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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

A Moroccan farmer taught Penn State students about the properties of vetiver grass, including its ability to clean wastewater. The grass could be used as part of a solution to water-quality problems being experienced in Assoul, Morocco, where students spent time recently.

Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together

Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Did They Get It Right? - RedTails

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone

Updates:
Penn State Promise

Board of Trustees launches new website

Faculty Senate recaps 2011-12 activity for Board of Trustees

Frazier provides update on Special Investigations Task Force

Board of Trustees meeting to be streamed live

Penn State donates more than $2.6 million to abuse prevention efforts

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New drug shows promise in the fight against malignant melanoma

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A research team led by associate professor Gavin Robertson at the
College of Medicine has developed a new drug based on the anti-cancer compounds in cruciferous vegetables. Tests in mice suggest that this new drug is both safer and more potent than conventional therapies in targeting the most deadly form of skin cancer. (more)

The Medical Minute: Melanoma -- the most deadly form of skin cancer

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Did you know that May is melanoma month and that the number of people diagnosed with melanoma -- the deadliest of skin cancers -- increases by about 4 percent each year with one person dying from this disease every hour? At the current rate of increase, it is predicted that melanoma will affect 1 in 50 U.S. citizens by 2010. Unlike people diagnosed with other common cancers, including prostate and breast cancer, people with melanoma have roughly the same therapies available and chance for survival as they did 30 years ago, according to the latest edition of The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. (more)