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NEWS ABOUT: Penn State University

Penn State University stories: 4 news summaries

 College Calorie Info 
 Could Be Backfiring 

From anorexics to obese students, information can spur 'disordered eating'

Sep 15, 09 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Colleges that bombard students with calorie counts and similar information to discourage overeating—and the dreaded "freshman 15" pounds—may be causing bigger diet problems instead, reports Newsweek. Many schools are rethinking their strategy in the wake of rising numbers of eating disorders, and a growing sense that a... More »

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obesity • bulimia • anorexia • calories • Harvard • cafeteria • college student • Penn State University • eating disorders • dining hall

(Newser) - Penn State has knocked the University of Florida from its No. 1 spot … atop the Princeton Review’s “Best Party School” list. Each year, the Review ranks schools in a huge number of categories based on surveys of their students. A Penn State spokeswoman called it a “... More »

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Virginia Tech • University of Florida • college • George Washington University • Princeton Review • Clemson • Brigham Young University • colleges and universities • Brown University • UC Santa Cruz • Penn State University • party schools • US Merchant Marine Academy • Sarah Lawrence College • Thomas Aquinas College • Bard College

 Florida's #1 Again 
 ... as Top Party School 

Mississippi, Penn State round out top 3 in Princeton Review survey

Jul 28, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(AP) - The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title—best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national championships in football and basketball, wrested the party title away from West Virginia University and beat out the University of Mississippi and Penn State... More »

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University of Florida • Princeton Review • West Virginia University • University of Mississippi • Penn State University • party schools

Bedbugs' Itch Breeding New Ways to Scratch

Freeze 'em, bake 'em, call in the dogs—pests can't bite if they're dead

Mar 20, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - No one’s sure why bedbugs are back, but US companies think they know how to kill them, the Wall Street Journal reports. Startups are using everything from dogs to cold blasts to hair-dryer-like devices to sniff out, freeze or bake the pests. “We don’t have an easy... More »

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bedbugs • entomology • University of Minnesota • pests • exterminators • Cimex lectularius • Steven Jacobs • Penn State University

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