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Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Monday, June 3, 2024.  A WVU professor of astronomy has been elected to one of the top science academies in the world…Hot dog lovers, share your chili recipe for a chance to win a prize as part of the 2024 WV Day celebration…and find a rewarding career in technology in #YesWV…on today's daily304. #1 – From WVU TODAY – A globally recognized leader in astronomy at West Virginia University has been elected to one of the top scientific academies in the world. Duncan Lorimer, professor of physics and astronomy in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as a 2024 Fellow of the Royal Society of London for his contributions to pulsar astrophysics and his role in the discovery of fast radio bursts. Lorimer, who also serves as associate dean for research in the Eberly College, first received the news in March, right after he got out of class. “Interestingly, we'd been studying Hawking radiation from black hole explosions in class that day, which was one of the landmark achievements of Stephen Hawking (who was elected to the Royal Society in 1974)... My immediate reaction…was, ‘Wow!' Being connected to this legacy was quite awe-inspiring and emotional for me.” Founded in 1660, and now the oldest continuously running organization of its kind, the Royal Society is an independent scientific academy devoted to advancing science for the betterment of humanity. Read more: https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2024/05/20/pioneering-wvu-astrophysicist-named-prestigious-fellow-of-the-royal-society-the-oscar-of-the-science-world    #2 – From WCHS-TV – Anyone looking to sink their teeth into a culinary challenge will have the opportunity on West Virginia's 161st birthday. First Lady Cathy Justice has announced plans to celebrate West Virginia Day with a hot dog sauce cookoff. Cooks may submit their own chili recipes to earn cash prizes. The most boss sauce will be served atop hot dogs at a 2024 West Virginia Day celebration on June 20.  Read more: https://wchstv.com/news/local/who-will-be-top-dog-wva-hot-dog-sauce-cookoff-held-to-celebrate-west-virginia-day#   #3 – From JOBCASE – Have you always wanted to work in technology, but wasn't sure how? Consider starting or growing your career in technology and innovation in the West Virginia tech ecosystem. West Virginia is home to a hub of technology companies, tech-focused accelerators, high-tech parks, community colleges and higher education systems. The tech industry generates $2.5 billion in new job opportunities. For entrepreneurs, WV fosters tech startups with access to a variety of funding sources. Sound like something you'd be interested in? Check out Jobcase.com to learn more about the technology industry and job openings in #YesWV. Read more: https://www.jobcase.com/articles/get-hired-into-west-virginias-tech-ecosystem-2   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.  

This is a rebroadcast of a previous episode. What is required to be a competitive applicant starts with your preparation years. In the past, students with great grades and good MCAT scores were shoe-ins for admission. We know that the admissions process now in 2023 is far more complex and competitive for even the most incredible students to navigate. This episode breaks apart some of the common, myths, misconceptions, and barriers to preparing yourself for the health professions and gives some advice on ways to adjust your thinking to improve your approach, and ultimately, your enjoyment in preparing for this journey.AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Prehealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of Prehealth Advising in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the Prehealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving prehealth students across the university system.

Gun Violence and Mass Shootings, while not unique to the United States, is a uniquely US American problem in how it is viewed and treated. In this week's episode, we are once again joined by Dr. Mekel to discuss this ethical concern, its impact on healthcare, and what future providers should be thinking about and considering to positively influence this issue in their future work - especially for primary care providers. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Prehealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of Prehealth Advising in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the Prehealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student, at every institution, or for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving prehealth students across the university system.

In this episode, we discuss semaglutides, more commonly referred to by their brand names (Wegovy, Ozempic, etc.) have grown significantly in popularity. Originally designed and intended for managing diabetes in a more efficient and effective manner, they have begun to be prescribed for weight loss and have been heralded as a miracle cure for obesity. As with all miracle cures, the other side isn't as glamorous as we'd like to think. This episode digs into the science, culture, and sociology (and of course the ethics) of this pharmaceutical marvel and what it means for future care providers. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Prehealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of Prehealth Advising in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the Prehealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student, at every institution, or for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving prehealth students across the university system.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine joined the podcast this week to discuss their school, curriculum, community engagement, longitudinal research project, and more. Clayton Steup, Director of Special Programs & Recruitment, joins us to share his perspective and help all applicants understand how they may find their fit or home at Pitt Med. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Prehealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of Prehealth Advising in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the Prehealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student, at every institution, or for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving prehealth students across the university system.

In this week's episode, we welcome back Dr. Michele Mekel to discuss CRISPR-Cas9 which enables scientists to edit parts of the genetic material of living organisms. This discussion focuses on the ethical, anthropological, and biological implications of this technology. For future healthcare providers, we talk about things to think about as this technology begins to be used in applications never before thought possible. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In another entry in our STUDENT STORIES series, we welcome a Penn State student who will be attending the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. We talk to him about his journey to dentistry, what he has done along the way to prepare, and what he has done to feel ready. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

SHPEP is a free summer enrichment program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions. SHPEP's goal is to strengthen the academic proficiency and career development of students from economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds and those with demonstrated interest in issues affecting underserved populations to prepare them for a successful application and matriculation to health professions schools. Students from backgrounds underrepresented in the sciences are encouraged to apply. This episode shares the stories of two participants from the summer of 2023. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

For students developing their school lists, starting their journey to their future health profession, or wanting to make a personal connection to admissions officers at schools that you may be interested in the Penn State Health Professions Expo can be a useful tool. This episode will talk about what the expo is, how to prepare for it, and make the most out of this exciting opportunity. The 2024 Expo is on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm in Alumni in the HUB. Below are some links to help you prepare: First- and Second-Year Students:Plan to use this event to explore all the possible opportunities in the health professions. Use our foundations guide to help you prepare for before, during, and after the Health Professions Expo.Juniors, Seniors, and Upcoming Applicants:Plan to use this event to learn more about schools in your desired profession. Use our upcoming applicants guide to help you prepare for before, during, and after the Health Professions Expo.AND, you can look at the programs that are attending.AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Nick DeMario, a current M1 at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University sits down with us to talk about his journey to medicine, the help he received along the way, and how he found the right place for him with Sidney Kimmel. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

For most applicants, their worst case scenario is a cycle that does not result in an acceptance. It is hard to experience a "failed" application. It can feel dehumanizing, like you aren't a good applicant, or that you won't ever get an acceptance. However, there is power in learning what went wrong and taking the steps to improve yourself and what you can offer to a health professions program. This episode overviews what students who haven't not had a positive result in their cycle to consider to improve their overall application. Reapplicants can be some of the strongest applicants in the cycle. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This is a rebroadcast of an earlier episode being re-released because of its timely relevance for the upcoming application cycle.In the admissions cycle for the Health Professions, there is no part of the application that a student has more control over than the personal statement. And, it is essential to get right if you want to move through the admissions process and get an interview invitation. In this episode, we discuss the Personal Statement and how it is used in the application from both the applicant's and admissions officer's viewpoint.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This week's episode is geared toward our students at Penn State. In this episode, we give advice for those working toward completing a comprehensive review this semester in preparation for the upcoming admissions cycle. The Comprehensive Review is a process that Penn State uses to help students feel more ready for their application and to put forth the best possible version of themselves in the competitive application processes for the health professions. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

