University Health Services
Latest News
University Health Services News RSS Feed![The sign at the Student Health Center](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/SHC%20sign.jpg?h=950506f5&itok=01eKbmlT)
Respiratory viruses surge nationally as students return to campus
January 08, 2024
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
University updates COVID protocols, resources
July 06, 2023
![world map](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Vets%20breakfast-flag%20pins%201AA.jpg?h=6da9b643&itok=gF1s442A)
Penn State updates COVID-19 international travel guidelines
January 24, 2023
![Rainbow fentanyl](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/Rainbow%20fentanyl%20m30.jpeg?h=dafda68b&itok=IiH9tI-a)
Penn State students cautioned on brightly colored 'rainbow' fentanyl
September 19, 2022
![Bruce Kraut](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/BKraut%20Photo.jpg?h=6205ad76&itok=DfciiRmT)
Penn State University Health Services announces new senior director
September 09, 2022
![University Park campus in snow](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/12/CampusSnow2017-68.png?h=7d1b4d45&itok=W0NutxAg)
Penn State provides update on latest COVID-19 testing results
January 07, 2022
![Altoona nursing student administers a flu vaccine](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/flu-vax.jpg?h=ae1281eb&itok=Ip7iPj-5)
Should I get a flu shot? Experts say the answer is yes
November 19, 2021
![Nurse with boxing gloves](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/11/FightFluPSU_IG%20Highlight-10.png?h=ec20a6e7&itok=J2gE3i6Y)
UHS encourages students to protect their health by getting the flu shot
November 18, 2021
![2022 Class Gift reveal at the HUB](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/21%2010%2019-2022%20Class%20Gift%20reveal%20002.jpg?h=a7893e5f&itok=0evL6d7I)
Class of 2022 votes to support the new UHS/UPUA Wellness Fund
October 19, 2021
![Picture of the UHS Pharmacy (pre-pandemic)](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/IMG_0178%20%28wecompress.com%29.jpg?h=9202a37b&itok=zt6xWGSw)
University Health Services Pharmacy now accepting walk-ins
October 11, 2021
![A graphic that reads, "#FightFluPSU: don't get knocked out by the flu this season."](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/10/FightFluPSU_Social_Banner.png?h=16c69b56&itok=dWiZyd8y)
University Health Services to host fall flu vaccine clinics for students
September 24, 2021
![UPUA Wellness Fund, with pictures of Dr. Micah Griffin UHS Senior Director; Kara Krebs UHS Case Manager; Natahsha Baumgartner, Student Insurance Advocate; and Najee Rodriguez, UPUA Vice President](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Wellness%20Fund%20PST%20header%40300x%20%28wecompress.com%29_1.png?h=ba6a85c2&itok=GZdn6MHT)
New fund will cover expenses for health care services
September 15, 2021
![Image of Dr. Rebecca Simcik](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2812%29%20%281%29.jpg?h=95325fcf&itok=CrGm2zq4)
Simcik appointed interim medical director at University Health Services
September 15, 2021
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
Grant awarded for student substance use screening
September 09, 2021
![Vials of COVID-19 vaccine are lined up in a laboratory.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/MMDeltaVariant1200.jpg?h=73dd0ac0&itok=oxHdx7Y3)
Students eligible to receive free COVID-19 vaccinations
August 30, 2021
![A row of vials displays labels indicating they are COVID-19 vaccine.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/VACCINE4.jpg?h=73dd0ac0&itok=X57SEeVW)
Penn State prepared to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine, if asked
February 17, 2021
![Flu vaccine clinics, by appointment only. Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, February 24 & 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. #FightFluPSU. studentaffairs.psu.edu/flu-clinics](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/FightFluPSU_Feb_FB.png?h=7d5cce7d&itok=30_3BxNb)
Two flu clinics added in February for students to get vaccinated
February 16, 2021
Latest News
University Health Services News RSS Feed![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![The sign at the Student Health Center](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/SHC%20sign.jpg?h=950506f5&itok=01eKbmlT)
Respiratory viruses surge nationally as students return to campus
January 08, 2024
