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
Sean Stocker, associate professor of cellular and molecular physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, and Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute, has received an American Heart Association Established Investigator Award for his research looking at the effects of dietary sodium on cardiovascular function and disease.
This award is given to only 16 researchers across the United States. The five-year research grant is based on both past and present contributions and in future promise in cardiovascular research.
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More than 300 members of the community attended the inaugural Hands-Only CPR mass training event, sponsored by Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute, held on Feb. 4 at the Giant Center. Participants of all ages were enthusiastically engaged in learning this life-saving skill, how to use an AED, how to save a choking victim, and how to perform infant CPR.
New hands-only CPR sessions are scheduled in Hershey for March and April. (more)
The Penn State Hershey Master of Public Health (MPH) Program and members of the PHASE student organization are sponsoring an upcoming presentation by renowned health IT specialist and entrepreneur Todd Park, currently the chief technology officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on March 20 at Penn State College of Medicine. (more)
WGAL-TV will air the second part of a series featuring medical innovation and ground-breaking research conducted at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine at 7 p.m. on March 10. The final installment will air at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 19. For more details about each episode visit: www.pennstatehershey.org/medicineinblue. (more)
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine have launched the Penn State Hershey Institute for Personalized Medicine, which will bring together faculty, resources and programs devoted to advancing the relatively new field of personalized medicine, one of the most promising frontiers in medicine.
The new institute will work in close collaboration with departments and institutes across the Hershey campus, including the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, to advance research in this field and to translate that research into clinical applications. (more)
A tracheostomy performed within the first seven days after a severe head injury results in better overall patient outcome, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. This is especially true for patients who have a greater chance of surviving when admitted to the hospital. A tracheostomy is an opening created in the front of the neck directly into the trachea to allow unimpeded breathing (a tracheotomy is the act of making that opening). (more)
Adult stem cells from mice converted to antigen-specific T cells -- the immune cells that fight cancer tumor cells -- show promise in cancer immunotherapy and may lead to a simpler, more efficient way to use the body's immune system to fight cancer, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. (more)
While electronic cigarettes may be a long-term alternative to the real thing for some smokers, Penn State College of Medicine researchers suggest medical providers should continue to encourage more traditional smoking cessation methods. (more)
Obesity appears to impair normal muscle function in rats, an observation that could have significant implications for humans, according to Penn State researchers. (more)
At EdVenture 2011 on Thursday, April 14, the Penn State Hershey community will celebrate educational accomplishments. This annual event includes a lecture, workshop, poster presentations, and awards ceremony. Daniel D. Pratt will present the 2011 Woodward Lecture, "Highly Effective Teaching: Why can't everyone be like me (or you)?" (more)