For applicants in the current application cycle, January can be a difficult time. Some of you may have not heard from schools at all, some of you may be waiting on decisions post-interview, and some of you may be on waitlists possibly even at your dream program. This week's episode talks about reasons students may be communicating with Admissions Offices during this time of the cycle, what the nature of those communications might be, and best practices for applicants considering this option. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This week we are thrilled to welcome back Dave Cassiday to walk you through a guided writing exercise focused on the reflection of your experiences in your pursuit of your intended health profession. How students communicate their thoughts, insights, and ideas through their application can make or break their candidacy regardless of their metrics. This exercise will give students the space and time to explore those thoughts in an organized consistent way which will also give students a bank of content to use in future applications. AUDIO: INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-Media OUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-Media ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The PreHealth Podcast at Penn State is a production of the Prehealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at The Pennsylvania State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Sometimes viewed as the "resume" section, the Work & Activities (or Experiences and Achievements section depending on your application service) couldn't be further from a simple resumer. In this section, we discuss the anatomy and physiology of the work and activities section and how this section is used by Admissions officers to make decisions and better understand an applicant. We also provide some strategies for students to help these entries better tell their story.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

One part of your application process that has the greatest influence on your success, is selecting a great school list. In this week's episode, we talk about the important aspects to consider when crafting your school list and the ways in which this list can impact the success or failure of a cycle. AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSounds OUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSounds ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

One of the largest changes over the past decade in admissions for health professional training programs has been the widespread adoption of holistic review. In this episode, we dive deeply into the history of admissions, how holistic review became more and more commonplace in admissions over time, and also how holistic review MAY come in to place when reviewing and evaluating a student's application.AUDIO: INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-Media OUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-Media ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This section can be EXTREMELY tedious. But, it is important to do right. This week, we discuss the grade entry and standardized test portions of the application. These items "open the doors" for schools to want to look more deeply at your application and can influence how schools interpret you as an applicant.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Tiffany Matthews to help students get these influential and impactful experiential learning opportunities. Links mentioned in today's podcast:Penn State Research Links:URFM Database for PSU Research: https://urfm.psu.edu/research/undergraduate-research-opportunities-databaseSearching for Research at Penn State (comprehensive all campuses): https://pure.psu.edu/en/Psychology Research Opportunities: https://psych.la.psu.edu/undergraduate/engaged-scholarship-in-psychology/research/opportunities/Biomedical Engineering: https://science.psu.edu/chem/research/biologicalResearch funding opportunities at Penn State (for Penn State students):Erickson Discovery Grants: https://urfm.psu.edu/programs/erickson-discovery-grantStudent Engagement Network: https://www.engage.psu.edu/sen-grant-program/ECoS SURE (must be an Eberly College of Science student): https://science.psu.edu/current-students/undergraduate-research/summer-undergraduate-research-programSummer Research Opportunities:AAMC Biomedical Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: https://www.aamc.org/professional-development/affinity-groups/great/summer-undergrad-research-programsBIG 10 SROP (if you are considering grad school): https://btaa.org/docs/default-source/diversity/srop2019flyer.pdf?sfvrsn=6c8acb17_2 and https://btaa.org/resources-for/students/srop/campus-profilesREU Finder: https://reufinder.com/NSF REUs: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jspAUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Penn State Research Links: URFM Database for PSU Research: https://urfm.psu.edu/research/undergraduate-research-opportunities-database Searching for Research at Penn State (comprehensive all campuses): https://pure.psu.edu/en/ Life Science Research through the Huck Institute of Life Sciences (go to the faculty pages): https://www.huck.psu.edu/graduate-programs Psychology Research Opportunities: https://psych.la.psu.edu/undergraduate/engaged-scholarship-in-psychology/research/opportunities/ Biomedical Engineering: https://science.psu.edu/chem/research/biological Chemistry Department (Biological Research): https://www.bme.psu.edu/research/index.aspx​ Research funding opportunities at Penn State (for Penn State students): Erickson Discovery Grants: https://urfm.psu.edu/programs/erickson-discovery-grant Student Engagement Network: https://www.engage.psu.edu/sen-grant-program/ ECoS SURE (must be an Eberly College of Science student): https://science.psu.edu/current-students/undergraduate-research/summer-undergraduate-research-program Summer Research Opportunities: Pathways to Science: https://www.pathwaystoscience.org​ AAMC Biomedical Summer Undergraduate Research Programs: https://www.aamc.org/professional-development/affinity-groups/great/summer-undergrad-research-programs BIG 10 SROP (if you are considering grad school): https://btaa.org/docs/default-source/diversity/srop2019flyer.pdf?sfvrsn=6c8acb17_2 and https://btaa.org/resources-for/students/srop/campus-profiles REU Finder: https://reufinder.com/ NSF REUs: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.jsp NIH Summer Internship: https://www.training.nih.gov/research-training/pb/sip/

YES! The rumor is true. You CAN study abroad as a student tracking toward a health profession. In this week's episode, we are joined by our colleague from the Office of Science Engagement whose focus is on global experiences. We discuss all things study abroad, opportunities for students at Penn State, share some personal stories from our own trips abroad as students, and how you can make this exciting opportunity a reality! This is an episode that you do not want to miss! During this episode, we discussed two important links: ECoS study abroad page: https://science.psu.edu/current-students/education-abroad Self-enroll into the Science Abroad Canvas Group: https://psu.instructure.com/enroll/4HG3YA AUDIO: INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-Media OUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-Media ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

You have recently arrived on campus, you have started your prerequisites, and have started to get adjusted to the college lifestyle. You may be thinking... what in the world should I be doing to be a competitive future applicant? This episode overviews where we feel students should be starting, what they should be prioritizing, and how to use these early experiences to build a strong future application. AUDIO: INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-Media OUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-Media ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

[This is a rebroadcast of a previous episode but is being rereleased since the content is timely for students working toward their Comprehensive Review or working on their portfolio.] Most students barely give the Biographical Section much thought and for most students, it makes a lot of sense. The section is mostly data entry and includes some pretty routine, standard information. But understanding how this information is used in the application process is helpful for students in crafting it with care. Additionally, this section includes questions about a student's legal and institutional history - these questions are essential to get right for students to be fully considered and reviewed by schools. This week, we focus on this important section to help applicants understand its power in their application.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

The Comprehensive Review process is a tool used by PreHealth Advisers at Penn State to help guide their students to success in the application cycle. Even if you aren't a Penn State student who has access to this sort of opportunity, you can still take the details of how we approach this process and use that to support your own process. For Penn State students, please refer to these resources to help you get started with this process: Applicant Guide: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.psu.edu/dist/d/41191/files/2023/09/2025-Applicant-Guide.pdfComprehensive Review Guide: https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.psu.edu/dist/d/41191/files/2023/09/Comprehensive-Review.pdfAUDIO: INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-Media OUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-Media ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the be ...

