The campus' nursing program hosted a Lunch and Learn program on northeast Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic. Representatives from the Wright Center for Community Health discussed how opiates have been used to treat pain, and the devastating neurological and physiological effects opioid addiction has on the body, as well as treatment options.
More than 600 people were in attendance when Penn State Scranton’s Chorale, Roc[k]tet and Campus Jazz Band took the stage last month for the campus’ annual Spring Concert.
At its recent Cocktails by Moonlight fundraiser, the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania presented Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa and several other community leaders with awards for distinction as child advocates.
Penn State Scranton alumnus John Durdan, a professional engineer at the Clarks Summit firm Highland Associates, recently returned to campus to offer engineering students tips for achieving a long-term career in the profession.
Penn State University Libraries awarded its Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy to students at nearly all undergraduate Penn State campuses in April, honoring 97 undergraduate students as well as eight graduate students participating in their respective campus-wide research exhibition events.
On Wednesday, five students from the campus’ Corporate Communication program were inducted into the Penn State Scranton chapter of Lamda Pi Eta, the official honor society of the National Communication Association.
The campus' ninth annual free Nittany Lion's Children's Health Fair took place April 27 in the campus Multi-Purpose Building, drawing close to 100 area children along with their parents for a combination of treats, fun and useful information on staying healthy.
Raymond Petren, assistant professor of human development and family studies at Penn State Scranton, recently shared his findings from his study, “Union Stability among Mothers and Stepfathers: Contributions of Stepfathers and Biological Fathers,” which was published in the Journal of Family Psychology in 2018.
Several representatives of Penn State Scranton’s nursing program recently traveled to Rhode Island to present their research at the Eastern Nursing Research Society’s 31st Annual Scientific Sessions.
