Discovery

The College of Health and Human Development Magazine

Author: Mary Campbell

From Four Diamonds child to dancer

Tucker Haas was diagnosed with an aggressive form of sarcoma when he was just two years old. He became involved with Penn State as a Four Diamonds child when he was undergoing treatment, which began a 20-year journey with Penn State THON and the fraternity that became his adoptive family.

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Minor prepares students for entrepreneurial success

The Hospitality Management concentration of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor offers business and leadership training to students interested in entrepreneurial pursuits after graduation. The minor provides opportunities for students to connect with alumni working in the industry.

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Placing technology in the hands of those who need it

Zita Oravecz and Tim Brick, associate professors of human development and family studies, plan to launch a company for their Wear-IT smartphone app, which measures emotional and physiological states in everyday life and can intervene when it is most needed.

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HHD faculty members named Distinguished Professors

The College of Health and Human Development celebrates three members of its faculty who have recently been named distinguished professors. The title of distinguished professor, bestowed by Penn State’s Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, recognizes outstanding academic contribution to the University.

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