This is a rerelease of a past episode. We will routinely rerelease content to assist listeners with content at timely parts of the year. For this week's episode, we are talking about common myths and misconceptions that we hear about during the application cycle. We will have more "mythbusting" episodes in the future but for this one, we start from the very beginning of the application cycle all the way through matriculation. If you are planning to apply this year, this episode is definitely for you.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

The Eberly College of Science at Penn State University has an Early Assurance Program with the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry. This episode will discuss the ins and outs of the application, who this program is a good fit for, and some strategies for approaching the application to best showcase your readiness and fit for this program. AUDIO: INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-Media OUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-Media ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This will be the first in a series of rebroadcasted episodes to be able to reach new listeners with our back catalog of episodes. Roughly 1 in 4 students at Penn State identify as 1st Generation (this varies by campus). First-generation (first-gen) students tend to have higher satisfaction in their college experience compared to their peers, greater learning gains, and demonstrate a greater ability to overcome setbacks of all kinds. However, they often face psychological, academic, financial, and social challenges that their peers do not experience in the same ways, and about one in three leave college within the first three years. In this week's conversation, we dive deep into a conversation about this population with our colleague, Marc Counterman - a first-generation Penn State graduate and current PreHealth Adviser at Penn State.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

The Eberly College of Science has an Early Assurance Program with the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in NJ. This episode will discuss the ins and outs of the application, who this program is a good fit for, and some strategies for approaching the application to best showcase your readiness and fit for this program. AUDIO:INTRO Song is This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song is Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In this episode, we are focusing on the myths and common misconceptions about the standardized test for students pursuing medicine as a career. We see a lot of students with counterintuitive thoughts and understandings around the exam. We break down the most common things we see and try to set you up for success. AUDIO: INTRO Song was This Science by Coma-MediaOUTRO Song was Screening by Coma-MediaACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Please join us for the most popular of our re-runs thus far. It's the return of Episode 55 with Professor Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue Ethics! In this episode, I am joined by ⁠⁠Christopher Snyder⁠⁠, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics.  We discuss Tolkien's background , training, ⁠⁠academic work⁠⁠ and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in ⁠⁠The Hobbit ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠The Lord of the Rings⁠⁠.  Drawing on arguments from his latest book, ⁠⁠Hobbit Virtues⁠⁠, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in the moral life and why Tolkien isn't just or even primarily for children. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation. Christopher Snyder became the first dean of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University in 2011. He is Professor of History and Director of British Studies at MSU, an affiliated faculty member in the Department of English, and was a History Research Fellow at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2019. His MA and PhD in Medieval History are from Emory University, and in addition to Emory he has taught at the College of William and Mary and at Marymount University, where he served for nine years as Chair of the Department of History and Politics and five years as Director of the Honors Program. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, where he majored in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Dr. Snyder has authored ten books and numerous articles in the fields of archaeology, history, literary criticism, ethics, and medieval studies. His most recent book is Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics through J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (New York and London: Pegasus/ Simon & Schuster, 2020) . Dr. Snyder has also lectured frequently at the Smithsonian Institution and has appeared on the History Channel, The Learning Channel, the National Geographic Channel, and BBC television and radio. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals and internet projects in medieval and Arthurian studies. Jennifer Frey is the incoming inaugural dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa. Through Spring of 2023, she served as Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina and as a fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America. She also previously served as a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago, where she was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts and an affiliated faculty in the philosophy department. Frey holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington. She has published widely on action, virtue, practical reason, and meta-ethics, and has recently co-edited an interdisciplinary volume, Self-Transcendence and Virtue: Perspectives from Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology (Routledge, 2018). Her writing has also been featured in First Things, Fare Forward, Image, Law and Liberty, Plough, The Point, and USA Today. You can follow her on Twitter ⁠@ jennfrey⁠. Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is inaugural dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

Please join us for the most popular of our re-runs thus far. It's the return of Episode 55 with Professor Christopher Snyder on Tolkien and Virtue Ethics! In this episode, I am joined by ⁠Christopher Snyder⁠, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics.  We discuss Tolkien's background , training, ⁠academic work⁠ and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in ⁠The Hobbit ⁠and ⁠The Lord of the Rings⁠.  Drawing on arguments from his latest book, ⁠Hobbit Virtues⁠, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in the moral life and why Tolkien isn't just or even primarily for children. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation. Christopher Snyder became the first dean of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University in 2011. He is Professor of History and Director of British Studies at MSU, an affiliated faculty member in the Department of English, and was a History Research Fellow at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2019. His MA and PhD in Medieval History are from Emory University, and in addition to Emory he has taught at the College of William and Mary and at Marymount University, where he served for nine years as Chair of the Department of History and Politics and five years as Director of the Honors Program. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, where he majored in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Dr. Snyder has authored ten books and numerous articles in the fields of archaeology, history, literary criticism, ethics, and medieval studies. His most recent book is Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics through J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (New York and London: Pegasus/ Simon & Schuster, 2020) . Dr. Snyder has also lectured frequently at the Smithsonian Institution and has appeared on the History Channel, The Learning Channel, the National Geographic Channel, and BBC television and radio. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals and internet projects in medieval and Arthurian studies. Jennifer Frey is the incoming inaugural dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa. Through Spring of 2023, she served as Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina and as a fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America. She also previously served as a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago, where she was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts and an affiliated faculty in the philosophy department. Frey holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington. She has published widely on action, virtue, practical reason, and meta-ethics, and has recently co-edited an interdisciplinary volume, Self-Transcendence and Virtue: Perspectives from Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology (Routledge, 2018). You can follow her on Twitter ⁠@jennfrey⁠.  Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is inaugural dean of the Honors College at the University of Tulsa. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

This week we are thrilled to welcome several professionals from The Western University of Health Sciences College of Podiatric Medicine in Pomona, CA. Unfortunately, we ran into some audio issues with this episode that we were unable to resolve. Please excuse the audio quality for this episode as a result. Our colleagues, however, were incredibly insightful about the opportunities and dynamics of pursuing a career in the diverse and exciting field of podiatry. AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSounds OUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In the current admissions process, schools are looking for more and more data to evaluate and compare candidates for their programs. Over the past few years, situational judgment tests have risen in prominence and use. This episode discusses the most common situational judgment tests in the health professions (Altus Suite - CASPer and DUET & the AAMC's PREview Exam), their structure, design, intention, and ways in which to prepare yourself for this important part of the admissions process. AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSounds OUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

