Manohar Singh, division head for social sciences at Penn State Abington, and Steve Hynes '90, CEO of MRO, discuss plans for the business degree. MRO employees voted to name conference rooms in honors of the company's location near Valley Forge National Historical Park. This room is called Washington's Headquarters.
Penn State Abington students including Ryan Douglas and David Lesowski use the pond and other resources on campus for coursework and projects related to sustainability.
The Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management at Penn State has established the Social Science Acoustics Lab in Keller Building at the University Park campus. The lab is used in a variety of ways to investigate the impact natural sounds have on human health.
New research suggests that dieting during pregnancy compromises children’s math abilities. Eric J. Connolly, associate professor at Penn State Abington, said the findings can impact important preventative interventions.
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.
