Topics: Public Health Sciences

Sol Rodríguez-Colón, center, seen here with women from the Latino Hispanic American Community Center in Harrisburg, helps communities of central Pennsylvania in the fight against cancer by arming them with education and resources to prevent and seek screening or treatment for the disease.

Alumna, Cancer Institute staff member advances health equity in central PA

Sep 13, 2023

Sol Rodríguez-Colón, a 2008 graduate of Penn State College of Medicine and project manager at Penn State Cancer Institute, helps Hispanic/Latino communities in the fight against cancer.

Penn State College of Medicine crescent building shown from above in an image taken by drone

College of Medicine receives record-breaking $160M in annual research funding

Sep 6, 2023

Between April and June 2023, College of Medicine researchers received 195 grants and contracts totaling $57.04 million for research.

Head and shoulders professional portraits of Strategic Plan Goal 2 Seed Fund Recipients Djibril Ba, PhD; Roderick Clark, MD; Neerav Goyal, MD; Fadia Kamal, PharmD, PhD; Gregory Lewis, PhD; Guodong Liu, PhD; Cayce Onks, DO; Jian Wang, PhD; and Nelson Shu-Sang Yee, MD, PhD.

College of Medicine faculty receive biomedical artificial intelligence grants

Aug 25, 2023

College of Medicine leaders awarded $225,000 in funding to researchers to apply leading edge approaches in biomedical artificial intelligence, machine learning and informatics to rapidly advance biomedical research.

A shuttle bus drives toward the Penn State College of Medicine entrance. A sign says “College of Medicine, 600 & 700 Crescent Road.” Flowers are below the sign. The college building features rows of long windows.

Article led by medical student Lydia Smeltz, College of Medicine faculty published in Disability and Health Journal

Aug 23, 2023

Lydia Smeltz, medical student at Penn State College of Medicine, Tonya King, PhD, Ami DeWaters, MD, and several co-authors from other institutions recently published a manuscript in the Disability and […]

Penn Staters and international students enrolled in Penn State College of Medicine’s Global Health Exchange Program stand in a group outside on the steps of the State Capitol in Harrisburg as part of their three-week immersive training program. A fountain and green-domed building can be seen in the background.

This summer marks return of Global Health Exchange Program at Penn State College of Medicine

Aug 15, 2023

The Global Health Exchange Program returned at Penn State College of Medicine this summer.

A statue depicting the mascot of Penn State University, the Nittany Lion, surrounded by bushes.

College of Medicine faculty receive promotions, tenure for 2023-2024 academic year

Jun 29, 2023

Effective July 1, the following faculty have been promoted and/or awarded tenure at Penn State College of Medicine.

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College of Medicine scientists receive $27.8 million in research funding for conditions including obesity, cancer, diabetes and autism spectrum disorder

Jun 20, 2023

From the beginning of January through the end of March 2023, Penn State College of Medicine researchers received 173 awards and contracts totaling $27.84 million.

A head and shoulders professional portrait of Karen Kim, MD, against a background image of Penn State College of Medicine.

Karen Kim named next dean of Penn State College of Medicine

May 31, 2023

Karen Kim, MD, vice provost for research at the University of Chicago, has been named dean of Penn State College of Medicine, effective Sept. 1.

A statue depicting the mascot of Penn State University, the Nittany Lion, surrounded by bushes.

Woodward Center presents awards as part of 2023 EdVenture event

Apr 25, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine’s Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education presents awards as part of its annual EdVenture celebration.

Faculty bring innovations to life through Center for Medical Innovation Pathways Program

Apr 14, 2023

A new Penn State Center for Medical Innovation program is helping Penn State researchers translate their innovative ideas from the lab and clinic to the health care marketplace.

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