The Primary Application shows an overview of your preparation and what makes you a broadly attractive candidate. The Secondary Essay/Application phase gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your fit for individual schools and programs. This week's episode features us discussing strategies for doing this well and understanding how a strong approach to these essays can make or break applications to schools. AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSounds OUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This week, our conversation is about the academic major that students choose to prepare for the competitive applications to the health professions, what that means for admissions, and what options are out there. Our guest is Dr. Beth Johnson, Director of the Science Major in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSounds OUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

If you are a Penn State student in the Eberly College of Science, you can pursue an Early Assurance Agreement with the Penn State College of Medicine, which is an early offer of admission to medical school! This episode discusses the requirements to be able to apply, who this program is right for, and some guidance on the application process. EAP Program Website: https://science.psu.edu/interdisciplinary-programs/premedicine/prehealth-advising/early-admission-to-professional-schoolAUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

NOTE: A previously released version of this podcast had an audio error. We apologize for that issue but have corrected the audio files for this release.At the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Dr. Bernadette Gilbert is a leader in guiding the selection of the next cohort of healthcare professionals. In this special episode, we were thrilled to be able to learn more about Dr. Gilbert's journey to medicine and more about the Penn State College of Medicine, their selection process, and advice on how to best prepare yourself as a future medical school student.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Right and wrong is not as black and white as we would like to think. And the big questions of our time will take interdisciplinary approaches, thinking, and problem-solving. In this week's episode, we chat with Dr. Michele Mekel, Associate Director of the Bioethics Program at Penn State about Bioethics, Medical Humanities, and the big questions of our age.Referenced Collaboration:2nd Annual PSETI Symposium: https://sites.psu.edu/setisymposium2023/ Article with guideposts: “Bio-techno-signature Monitoring and Communication for Extraterrestrial Life”: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/acc4b8AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Start your weekend off with another episode of The People of Penn State! Today, we welcome alumna Dr. Ala Stanford to the program for an insightful conversation about medicine and health equity. Dr. Stanford discussed her time at Penn State, (including her days as a Lion Ambassador), her career path, transforming her private practice into a Covid-19 testing center during the height of the pandemic, what it's like to become a public figure, working with Will Smith, and disparities in healthcare. More background on Dr. Stanford:She gained national recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic using the infrastructure of her pediatric surgery practice to create a grassroots organization to focus on testing, contact tracing and vaccination in communities devoid of access to care and resources. Dr. Stanford has been a practicing physician for over 25 years. She is former director of the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities of Temple University School of Medicine, a member of the Philadelphia Board of Health, Philadelphia Department of Health COVID19 advisory board and a trusted national leader and public health advocate. In addition to opening a Center for Health Equity to improve health outcomes in communities with the lowest life expectancy, her organization was responsible for providing over 100,000 COVID-19 tests and vaccinations. She earned two degrees from Penn State — a Bachelor of Science degree from the Eberly College of Science and a doctor of medicine degree from the College of Medicine — and went on to become the first African American female pediatric surgeon trained entirely in the United States. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Dr.  Stanford on social media: TwitterFacebookInstagramLearn more about the Penn State Alumni Association: alumni.psu.edu. Follow the Penn State Alumni Association on:FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedIn-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro2:30 — Becoming a Penn Stater3:17 — Attending Penn State Behrend4:30 — Involvement as a student6:25 — Early beginnings of pursuing a career in medicine 9:40 — Ad Read #1 - LionLink10:57 — Career path up until the Covid-19 pandemic13:00 — Transforming her private practice into a Covid-19 testing unit16:30 — Becoming a public figure19:55 — Meeting and working with Will Smith22:53 — Disparities in healthcare and reaching health equity26:33 —Advice to young women pursuing a career in healthcare28:40 — Lighting Round Q&A, including a story meeting Keegan-Michael Key 35:00 — Outro 37:00 — Alma Mater

This week's episode is a talk-through guide for Penn State students to request their Penn State transcripts and how to send them to AMCAS. This is a super short episode. Next week, we will have another super short episode walking through this same process but for Liaison-based application systems (CASPA, AACOMAS, PTCAS, AADSAS, OptomCAS, AACPMAS, etc.).AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

PostBac programs are incredibly varied and can benefit some students while not being right for others. In this week's conversation, we sit down with our friend and colleague Dr. Rarig from Temple University about PostBac programs, who they are right for, what they can look like, how they work, and what to consider.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In the 1980s, there was one topic that was more on the mind of infectious disease specialists than anything else but was rarely talked about at all. This disease would eventually be known as HIV/AIDS. Despite the public health crisis presented by this disease, very few physicians would treat patients with the symptoms, or when testing became available, the disease. In the state of Utah, your only choice was the indomitable Dr. Kristen Ries and her incredible partner and Physician Assistant, Maggie Snyder. A 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Science Alumni Award for the Eberly College of Science at Penn State, Dr. Ries has had an incredible career serving the most vulnerable patients and healing more than just their symptoms - but their hearts as well. This is an incredibly special episode and I am thrilled to have you all listen to our conversation with this incredible professional. Learn more by watching the documentary "Quiet Heroes".AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT: The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

What is required to be a competitive applicant starts with your preparation years. In the past, students with great grades and good MCAT scores were shoe-ins for admission. We know that the admissions process now in 2023 is far more complex and competitive for even the most incredible students to navigate. This episode breaks apart some of the common, myths, misconceptions, and barriers to preparing yourself for the health professions and gives some advice on ways to adjust your thinking to improve your approach, and ultimately, your enjoyment in preparing for this journey. AUDIO: INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In the first episode of our student stories series, we interview first-generation college student, Era Pasha. We discuss her life, journey, passion for healthcare, and the challenges she has overcome along the way. AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March left many wondering whether the global financial system was on the precipice of a 2008 style meltdown. Just as the waters seemed to calm after that, UBS stepped in to buy Credit Suisse as that bank collapsed and as we record this regional First Republic Bank seemed to be teetering. The risks inherent to and the regulation of banking is the focus of this episode of Stats and Stories with guest Dr. John Liechty. Dr. Liechty is a Professor at the Smeal College of Business, with a courtesy appointment as a Professor of Statistics at the Eberly College of Science. He is interested in the creation of public goods and the role that universities can play in these efforts. Past initiatives include leading an effort that resulted in a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 that creates a new Office in the U.S. Treasury, the Office of Financial Research, which has the mandate to provide better data and analytic tools to the regulatory community in order to safeguard the U.S. financial system.

