一项新授予100万美元的美国项目.S. National Science Foundation grant will allow a group of multidisciplinary researchers at Penn State, in collaboration with Georgia Tech, to develop an early warning system for identifying and responding to emerging 物质使用 threats such as the rise of fentanyl overdoses in our communities.
Seven Penn State campuses have created the Commonwealth Arboreta Network, a network that will inventory trees and plant life while sharing research and teaching resources, with the eventual goal of creating an arboretum at each of the University's 24 campuses.
A professor at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 and an advocate for battling the stigma surrounding mental illness, 物质使用, addiction and vulnerable populations are the driving force behind the Oct. 12 performance of This Is My Brave - The Show at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校. It features original performances by community members who have suffered from the impact of stigma.
The 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 campus community marked Constitution Day with an event featuring speaker Nina Ahmad, president of the 宾西法尼亚 Chapter of the National Organization for Women, who encouraged students to learn about the issues, 投票, and lift others through the process.
More than two-thirds of children experience at least one traumatic event by the age of 16, which impacts all aspects of their development, according to a licensed professional counselor who led one of a series of workshops designed to provide teachers with strategies to provide improved outcomes for these children. The workshops are designed and offered by 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 Continuing Education.
Two teams from 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 joined a national coalition of more than 55 colleges and universities at the 2023 Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience. The three-day series of workshops, panels and provocations was aimed at improving equitable access and outcomes for low-income, 第一代, and students of color at the institutions.
Aneesah史密斯, 多元化总监, equity and inclusion at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, 会做一个混合讲座吗, titled "Fostering a Sense of Belonging to Improve Campus Culture,6月15日下午5:30至6:30.m. in the Foster Auditorium at University Park and via Zoom.
The Penn State Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction recently hosted its fourth annual conference in the HUB-Robeson Center at the University Park campus.
Penn State researchers recently participated in COSSA Social Science Advocacy Day, 在华盛顿举行, D.C., to advocate for the social and behavioral sciences research community.
