Maria Zankey

Staff Q&A with Erin Cross

Less than two decades ago, Erin Cross was a graduate student in a doctoral program at Penn State University. Throughout her studies, she found it wasn’t the actual program she was most drawn to—it was the student life activities within the LGBT community on campus that she found most fulfilling.

Maria Zankey

Coding at PAS

A group of students at Penn Alexander are hacking parents’ classic warning that video games turn brains to mush.

Maria Zankey

Student Spotlight with Sydney Stipanovich

SHOOTING STARS: Skimming sophomore women’s basketball center Sydney Stipanovich’s resume, it’s difficult to believe she’s only been at Penn for less than two years.

Maria Zankey

Penn's EAP offers legal and life help

Every day, Penn employees purchase new homes, navigate landlord and tenant issues, adopt children, and act as caretakers. Life can get complicated, but the University offers services that can help ease the burden of balancing work and home.

Maria Zankey

Staff Q&A with Sue Sproat and Chris Hyson

Sue Sproat and Chris Hyson come from different professional backgrounds: Sproat is a human resources and benefits veteran, and Hyson, a wellness programming specialist. Still, they’ve each found themselves tucked into the same niche at Penn—providing resources to faculty and staff with the ultimate goal of benefitting their health.

Maria Zankey

Q&A with Charles Kane

Charles Kane’s world is filtered through a geometric lens. He calculates and stores information in a mental grid, sorting each bit away in pictures that blend together as beautifully as they do harmoniously.

Maria Zankey

DPS property checks help deter break-ins

While many people are packing their bags and heading out of town to celebrate the holiday season with family and friends, they’re also leaving their homes and personal belongings behind unattended—creating prime opportunities for potential thieves.

Maria Zankey

ICA commission shows increased understanding of HIV/AIDS

The first clinical observation of AIDS occurred in 1981, a time when very little about the disease was understood by medical professionals, and public misconceptions were rampant. After more than three decades of research, medical advances, and general public awareness, understanding of the disease has drastically changed since the early days of HIV/AIDS.

Maria Zankey

Staff Q&A with Sara Solomon

What exactly does the term “public health” encompass? Sara Solomon, deputy director of the Center for Public Health Initiatives, has perfected her spiel. “It can be confusing, and it’s something I have to explain to my mom often,” Solomon says with a laugh.

Maria Zankey