Lions Read is a mentoring program designed to enhance the early reading, math and science skills of children while providing Penn State 阿宾顿 education majors with work experience.
Nonmedical opioid users were more likely to say they began abusing opioids after friends and family members offered them the drugs, according to 研究人员. About 56 percent of the interviewees said they began using the painkillers recreationally first.
More than 200 研究人员, 教育工作者, practitioners and policymakers gathered recently for the Consortium to Combat Substance Abuse Conference, held on the University Park campus.
The Share Your Opioid Story initiative is hosting a 社区 Conversation at Penn State 阿宾顿 to tell the stories behind the statistics of the opioid crisis.The community event will take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 18, in the Lares Union Building at Penn State 阿宾顿.
A Penn State 阿宾顿 faculty member was instrumental in securing three grants totaling more than $2.7 million to combat the opioid epidemic in 宾西法尼亚 and nationwide.
Purchasing a $60,000 video robot to inspect stormwater pipes didn't fit into the budget for one 宾西法尼亚 municipality, so officials rely on Stormbot, built by students in Penn State's Philadelphia regional engineering degree.
Penn State 阿宾顿 will host a forum, "Enhancing Addiction Recovery: Reducing the Stigma," on March 24 that will bring survivors, 研究人员, and thought leaders together to focus on solutions to addiction.
For the second year in a row, the team at Penn State 招生 – Philadelphia participated in the nation’s largest Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service. On this day of service, the Penn State team joined more than 75 volunteers for a day of cleaning and restoration at Vaux Big Picture High School.
A series of mini-grants awarded to five Penn State 阿宾顿 faculty are funding projects that bring students to Philadelphia and take advantage of the city's unique assets.
