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Faculty member earns Fulbright Chair to research long-term care

A key focus of Cynthia Mara’s entire working life has been long-term care.

Beginning with her teen years when she provided care for a homebound elderly neighbor and her summer employment in a rest home, Dr. Mara has made a scholarly commitment to improving the quality of long-term care in the U.S.

That commitment has now earned her a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, where the Penn State Harrisburg associate professor of health care administration and policy will investigate Canada’s long-term care system in comparison to the U.S.

Technology eases orientation overload for students

Orientation for college students many times can be overwhelming.

Class registration, financial aid, tuition payment, books, schedules, clubs and organizations, recreation and athletics – the list is endless. And along with testing and advising, the much–needed information many times is too much for an incoming student to absorb.

But now, the transition to Penn State Harrisburg is being made much easier for students and their parents through the use of emerging technologies.

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