Author: Penn State Live
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Blogging Relieves Stress on New Mothers
Read more: Blogging Relieves Stress on New MothersNew mothers who read and write blogs may feel less alone than mothers who do not participate in a blogging community, according to family studies researchers. “It looks like blogging might be helping these women as they transition into motherhood because they may begin to feel more connected to their extended family and friends, which leads them to feel more supported,” said Brandon T. McDaniel, graduate student in human development and family studies at Penn State. “That potentially is going to spill out into other aspects of their well being, including their marital relationship with their partner, the ways that…
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Lady Lions Fall to UConn in Sweet Sixteen
Read more: Lady Lions Fall to UConn in Sweet SixteenThe No. 4 seed Penn State Lady Lions (26-7, 13-3) suffered a 77-59 loss to No. 1 seed Connecticut (32-4, 13-3 Big East) on Sunday evening to end the 2012 season and their NCAA run. Junior Mia Nickson (Ashburn, Va.) was Penn State’s leading scorer with 19 points. This was Penn State’s first visit to the Sweet Sixteen since 2004 when the Lady Lions advanced to the Elite Eight, but also saw their season ended in a 66-49 setback to UConn. Penn State is now 3-7 all-time versus the Huskies, 4-8 in the Sweet Sixteen and 29-23 overall in NCAA…
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Daylight Saving Time Leads to Cyberloafing
Read more: Daylight Saving Time Leads to CyberloafingThe annual shift to daylight saving time and its accompanying loss of sleep cause employees to spend more time than normal surfing the Web for content unrelated to their work, resulting in potentially massive productivity losses, according to researchers. Web searches related to entertainment rise sharply the Monday after the shift to daylight saving time when compared to the preceding and subsequent Mondays, according to D. Lance Ferris, assistant professor of management and organization in Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, and his colleagues David T. Wagner, Singapore Management University; Christopher M. Barnes, Virginia Tech University; and Vivien K. G.…
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Penn State Well-Represented in Super Bowl XLVI
Read more: Penn State Well-Represented in Super Bowl XLVIPenn State again will be well-represented on the field and the sidelines at the Super Bowl.
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O’Brien Announces Several Members of Nittany Lion Coaching Staff
Read more: O’Brien Announces Several Members of Nittany Lion Coaching StaffPenn State head football coach Bill O’Brien today announced six members of his first coaching staff.
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The Medical Minute: Hand Hygiene
Read more: The Medical Minute: Hand HygieneLearn simple ways to promote health in your home.
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Penn State Selects Bill O’Brien to Lead Football Program
Read more: Penn State Selects Bill O’Brien to Lead Football ProgramThe Pennsylvania State University has selected Bill O’Brien as its 15th head football coach in its storied 125-year history.
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Taking a Poverty Resolution
Read more: Taking a Poverty ResolutionMatthew Jones didn’t consider himself to be a typical MBA student when he applied for admission to the Penn State Smeal College of Business. Rather than setting his sights on becoming a wealthy executive, he decided to devote his business and financial research interests to issues of poverty in developing countries. Jones, now a graduate of the Penn State Smeal MBA Program, continues his mission to serve others through a nonprofit he co-founded with his brother, Andrew, a current MBA student at Smeal. Their organization, Poverty Resolutions, grew to fruition following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010.…
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Limited Access to Higher Education May Harm Society
Read more: Limited Access to Higher Education May Harm SocietyThe rising cost of a college education and limited access to financial aid may create a less productive workforce and steeper wealth inequity, according to a study by two North American economists. Students with low-income parents are discovering that it is more difficult to find funds to pay for a college education now compared to students of similar economic backgrounds in the 1980s, said Alexander Monge-Naranjo, assistant professor of economics, Penn State. “The consensus was that in the 1980s, credit constraints didn’t seem to matter for those who went to college,” said Monge-Naranjo. “But according to the latest data, we…
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Satellite Images of Nighttime Lights Help Track Disease Outbreaks
Read more: Satellite Images of Nighttime Lights Help Track Disease OutbreaksThe research is expected to help medical professionals to synchronize vaccination strategies.