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Three students organizing food items in a large bin at the State College Food Bank

New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning

Danielle Rhubart is teaching a new course designed to provide needed service in the community and enhance students' educational experience. Students spend time assisting clients and helping manage donations at the Food Bank, as well as reflecting on their time volunteering and how it relates to the health topics they are learning in their traditional coursework.

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Natalie Meriwether named Biobehavioral Health Student Marshal

Natalie was active in the United Nations Association of Pennsylvania and participated in research on food security and nutrition in northern Kenya, earning multiple awards for her work. Congrats, Natalie!

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McLaughlin and Monty, Spring 2025 College Marshals

Congratulations to Bailey McLaughlin and Leah Monty, who will serve as the College of Health and Human Development student marshals for spring 2025 commencement!

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Effects of nicotine differ across lifespan

Young adults may be more sensitive to nicotine and, therefore, more susceptible to nicotine addiction than middle aged adults, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State Department of Biobehavioral Health.

Studying and displaying resilience

Yaryna Andrushko, a postdoctoral scholar who came to Penn State when the war began in her native Ukraine, has been studying resilience among people displaced by the war in her home country.

Read what she learned about resilience

New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning

Danielle Rhubart is teaching a new course designed to provide needed service in the community and enhance students' educational experience. Students spend time assisting clients and helping manage donations at the Food Bank, as well as reflecting on their time volunteering and how it relates to the health topics they are learning in their traditional coursework.

Read the story

Natalie Meriwether named Biobehavioral Health Student Marshal

Natalie was active in the United Nations Association of Pennsylvania and participated in research on food security and nutrition in northern Kenya, earning multiple awards for her work. Congrats, Natalie!

See all program marshals

McLaughlin and Monty, Spring 2025 College Marshals

Congratulations to Bailey McLaughlin and Leah Monty, who will serve as the College of Health and Human Development student marshals for spring 2025 commencement!

Learn more.

Effects of nicotine differ across lifespan

Young adults may be more sensitive to nicotine and, therefore, more susceptible to nicotine addiction than middle aged adults, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State Department of Biobehavioral Health.

Studying and displaying resilience

Yaryna Andrushko, a postdoctoral scholar who came to Penn State when the war began in her native Ukraine, has been studying resilience among people displaced by the war in her home country.

Read what she learned about resilience

New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning

Danielle Rhubart is teaching a new course designed to provide needed service in the community and enhance students' educational experience. Students spend time assisting clients and helping manage donations at the Food Bank, as well as reflecting on their time volunteering and how it relates to the health topics they are learning in their traditional coursework.

Read the story

New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning

Natalie Meriwether named Biobehavioral Health Student Marshal

McLaughlin and Monty, Spring 2025 College Marshals

Effects of nicotine differ across lifespan

Studying and displaying resilience

New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning

Natalie Meriwether named Biobehavioral Health Student Marshal

McLaughlin and Monty, Spring 2025 College Marshals

Effects of nicotine differ across lifespan

Studying and displaying resilience

New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning

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