A research collaboration between a first-year Penn State Abington student and a faculty mentor yielded intriguing findings in the link between maternal depression and problem behaviors in teens. Their study claimed one of the top prizes at the Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities (ACURA) annual poster fair.
A Penn State Abington biology professor and two student researchers identified a cellular pathway that might improve outcomes in elderly populations suffering from heat-related illness or hyperthermia. A peer-reviewed journal recently accepted their manuscript for publication.
Penn State Abington students traveled to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, one of the premier study locations in the world for astronomers, last fall to collect data for their research projects. Three days in a remote West Virginia mountain town learning to use and tune enormous telescopes led to months of number crunching as part of the Abington College Undergraduate Research Activities (ACURA).
The Office of the Vice Provost for Education Equity announced the University programs that will be supported by Equal Opportunity Planning Committee funding in summer 2015 and academic year 2015-16.
Penn State Abington student Cadman Herbert fulfilled his Expo-tential: He impressed a recruiter at the college's Career Expo, secured an internship and converted the position into a job. He, like many other Abington students and alumni, prepared for the event with advice from the Abington Career Development Center staff.
Seven faculty scholars university-wide have received Fulbright awards for the 2014-15 cycle, which continues Penn State’s strong representation in the program.
As part of Penn State’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness about sexual violence, the University is marking Sexual Assault Awareness month in April, with events slated to take place at campuses across the Commonwealth. Those events include lectures, film screenings, self-defense training, “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” events and other educational programs.