One part of your application process that has the greatest influence on your success, is selecting a great school list. In this week's episode, we talk about the important aspects to consider when crafting your school list and the ways in which this list can impact the success or failure of a cycle. AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This section can be EXTREMELY tedious. But, it is important to do right. This week, we discuss the grade entry and standardized test portions of the application. These items "open the doors" for schools to want to look more deeply at your application and can influence how schools interpret you as an applicant.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Sometimes viewed as the "resume" section, the Work & Activities (or Experiences and Achievements section depending on your application service) couldn't be further from a simple resumer. In this section, we discuss the anatomy and physiology of the work and activities section and discussing how this section is used by Admissions officers to make decisions and better understand an applicant. We also provide some strategies for students to help these entries better tell their story.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Most students barely give the Biographical Section much thought and for most students, it makes a lot of sense. The section is mostly data entry and includes some pretty routine, standard information. But understanding how this information is used in the application process is helpful for students in crafting it with care. Additionally, this section includes questions about a student's legal and institutional history - these questions are essential to get right for students to be fully considered and reviewed by schools. This week, we focus on this important section to help applicants understand its power in their application.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Roughly 1 in 4 students at Penn State identify as 1st Generation (this varies by campus). First-generation (first-gen) students tend to have higher satisfaction in their college experience compared to their peers, greater learning gains, and demonstrate a greater ability to overcome setbacks of all kinds. However, they often face psychological, academic, financial, and social challenges that their peers do not experience in the same ways, and about one in three leave college within the first three years. In this week's conversation, we dive deep into a conversation about this population with our colleague, Marc Counterman - a first-generation Penn State graduate and current PreHealth Adviser at Penn State. AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This week, we have another SuperShort. This one focuses on the process for scheduling a Comprehensive Interview as a Penn State student or alum which we use to provide extensive support in the application cycle.LINK: https://science.psu.edu/interdisciplinary-programs/premedicine/prehealth-advising/portfolio-and-comprehensive-interviewAUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In an earlier episode, we talked about what LORs are and how they are used by admissions officers in evaluating an applicant. In this episode, we discuss strategies for approaching and collaborating with your evaluators. A productive and intentional conversation can result in a more detailed and higher-quality letter but that is a lot easier said than done.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

This week's episode is a Penn State-specific episode where we talk you through how to set up a veCollect account the RIGHT way through Penn State. veCollect is our confidential letter collection service and an important part of our letter packets service.2024 Applicant Guide: https://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/2024-matriculation-applicant-guide/SUPER SHORTs are episodes under 7 minutes and are more logistical and transactional in nature.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Letters of Recommendation are an essential part of an application and some students treat them as a box to check off but they have real power in an application when used correctly. In this episode, we provide an intro to LORs, how they are used in the application cycle, and some things to think about as you approach this important topic.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

The Penn State PreHealth Portfolio is a tool for students of any future health profession to begin to prepare for the incredibly competitive application processes. This episode discusses the elements of the portfolios, their design, intention, and use by students and PreHealth Advising at Penn State. AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Having a difficult time getting your personal statement started? Feeling like your statement is missing some heart? Or, just want to get some practice in before the big essay comes for you in the future? Then this week's episode is for you!In this week's episode, we are joined by Dave Cassiday a prehealth adviser in our office to walk us through this extra special episode!AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsBackground Song was "Meditative Ambient Soundscape for Learning and Relaxing" by DunbartonACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Based on an exercise from Simon Sinek's "Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team" this episode is designed to encourage you to pause, reflect, and analyze the key experiences in your past and present that have influenced your decision to pursue healthcare. Being able to concisely articulate WHY it is that you want to pursue this pathway is essential to prepare with purpose and direction. This episode asks you to pause, write, and resume - so be ready with something to write down your thoughts at the various prompts.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Pursuing a career in the health professions is not a decision to be made lightly. More importantly, not everyone comes to this decision at the same time or in the same ways. This episode discusses ways to explore ways of knowing that this is the right path, stories from past students, and our thoughts on whether this incredibly challenging and difficult path could be right for you.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

For this week's episode, we are talking about common myths and misconceptions that we hear about during the application cycle. We will have more "mythbusting" episodes in the future but for this one, we start from the very beginning of the application cycle all the way through matriculation. If you are planning to apply this year, this episode is definitely for you.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In the admissions cycle for the Health Professions, there is no part of the application that a student has more control over than the personal statement. And, it is essential to get right if you want to move through the admissions process and get an interview invitation. In this episode, we discuss the Personal Statement and how it is used the application from both the applicant's and admissions officer's viewpoint.This is the first episode in a series of episodes about the Personal Statement.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

We continue our Personal Statement series for this week's episode. Last week, we talked about what the personal statement is and how it is used by Admissions. This week, we provide some general advice on how to approach your personal statement including tips for students and pitfalls that some students sometimes fall into.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

Well, it is here! The Penn State PreHealth Podcast's premiere episode has arrived. In this first episode, we talk about what you can expect from this podcast, what OUR plans are for this show, and give you an introduction to what we do to serve students, faculty, staff, and the university as a whole.AUDIO:INTRO Song was Fun Life by FASSoundsOUTRO Song was Best Time by FASSoundsACKNOWLEDGEMENT:The Penn State PreHealth Podcast is a production of the PreHealth Advising Office in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. It is produced, edited, and promoted by the PreHealth Advising Team. The views, opinions, and advice shared during this podcast are that of the hosts and any guests only and do not necessarily reflect the best advice for every student at every institution for every health profession. This is a non-profit podcast made for the purpose of better serving pre-health students across the university system.

In this episode, I am joined by Christopher Snyder, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics. We discuss Tolkien's background , training, academic work and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Drawing on arguments from his latest book, Hobbit Virtues, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in the moral life and why Tolkien isn't just or even primarily for children. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation. Christopher Snyder became the first dean of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University in 2011. He is Professor of History and Director of British Studies at MSU, an affiliated faculty member in the Department of English, and was a History Research Fellow at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2019. His MA and PhD in Medieval History are from Emory University, and in addition to Emory he has taught at the College of William and Mary and at Marymount University, where he served for nine years as Chair of the Department of History and Politics and five years as Director of the Honors Program. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, where he majored in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Dr. Snyder has authored ten books and numerous articles in the fields of archaeology, history, literary criticism, ethics, and medieval studies. His most recent book is Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics through J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (New York and London: Pegasus/ Simon & Schuster, 2020). Dr. Snyder has also lectured frequently at the Smithsonian Institution and has appeared on the History Channel, The Learning Channel, the National Geographic Channel, and BBC television and radio. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals and internet projects in medieval and Arthurian studies. Jennifer Frey is an associate professor of philosophy and Peter and Bonnie McCausland Faculty Fellow at the University of South Carolina. She is also a fellow of the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and the Word on Fire Institute. Prior to joining the philosophy faculty at USC, she was a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Chicago, where she was a member of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts and an affiliated faculty in the philosophy department. She earned her Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, and her B.A. in Philosophy and Medieval Studies (with a Classics minor) at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. She has published widely on action, virtue, practical reason, and meta-ethics, and has recently co-edited an interdisciplinary volume, Self-Transcendence and Virtue: Perspectives from Philosophy, Theology, and Psychology. Her writing has also been featured in Breaking Ground, First Things, Fare Forward, Image, Law and Liberty, The Point, and USA Today. She lives in Columbia, SC, with her husband, six children, and chickens. You can follow her on Twitter @ jennfrey. Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

