Area residents can learn how to balance doctoral study at Penn State Harrisburg with a busy personal schedule at an Information Night Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 6 p.m.
Science has sought the "cause" of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until recently the best approach to cervical cancer was to detect it early with a Pap test performed during a gynecologic examination. While the occurrence of advanced cervical cancer has dropped through widespread use of the Pap test, there are many women in the United States and millions worldwide who do not get or have access to Pap tests. This year in the United States, about 12,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Almost 4,000 will die of the disease which is easily detectable and easily cured, if found early.
Brian Johnson will share his message of “diversimilarity” with Penn State Harrisburg students at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22 in the Capital Union Building’s Student Center.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that belongs to a group of illnesses called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about one in 500 people suffers from IBD. Crohn's can present at any age and affects both genders and all races. It is a chronic disease for which there is no cure, but for which health care providers and researchers are improving their ability to decrease its activity.
It may be uncomfortable to think about after the holidays, but currently two-thirds of Americans are overweight and about five percent are actually clinically severely obese. New Year's resolutions are great, but they probably won't do much to solve this growing epidemic. Very few people are able to lose significant weight through diet and exercise, and even fewer are able to keep the weight off long term.
Penn State Harrisburg graduate E. Philip Wenger has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Fulton Financial Corp., the company announced December 31.
A resident of Pequea, Wenger has served as senior executive vice president for the Lancaster-based financial holding company since 2006.
Penn State Harrisburg’s community observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 19 will again include an original dramatic production and a musical celebration.
Clickers and POGIL may not sound like academic terms, but a faculty member at Penn State Harrisburg is utilizing them to enhance learning and knowledge in his chemistry classrooms.
Penn State Harrisburg’s commitment to archive and chronicle the history of the Jewish experience in Harrisburg has been given a productive boost from one of its students.
The Harrisburg Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has a much-needed web presence for the first time, thanks to the talented efforts of three Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate students.
