May 11, 2019
Chixiang Chen, a Penn State College of Medicine Biostatistics PhD student, has been selected as a winner of the Best Student Paper Award presented by The American Statistical Association’s Section on Nonparametric Statistics.
A project to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy is benefitting from a partnership between Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Highmark Health Enterprise Analytics Data Science Research.
Apr 29, 2019
The National Institutes of Health granted Penn State College of Medicine researchers more than $2 million in March to support both new and established projects.
Apr 2, 2019
A recent study, published in Nature Genetics, reveals that addictions to tobacco and alcohol may result from a complex blend of genes and environmental influences, and are genetically correlated to other health issues and diseases.
Mar 15, 2019
Researchers will have a better understanding of factors associated with opioid use disorders in teenagers through a new project recently funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Mar 7, 2019
Discrimination may affect the health and well-being of women of color, according to research presented by Yendelela Cuffee, assistant professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine.
Feb 15, 2019
Nilam Ram, PhD, professor of human development and family studies, will present “Analysis of Experience Sampling and Ecological Momentary Assessment Data, Part 2: Using Multilevel Models of Intraindividual Covariation” at the next Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Recent Topics in Research Methods Seminar Series.
Feb 14, 2019
For the second year in a row, a team of Penn State students will participate in the International Emory Global Health Case Competition in Atlanta.
Feb 12, 2019
The Health Systems Science team at Penn State College of Medicine regularly profiles educators who communicate the value of health systems science to medical students. This spotlight highlights William J. Curry, MD, MS.
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.