Jun 2, 2026
Twenty-nine students in Penn State College of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program took an important first step toward their future profession during the Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony.
Jun 1, 2026
Alyssa Anderson, MD, faculty member, and Scott Tucker, MD, PhD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program for the month of June.
May 26, 2026
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have discovered that a DNA repair protein gene gone rogue may unlock new cancer treatments.
May 22, 2026
Penn State College of Medicine has appointed Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, pediatrics and public health sciences, as vice dean for research, clinical and translational science.
Penn State College of Medicine has appointed Indira U. Mysorekar, PhD, as vice dean for research, basic science and graduate studies.
May 21, 2026
A new study led by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine found that switching to a pod-based salt-nicotine e-cigarette could improve the odds of quitting cigarette smoking while meaningfully lowering exposure to harmful chemicals.
May 19, 2026
As part of its 56th Commencement celebration, Penn State College of Medicine recognizes several graduates from the medical student, physician assistant, MD/PhD and graduate programs who did outstanding work in their academic and clinical careers.
May 5, 2026
Lena Becker, a fourth-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine, recently had her personal essay published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Charles “Nick” Zawatsky, an MD/PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program, has received a fellowship from the NIH to support his research training.
The director of the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has earned national recognition. Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD, MPH, was named a 2026 Fellow of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science, a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers.
