Damaged Care is a fact-based drama about the managed care industry. Laura Dern co-produced and stars in the film as Dr. Linda Peeno, who worked as a medical reviewer and medical director for two different HMOs. Her job was to make life-or-death decisions about which patients would be approved or denied the care they neeeded.
The stories in Damaged Care portray the timeless and global tensions between cost and care, economics and ethics, and society and individual patients.
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In many Canadian mosques, women are forced to pray behind barriers away from the men, and some mosques do not even permit women to enter the building.
Journalist and filmmaker Zarqa Nawaz visits mosques throughout Canada and talks to scholars, colleagues, friends and neighbors about equal access for women.
This documentary covers the historical role and the current state of Canadian mosques regarding the presence of women, mainly focusing on how they are regarded by their parish.
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Penn State World Campus student Tyler Knabb of Reading will embark on a cycling journey Oct. 22 to raise funds for the 2014 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. His 920-mile, eight-day cycling trip is in memory of his mother and friend who lost their battles with cancer.
Greater Allegheny's Student Government Association (SGA) and member clubs, including the Black Student Union and the Psych Club, have committed to working with Habitat for Humanity this fall.
Student volunteers have worked on sites in September and October, and another is planned for November 16.
Nine incoming first-year students honed their academic skills before officially starting their college courses. Now in its fourth year, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program began at Penn State Greater Allegheny on July 29 and ran through Aug. 20.
Penn State Greater Allegheny athletic director and head baseball coach Jim Chester ([email protected]) was featured on the June 21 episode of "Inside Pirates Baseball," which aired on ROOT Sports.
Chester, just after completing the best season of his career, was featured on the show getting a few pointers from someone who knows a thing or two about leading a ball club, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle.
Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter was selected by Talk Magazine as a 2013 Pennsylvania Distinguished College/University President.
According to Luther Sewell, publisher of Talk Magazine, Porter was selected for his "commitment, dedication and for accepting the tremendous responsibility of nurturing and educating the future leaders and citizens of our state and nation."
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Admissions department will be holding two virtual events on Wednesday, July 10. These events allow prospective students to interact with current students and admissions staff via a live webinar. The event will be accessed through a free, online event site designed to connect prospective students with colleges and universities in a live, interactive environment.
