Topics: Sustainability

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Penn State addresses rural health through community informed research, outreach

Oct 11, 2023

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Penn State College of Medicine are leading the way in improving health for rural Pennsylvanians through research, education and community outreach.

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.

Graduate Profile: Natasha Sood, Doctor of Medicine; Master of Education

May 11, 2023

MD Program Graduate Natasha Sood recognizes that complex factors like climate change affect care. Her work to address these challenges makes us Penn State College of advocating for all Medicine.

A group of volunteers gathers outdoors in the reforestation area of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus around a sign that says “Tree Campus Healthcare: An Arbor Day Foundation Program.”

Hershey Medical Center awarded Tree Campus Healthcare designation

Apr 28, 2023

The Arbor Day Foundation has named Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center a Tree Campus Healthcare institution.

One masked woman provides another masked woman with a vaccine in her right arm.

College of Medicine fellow finds Black, Hispanic severe allergy patients are less likely to receive allergy shots

Apr 6, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have found Black and Hispanic patients with severe allergies are less likely to get a common treatment, allergen immunotherapy, compared to white patients.

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine campus is seen in an aerial photo on a sunny day.

Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center now part of Practice Greenhealth

Mar 10, 2023

Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center have joined Practice Greenhealth.

A graphic titled, "Implementation Science Core Accomplishments By the Numbers (through 2022). Next to a paper with a dollar sign icon is the text, "7 grants awarded." Next to a papers icon is the text, "6 papers published." Next to a person pointing at a screen icon is the text, "10 plus talks given." Next to an icon of three people wearing graduation caps is the text, "3 doctoral students and junior faculty trainees."

Penn State CTSI core services expand to include implementation science

Dec 2, 2022

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Implementation Science Core seeks to improve health equity, by increasing the adoption, integration and sustainability of evidence-based practices into real-world settings.

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Nearly $50 million supports College of Medicine research, community outreach

Nov 21, 2022

Between July and September 2022, College of Medicine researchers received 177 grants and contracts totaling $49.9 million for research.

Rebecca Bascom and two colleagues pose for a photo in front of a poster board. They are wearing masks.

Bascom has big plans as new lead of Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s Health and Environment theme

Aug 2, 2022

Dr. Rebecca Bascom will help Penn State Institutes for Energy and the Environment study changes to climate and its impact on human health.

Individual close ups of graduating medical students Shara Chopra, Aria Ghahramani, Stephanie Golub, Brittainy Hereford, Noor Kawmi and Andrea Schneider.

Penn State College of Medicine readies students to meaningfully contribute to improving patient care

Jun 15, 2022

Medical students at Penn State College of Medicine taking health system science courses learn how to build partnerships among clinicians, engineers and operations to improve process flow and remove barriers to patient care.

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