Penn State University Libraries presented the 2025 Undergraduate Research Awards: Excellence in Information Literacy honors to 104 students at 20 undergraduate Penn State campuses this spring.
A new study exploring how therapy dogs can create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for survivors of domestic violence in educational, therapeutic and courtroom settings was recently published posthumously on behalf of John R. Chapin, professor emeritus of communications at Penn State Beaver. The research highlights the ways therapy dogs, who are trained to provide emotional support to survivors, can reduce anxiety, foster trust and facilitate positive outcomes.
Research completed by the late John Chapin, a professor emeritus of communications at Penn State Beaver, has now been published posthumously because of his former student, Michael Brayack, a 2014 Penn State Beaver graduate, and Chapin's wife, Grace Coleman.
Dr. Kevin Bennett teaches students Alivia Bradford, far right, and Jonilyn Sharpe how to use HoloLens headsets. The headsets feature a see-through, on-screen display.
Dr. William Doan, this year's Penn State laureate, will speak Nov. 12 at Penn State Beaver about "The Anxiety Project," which explores what it’s like to live with anxiety and depression. Doan, a professor of theater in the College of Arts and Architecture, currently is an artist-in-residence in the College of Nursing.