Penn State has named Stephen Taub, a former Penn State Abington student and a 1973 graduate of the University Park campus, as its 2019 Philanthropist of the Year.
Nonmedical opioid users were more likely to say they began abusing opioids after friends and family members offered them the drugs, according to researchers. About 56 percent of the interviewees said they began using the painkillers recreationally first.
"Since I arrived at Penn State Abington, every single year I think I’ve peaked in a different category in my life whether academically or socially,” junior Sahiba Bansal said.
Penn State recently awarded three Strategic Plan Seed Grants totaling almost $750,000 to collaborative groups that include Penn State Abington faculty.
A policy change is set to take effect this summer outlining how Penn State intervenes when students encounter academic difficulty, with the hope of providing better routes to recovery.
Penn State researchers recently attended the Consortium of Social Science Association’s 2019 Social Science Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., taking part in a full schedule of events to bring awareness to social and behavioral sciences.
Nichola D. Gutgold, professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Lehigh Valley, co-wrote a book with Abigail S. Kennedy, lecturer in English at Penn State Abington, titled “Madam President: Women Who Paved the Way.”
The North Eastern Athletic Conference has named a Penn State Abington student-athlete as its Pitcher of the Year, and several baseball players were included on all-conference teams.
Thomas Hyers, a criminal justice instructor at Penn State Abington, believes that introducing students to the real world is a critical component of high-impact teaching. He recently escorted a group of students to Washington, D.C., to explore sites related to the course CrimJ210: Policing in America, with the National Law Enforcement Museum as the centerpiece of their visit.
The Share Your Opioid Story initiative is hosting a Community Conversation at the Schlow Centre Region Library in State College at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30.
