr 22, 2020
Penn State researchers seek to investigate available resources and relevant factors that hinder or promote physical activity participation among minority cancer survivors in a newly published study.
Oct 16, 2019
It’s well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are the benefits of physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer. A new initiative called Moving Through Cancer -- led by Kathryn Schmitz, professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and an international team of health practitioners and researchers -- is hoping to change that.
Feb 5, 2019
The American Cancer Society has awarded $728,000 in funding to Penn State College of Medicine researcher Shirley Bluethmann to study whether exercise reduces joint pain and increases adherence to a type of lifesaving medication called aromatase inhibitors in women who have survived breast cancer.
Mar 2, 2017
Dr. Kathryn Schmitz is growing the field of exercise oncology through her work at Penn State Cancer Institute.