In this episode, I am joined by Christopher Snyder, professor of history and director of British Studies at Mississippi State University, to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's fiction and virtue ethics. We discuss Tolkien's background , training, academic work and influences, how to think about his fiction and its enduring value, and what role virtue plays in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Drawing on arguments from his latest book, Hobbit Virtues, Chris and I discuss the role of imagination in the moral life and why Tolkien isn't just or even primarily for children. As always, I hope you enjoy our conversation. Christopher Snyder became the first dean of the Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University in 2011. He is Professor of History and Director of British Studies at MSU, an affiliated faculty member in the Department of English, and was a History Research Fellow at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2019. His MA and PhD in Medieval History are from Emory University, and in addition to Emory he has taught at the College of William and Mary and at Marymount University, where he served for nine years as Chair of the Department of History and Politics and five years as Director of the Honors Program. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Distinguished Alumnus of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University, where he majored in Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Dr. Snyder has authored ten books and numerous articles in the fields of archaeology, history, literary criticism, ethics, and medieval studies. His most recent book is Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics through J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (New York and London: Pegasus/ Simon & Schuster, 2020) . Dr. Snyder has also lectured frequently at the Smithsonian Institution and has appeared on the History Channel, The Learning Channel, the National Geographic Channel, and BBC television and radio. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and sits on the editorial boards of several academic journals and internet projects in medieval and Arthurian studies. Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast in which philosophers, theologians, and literary critics discuss some of their favorite works of literature, and how these works have shaped their own ideas about love, happiness, and meaning in human life. Host Jennifer A. Frey is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina. The podcast is generously supported by The Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America and produced by Catholics for Hire.

Dr. Marilyn Roossinck Ph.D. (https://plantpath.psu.edu/directory/mjr25) is Professor Emeritus of plant pathology, environmental microbiology and biology at Penn State University. Dr. Roossinck is an expert on viruses, from their evolutionary pressures and mechanisms, to the ecology of viral diseases. She performed some of the first experimental evolution studies on plant viruses and pioneered the first virus discovery work in a terrestrial system, by deep sequencing wild plant samples. A specialty of hers is the symbiotic relationships between plants and so-called “beneficial viruses.” Dr. Roossinck completed her undergraduate work at the University of Colorado, Boulder, receiving a biology degree in 1982. Four years later, she earned her doctorate in microbiology and immunology from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Dr. Roossinck joined Penn State as professor of plant pathology and environmental microbiology and of biology in 2011, holding appointments in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the Eberly College of Science. She taught courses in virus ecology for several years at Penn State, and also has published both a popular press book about viruses entitled "Virus: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes" as well as the academic text "Plant Virus Evolution".

My guest today is Andrea Lin, a graduate student at the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. Andrea is working with the NEID Spectrograph, a brand new instrument that will eventually be capable of detecting Earth-sized worlds orbiting sunlike stars. https://science.psu.edu/astro/people/apl5194

My guest today is Andrea Lin, a graduate student at the Eberly College of Science at Penn State University. Andrea is working with the NEID Spectrograph, a brand new instrument that will eventually be capable of detecting Earth-sized worlds orbiting sunlike stars. https://science.psu.edu/astro/people/apl5194

Guest Bio: Jocelyn J. Fitzgerald, MD is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at Georgetown University/MedStar Health with the National Center for Advanced Pelvic Surgery and her Gynecology and Obstetrics residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh and graduated from the Physician Scientist Training Program. Before medical school, Dr. Fitzgerald graduated from Penn State in 2008 with a BS in Neurobiology from the Eberly College of Science and a BS in Women's Studies with honors and an emphasis in Women's Health from the College of the Liberal Arts. Her research has focused on mechanisms of female chronic pelvic and bladder pain, patient-centered outcomes of gynecologic surgery, and predicting how women seek care for pelvic floor disorders with a particular interested in the role of social media in medicine. Episode Specifics: In this episode, you'll hear advice and insight from Jocelyn on: • Combing majors for a unique academic experience • The value of proactively seeking mentors and opportunities at Penn State and beyond • Insight into choosing a medical school – and not just on rankings alone • The progression of education for physicians and surgeons from undergrad to fellowships • A day in the life of a surgeon, faculty member, and practicing physician • Integrating additional skills and perspectives into your repertoire as a practitioner and researcher ----- Schreyer Honors College Links: • Website  • Facebook  • Twitter  • Instagram  • LinkedIn  • Upcoming Events  • Scholars – Need Assistance? Book an Appointment!  • Alumni – Learn Why and How to Volunteer  • Make a Gift to Benefit Schreyer Scholars • Join the Penn State Alumni Association   ----- Credits & Notes: This content is available in text form here. This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Sean Goheen ‘11 Lib (Schreyer).  The artwork was created by Tom Harrington, the College's Web Developer.  The sound effect is “Chinese Gong,” accessed via SoundBible used under Creative Commons License.  The theme music is “Conquest” by Geovane Bruno, accessed via Pixabay and used under Creative Commons License.

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a hotly debated topic. Learn what GMO's are and aren't as Montel speaks with Sally Mackenzie, Ph.D. on this episode of Free Thinking. Dr Mckenzie s a professor of plant science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and professor of biology in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State. She has been in plant molecular genetics research for almost 30 years and is the Founding Director of the Plant Institute at Penn State. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs, are a hotly debated topic. Learn what GMO’s are and aren’t as Montel speaks with Sally Mackenzie, Ph.D. on this episode of Free Thinking. Dr Mckenzie s a professor of plant science in the College of Agricultural Sciences and professor of biology in the Eberly College of Science at Penn State. She has been in plant molecular genetics research for almost 30 years and is the Founding Director of the Plant Institute at Penn State. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

MENTAL HEALTH: School is already stressful enough without a pandemic and polarizing election thrown in. Nate and Sam wondered how students can take care of their mental health during these historically stressful times. Kate Staley, director of outreach for counseling and psychological services at Penn State and Chris Palma, associate dean for undergraduate students, join Nate and Sam to discuss coping strategies and resources for students.Links for this episode: - studentaffairs.psu.edu/counseling- you.psu.eduLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

BIOSAFETY LEVEL 3: With all the news about COVID-19 and talk about developing a vaccine, Nate and Sam wondered how researchers actually study these dangerous viruses. Joyce Jose, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, schools them via Zoom about the tools and techniques. How do researchers work with deadly viruses? Where do they get the viruses to study? Find out!Links for this episode: - https://www.twitter.com/joselab_psu- sites.psu.edu/joselaboratoryLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

GRAD SCHOOL: It’s season two of “Hey, I got a question about that” and Nate and Sam are back and better than ever. In this episode (with an interview filmed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic), Nicole Famularo and Albanie Hendrickson-Stives visit the studio to talk about graduate school and their research in Christine Keating’s lab in the Department of Chemistry. What is graduate school like? Do graduate students have “free time”?Links for this episode: - research.chem.psu.edu/cdkgroup/- sites.psu.edu/gwisstatecollege/Links to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

