Penn State Harrisburg is offering two opportunities in April to learn more about its Career Studies program. The program provides individuals with intellectual disabilities and other developmental disabilities to participate in the university experience, audit academic courses and enroll in courses that focus on career development.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre will host the touring exhibition of "The Zombie Ant Experience" during common hour on select days in April.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health recently announced the dates for phases 1B, 1C and 2 of the commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccination distribution program and Penn State is strongly encouraging all students, faculty and staff to sign up to get a vaccine as soon as they are eligible to receive one.
As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize nine Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what's asked of them in their work at the University. Thank you Wes, Sonia, Jennifer, Mary, Megan, Todd, Tami, Maria and Marie — and everyone who helps make Penn State such an incredible community!
The Douglas W. Pollock Center for Addiction Outreach and Research at Penn State Harrisburg is continuing its Life Unites Us campaign to end the stigma around opioid use disorder by creating a data dashboard that sheds light on opioid and substance use disorder stigma in Pennsylvania.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Smart Home Research Initiative will host a virtual symposium titled “The Future of Aging: Smart Home Technology, Healthcare, Research, and Practice” on April 9. The symposium will bring together public and private entities that share interests in advancing innovations that improve the quality of life for older adults and individuals with disabilities.
People of color have suffered disproportionately from COVID-19, but this is not surprising, according to members of a panel during Penn State Harrisburg's recent “Health Disparities in the Age of COVID-19” discussion. The panelists said the health industry has long produced worse outcomes for underrepresented populations, adding that it does not have to be this way.
Shirley Clark, professor of environmental engineering in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has earned the 2021 Service to the Institute Award from the 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers-Environment and Water Resources Institute.
Elizabeth Tisdell, professor of lifelong learning and adult education, has been named a distinguished professor by the Penn State Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. She is one of 13 faculty University-wide named as a distinguished professor for 2021.
