Penn State McKeesport faculty members Galen Grimes, Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technology; Dr. Michelle Hough, Assistant Professor of Business Administration; and Dr. Margaret Signorella, Director of Academic Affairs and Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies have had their co-authored article, "Email end users and spam: Relations of gender and age group to attitudes and actions," selected for inclusion in Elsevier FLASH.
Penn State students, faculty and staff who plan to travel out of the country over the spring break will not face any official travel restrictions due to Influenza A H5N1 (avian influenza strain, also referred to as bird flu). The U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have not issued any travel alerts or warnings for avian-flu infected areas. However, the CDC advises travelers to countries with documented H5N1 outbreaks to avoid poultry farms, contact with animals in live food markets, and any surfaces that appear to be contaminated with feces or fluids from poultry or other animals. If going to a country where avian flu has been identified (see http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_influenza_se_asia_2005.htm for more information), travelers should consider the potential risks and keep informed of the latest medical guidance and information in order to make appropriate plans. Margaret Spear, director of University Health Services at Penn State, recommends that students and other spring-break travelers follow the basic CDC guidelines for reducing the risk of infections while traveling.
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Mary Preuss, professor of Spanish and comparative literature, has been invited to take part in Research Unplugged, an outreach program sponsored by the Vice President of Research.