PANDEMIC: Nate and Same talk to Doug Cavener, the Verne M. Willaman Dean of the Eberly College of Science at Penn State via Zoom about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the college. Can the dean work from home? How did remote learning work for science classes? Did research continue?For more information on the response to Covid-19 or to find ways to support Penn State and our students: - https://science.psu.edu/covid-19-contingency-resources- https://raise.psu.eduLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

GENETIC TESTING: Cheryl Keller, associate research professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, stops by the studio to talk about genetic testing and direct-to-consumer genetics. What can these genetics tests tell us? How are tests for things like Tay-Sachs disease or Sickle-cell disease different from direct-to-consumer genetic tests? How reliable are they?Links to Cheryl's work: - @KellerCaponePhD on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KellerCaponePhD- Cheryl's Website - cherylkellercapone.wordpress.comLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

MICROBIOME: Emily Davenport, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, visits Nate and Sam in the newly-revamped studio to talk sh*t. Well, sort of. Emily studies the human microbiome, how it evolved, and how it is related to human health. So, what is the microbiome? What kind of organisms make up our microbiome? How come it seems to be in the news so much lately? And, should we take probiotics?Links to Emily's work: - @emo_davenport on Twitter - https://twitter.com/emo_davenport- Emily's Website - davenport-lab.github.ioLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

EMERGING DISEASES AND BATS: Nita Bharti, Lloyd Huck Early Career Professor and assistant professor of biology at Penn State, drops in to the studio to help Nate and Sam understand how human encroachment into animal habitats is impacting emerging diseases and how satellite data can help us understand this process. Where do emerging diseases come from? What do bats have to do with it, anyway?Links to Nita's work: - @nitanother on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nitanother- Nita's Website - https://www.humidlab.comLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

BIG DATA: Francesca Chiaromonte, Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Chair in Statistics for the Life Sciences at Penn State, joins Nate and Sam in the studio to talk about data, BIG data. Massive amounts of data are being collected constantly from genome sequences, to digital health records, and trends on social media. What is making the data so big? What are statisticians doing to manage this influx of information?Links to Francesca's work: - Francesca's website: https://sites.psu.edu/chiaromonte/Links to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

PLANETS: Chris Palma, associate dean for undergraduate students in the Eberly College of Science and teaching professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State, visits the studio to explain to Nate and Sam that nostalgia is not a proper scientific argument and that Pluto is not a planet. So, what is a planet and what defines them? What else is out there in the solar system? Find out on this month’s episode of “Hey! I got a question about that.”Links to Chris's work: - @dfrctionspikes on Twitter - https://twitter.com/dfrctionspikes- Chris's Website - sites.psu.edu/chrispalma/- Tales from the Outer Solar System (Dr. Mike Brown's talk mentioned in the podcast): https://live.libraries.psu.edu/Mediasite/Play/a802036989ac471583276e03e825d15b1d?catalog=8376d4b2-4dd1-457e-a3bf-e4cf9163fedaLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

ANIMALS ADAPT: Tracy Langkilde, professor and head of the Department of Biology at Penn State, joins Nate and Sam in the studio to discuss how animals respond to changes in their environment, like invasive species and traffic noise. How do lizards and frogs respond to such abrupt changes? Can they adapt? Is there a cost?Links to Tracy's work: - @TracyLangkilde on Twitter - https://twitter.com/TracyLangkilde- Tracy's Website - bio.psu.edu/directory/tll30Links to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

VACCINES: Too many guests to fit into our tiny studio this month! So, Nate and Sam take a trip to the Millennium Science Complex at Penn State to talk to Scott Lindner, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology; Matt Ferrari, associate professor of biology and of statistics; and Troy Sutton, assistant professor of veterinary and biomedical sciences, about vaccines. What are vaccines? Are they safe and effective? Spoiler alert: YES!Links to Scott's work: - @LindnerLab on Twitter - https://twitter.com/LindnerLab- Scott's Website - http://sites.psu.edu/lindnerlabLinks to Matt's work: - @TheFerrariLab on Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheFerrariLab- Scott's Website - http://www.theferrarilab.comLinks to Troy's work: - Troy's Website - http://huck.psu.edu/people/troy-suttonMore sites:Epidemics: http://epidemics.psu.edu/CIDD: https://www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-and-centers/center-for-infectious-disease-dynamicsCMaR: https://www.huck.psu.edu/institutes-and-centers/center-for-malaria-researchLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

GENOME VARIATION: Nate and Sam talk to Santhosh Girirajan, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and of anthropology at Penn State, about what variation in the human genome means and how it relates to complex neurodevelopmental disorders like autism. How do genomes differ between individuals? What can these differences tell us about disease risk? What is normal and is bigger better when it comes to genomes?Links to Santhosh's work:- @girirajan16 on Twitter - https://twitter.com/girirajan16- Santhosh's Website - http://autism.bx.psu.eduLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateSci...- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatesc...- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

NITTANY LION GENOME: Nate and Sam are in their new studio for this conversation with Shaun Mahony, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State, and George “PJ” Perry, Harry J. & Elissa M. Sichi Early Career Professor in Anthropology and associate professor of anthropology and of biology at Penn State, joins via satellite all the way from Germany. Can DNA sequencing tell us if the “Nittany Lion” is an actual separate species of mountain lion?Links to Shaun's work: - @MahonyLab on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MahonyLab- Shaun's Website - http://www.mahonylab.orgLinks to PJ's work:- @Grg_Perry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Grg_Perry- PJ's Website - http://www.anthgenomicslab.comLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

Duncan Lorimer is a Professor of Physics and serves as Associate Dean for External Research Development in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University (WVU) In 2007, his research group discovered a new type of object that had never been observed before - fast radio bursts (FRBs). These objects are still a mystery. Lorimer has been a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society since 1994 and in 2018 was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his contributions to our understanding of pulsars, and for the discovery of Fast Radio Bursts.  Duncan is also a very good blues/folk musician who's music can be found at soundcloud.com/duncan-lorimer. I encourage you to check out his music! More information about Duncan can be found at duncanlorimer.com.  Duncan is also one of many people pioneering an effort to get high school students involved in scientific research. To learn more about this program, titled the Pulsar Search Collaboratory, go to http://pulsarsearchcollaboratory.com/psc-people/. Any student or school district in the US can get involved!  Support the show by leaving a rating or a review and subscribing to receive future content. Consider becoming a Patron by subscribing at https://www.patreon.com/thestateoftheuniverse or supporting the show via a one time donation at https://www.paypal.me/drachler. For more episodes or information about The State of The Universe visit thestateoftheuniverse.com or follow Brendan on Twitter and Instagram @BrendanDrachler.  The music in this episode can be found at https://freebeats.io/.

