Still Life
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Children explore career options at University Park
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Students, faculty and staff returning to the University Park campus for the start of spring semester classes today (Jan. 10) will see the first visible signs of progress on the Biobehavioral Health Building construction site since the construction fencing went up back in October. The bridge connecting Henderson Building and Henderson Building South has been demolished -- a step necessary before construction on the new building could begin. (more)
Ground was broken Friday (Sept. 17) for a new building on the University Park campus that will help Penn Staters expand knowledge of the factors that affect our health and the interventions necessary to promote a higher quality of life. Construction on the new Biobehavioral Health Building, to be located south of Henderson Building between the Old Main Lawn and the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn, will begin in October and the building is scheduled to be occupied in November 2012. President Graham Spanier, Board of Trustees members and others were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony marking the kick off of the project. (more)
Fred Vondracek retired on June 30, 2010, after a 41-year tenure at Penn State. Now a professor emeritus of human development, Vondracek had a profound impact on the people he worked with and on the University as a whole. He held a multitude of academic leadership roles, helped shape and build a department and a college, broadened Penn State's international reach and paved the way to improve work-life balance for Penn State employees. (more)
Decision making within families is an important way for young people to gain independence and responsibility, and adolescence is a time of increasing autonomy. A longitudinal study by Penn State researchers in the College of Health and Human Development concludes that teens have more say in certain areas than in others, and that some teens have more autonomy than others. (more)
Penn State researchers are examining how stress at work impacts employees and their families using a data collection method known as the "daily diary." Susan McHale, professor of human development and director of Penn State's Social Science Research Institute, and three other investigators on the multisite Work, Family & Health Network presented data at a congressional briefing in October. McHale's presentation focused on studying the effects of workplace stress using a daily diary. (more)
Students in the College of Health and Human Development on the University Park campus now have a place in Henderson Building where they can study, check e-mail, or meet up with friends. Room 10 Henderson Building has undergone a large-scale renovation and has been converted into the Hintz Family Student Center. (more)
Martin Sliwinski, professor of human development and family studies, has been appointed director of Penn State's Gerontology Center, effective Aug. 14, 2009.
"Penn State is widely known for their interdisciplinary research," said Sliwinski. "I'm looking forward to involving faculty from across the University to push our center in new and innovative directions." (more)
Next time you're near The Nittany Lion Inn, keep an eye out for a new blue and white landmark. On Thursday, Aug. 27, Penn State's newest historical marker was unveiled next to the Biomechanics Teaching Lab. The marker recognizes the establishment of the lab, which is part of the Department of Kinesiology, and the three people who established and enhanced it. It was the first lab of its kind, and it is now renowned. (more)
Garry Chick, professor of recreation, park and tourism management, has been named head of Penn State's Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management (RPTM), effective Aug. 15. (more)
How employees manage stress at work and in their homes is the focus of Penn State's portion of a $35 million National Institutes of Health grant that will also test the efficacy of a workplace intervention designed to reduce employee stress and promote well-being. (more)