STRUCTURAL COLOR: Nate and Sam visit Lauren Zarzar, assistant professor of chemistry at Penn State, to talk about color and a cool kitchen science experiment. Where does color come from and what makes things like opals and butterfly wings iridescent?Links to Lauren's work: - @LaurenZarzar on Twitter - https://twitter.com/LaurenZarzar- Lauren's Website - http://www.zarzarlab.comLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PennStateScience- Eberly College of Science Twitter - https://twitter.com/PSUScience- Eberly College of Science Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pennstatescience- Eberly College of Science Website - http://science.psu.edu/

Edward C. Holmes is a professor of biology and a Distinguished Senior Scholar in the Eberly College of Science at the Pennsylvania State University. Listen as Dr. Holmes discusses his research on using comparative genomics to study the genetic evolution of RNA viruses.

ALIEN LIFE: In this inaugural episode, Nate and Sam travel to Penn State’s observatory on the roof of Davey Laboratory to talk to Jason Wright, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics, about the possibility of life out there in the universe. Does it exist and what are the methods that researchers are using to look for it?Links to Jason's work: - @Astro_Wright on Twitter- Jason's WebsiteLinks to the Eberly College of Science:- Eberly College of Science Facebook- Eberly College of Science Twitter- Eberly College of Science Instagram- Eberly College of Science Website

We're back with another special episode featuring more talented Business Honors students from Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Eberly College of Business and Information Technology. The conversation around news and content consumption and internships continues! Listen to this episode for more ways to reach a younger audience. Here's a little secret: print isn't dead! Key Takeaways[00:30] Meet the Guests![01:24] How Do You Get Your News? Push notifications Social Media Twitter seems to be king! Old fashioned TV and PRINT! ESPN Reddit[03:22] What Ideas Would You Give a Marketing Firm To Better Reach You? Social Media (Twitter, FB, Instagram, Snapchat) Videos with text-on-screen 10-15 second videos Snapchat Discover[05:55] What Kinds of Companies Are You Looking to Intern for? Small businesses Where you're not just a number Big 4 Accounting (start big then go to a small business)Are you signed up for the No BS Marketing weekly update? You'll receive timely, valuable ideas to improve your marketing and transform your message. It's light, intended to be read in 2 minutes or less and it just might trigger bright ideas for you. To sign up, visit: massolutions.biz.Remember, ask yourself: What's The Big Idea and build your story around the answer. It's all about Bold Solutions, no BS.

We had a great time hosting students from IUP's Eberly College of Business and Information Technology Honors Program. Our day was filled with No BS Marketing sessions on Content and PR, Marketing Intel, and Podcasting! This week's episode is Part One of the student podcast with Dave. Listen to learn about how these students consume content and what types of companies they're hoping to intern for.If your business is looking to reach and engage a younger target audience, you won't want to miss this!Key Takeaways[00:23] Meet the Guests![03:31] How Can We Best Reach You? Social media, social media, social media 6-second videos (okay, some longer ones, too!) Visuals Bright colors[04:35] What types of companies are you hoping to intern with? Welcoming culture Interacting with people Small companies Good causes, having a meaningAre you signed up for the No BS Marketing weekly update? You'll receive timely, valuable ideas to improve your marketing and transform your message. It's light, intended to be read in 2 minutes or less and it just might trigger bright ideas for you. To sign up, visit: massolutions.biz.Remember, ask yourself: What's The Big Idea and build your story around the answer. It's all about Bold Solutions, no BS.

Hear Dave continue his live presentation to students with Part 2 of IUP Business Day.The Indiana University of Pennsylvania hosts their premier career development and networking event annually, for their Eberly College of Business and Information Technology students.Over 500 juniors and seniors converged at the Kovalchik Convention Center. Dave focused on helping attendees understand the importance of managing their online presence and steps to creatively and effectively tell their story.The No BS Show is brought to you by audible.com. Get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NoBS. Try a book like 50 Powerful Strategies for Mastering your Online Resume by Jonathan Eagle.

Interview with Carol WashingtonOn today's episode I sit down with Carol Washington, the Chief Operating Officer of Life's Work Pittsburgh, and a woman who has dedicated her own life's work to helping those in need. As a graduate of IUP's Eberly College, Carol started her career down the accounting/finance path, ultimately determining it was not the right fit. Through a corporate merger, she found her way into human resources, that paved the right path into a career in nonprofit work.Working in the nonprofit industry with Northshore Community Alliance is a whole new game for Carol, but one where she truly found her passion. Through helping families in-home through times of crisis, Carol truly feels the positive impact she is making on her community. However, such industry is not without its corporate-like issues. Through the Northshore Community Alliance's decision to merge with Life's Work, Carol discusses the bittersweet decision to merge these two organizations, and the effect it had on the future of the non-profit. She also speaks to several of the mentors she has had over the course of her career, and how they have shaped her to be the strong leader she is today.Through her various mentors and sponsors, Carol has also learned what it takes to be a successful leader and mentor to others. Her career has enabled her to experience various management styles, honing in on the techniques she admires and eliminating those she has disagreed with. We discuss a learning experience that really molded Carol's outlook on how to be a positive leader to others. As COO of Life's Work, Carol prides herself in knowing her employees closely and the lives they lead, from significant others, to children or caregivers. It is through this detailed level of care and understanding that Carol has risen to become the successful leader she is today.About Carol WashingtonCarol Washington the Chief Operating Officer of Life's Work Pittsburgh.Key Takeaways[9:23] Educational background and career history IUP grad, joined ROTC First job as accountant for Mellon Bank, knew that wasn't end goal Worked with Thrift Drug aka Rite Aid in finance department Spent 8+ years in human resources Good segue to becoming leader in nonprofit Joined Northshore Community Alliance[15:03] Northshore Community Alliance mission Focused on servicing families in home that were in crisis Constantly engage with the family along the way towards repair[16:21] Decision to merge with Life's Work Bittersweet to merge Rigorous business decisions she has been involved in[18:43] Carol's mentors and their impact Derek Wilson owner of Wilson Group that provides business solutions from technology perspective Gave Carol tough love and feedback as a young leader Deborah Valentine Gray, IUP Director of Regional Advancement, exposed Carol to difference between mentor and sponsor[22:35] A learning experience for Carol Only female VP Jan Meikle for Thrift Drug was very tough and had a lot of respect VP marked up a report with a red pen and ripped apart report 3-4 times Carol resubmitted the report in its original form Experience took chip off shoulder, was learning experience[27:04] How Carol mentors others Doesn't like those that bark orders or is too disconnected from mission Takes pride in knowing all employees and their personal details Connect With Carol Washington: LinkedInLearn More About Carol Washington:Life's Work Executive TeamThe No BS Marketing Show is brought to you by audible.com. Get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/NoBS. Try a book like Modern Romance: An Investigation from the hilarious Aziz Ansari. You can download it for free today. Go to Audibletrial.com/NoBS. Again that's audibletrial.com/NoBS for your FREE audiobook.Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.

Edward C. Holmes is a professor of biology and a Distinguished Senior Scholar in the Eberly College of Science at the Pennsylvania State University. Listen as Dr. Holmes discusses his research on using comparative genomics to study the genetic evolution of RNA viruses.