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![A Penn State employee receiving their flu vaccine from a member of the UHS staff.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/11/uhs-flu-shot.png?h=08b866d1&itok=XfEq8dX6)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![Nittany Lion posing in front of the Student Health Center sign](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/10/dsc_9583-min-1.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=bheKS2jM)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![#FightFluPSU bandage on student.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/09/dsc_9598-1.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=BsaCNgQI)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
University updates COVID protocols, resources
July 06, 2023
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![Clinic Intern Student at UHS](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2023/03/9FC32567-E874-4A0C-AE9F-A9C26E050EB2%20%283%29.jpeg?h=a33c0f72&itok=rVj3mY2l)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![world map](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Vets%20breakfast-flag%20pins%201AA.jpg?h=6da9b643&itok=gF1s442A)
Penn State updates COVID-19 international travel guidelines
January 24, 2023
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![Penn State EMTs](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/11/EMT.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=s8I3WFw4)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![COVID vaccinations illustration](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/04/232%201%206-covid%20psu%20illustration002.jpg?h=d54b8039&itok=MBsoUet1)
![#FightFluPSU](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/DSC_9591%20%281%29-min%20%281%29.png?h=f8c432cd&itok=hDNrnda0)
![Rainbow fentanyl](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/Rainbow%20fentanyl%20m30.jpeg?h=dafda68b&itok=IiH9tI-a)
Penn State students cautioned on brightly colored 'rainbow' fentanyl
September 19, 2022
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![Bruce Kraut](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/09/BKraut%20Photo.jpg?h=6205ad76&itok=DfciiRmT)
Penn State University Health Services announces new senior director
September 09, 2022
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![Text stating "SNAP Benefits at Penn State"](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/05/MicrosoftTeams-image_0.jpg?h=97441c9b&itok=AduCIpge)
![Rebecca Simcik](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/03/Simcik_Rebecca.jpg?h=95325fcf&itok=ZCxvh2Xf)
![Shelley Haffner stands in front of a sign that reads "Student Health Center" in 2015](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/03/sheller-haffner-2230x1305.jpg?h=beb0d1eb&itok=i63y9czx)
![A needle in a vaccine vial with the words "We Are Penn State" behind it against a blue background](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2022/01/22%201%206-PSCovid%20Illustration-002.jpg?h=faf03a31&itok=FU_-io7i)
![University Park campus in snow](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/12/CampusSnow2017-68.png?h=7d1b4d45&itok=W0NutxAg)
Penn State provides update on latest COVID-19 testing results
January 07, 2022
![Covid-19 Student Test Center](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/White-Covid%20Test%20Site-1020_0.jpg?h=cbc3c47a&itok=ua0x2n7K)
![Penn State Student Health Center](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Student%20Health%20Ctr-1A.jpg?h=a22c2703&itok=M2r6yMSz)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![Altoona nursing student administers a flu vaccine](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/flu-vax.jpg?h=ae1281eb&itok=Ip7iPj-5)
Should I get a flu shot? Experts say the answer is yes
November 19, 2021
![Nurse with boxing gloves](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/11/FightFluPSU_IG%20Highlight-10.png?h=ec20a6e7&itok=J2gE3i6Y)
UHS encourages students to protect their health by getting the flu shot
November 18, 2021
![2022 Class Gift reveal at the HUB](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/21%2010%2019-2022%20Class%20Gift%20reveal%20002.jpg?h=a7893e5f&itok=0evL6d7I)
Class of 2022 votes to support the new UHS/UPUA Wellness Fund
October 19, 2021
![Picture of the UHS Pharmacy (pre-pandemic)](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/IMG_0178%20%28wecompress.com%29.jpg?h=9202a37b&itok=zt6xWGSw)
University Health Services Pharmacy now accepting walk-ins
October 11, 2021
![A person wearing blue gloves holding a COVID-19 vaccine vial and a syringe](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/towfiqu-barbhuiya-cOH3j5lQDYo-unsplash.jpg?h=fac97c98&itok=cdVHyR_7)
![Image of the Student Health Center, University Park](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/SHC2.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=4YOSIP9F)
![A graphic that reads, "#FightFluPSU: don't get knocked out by the flu this season."](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/2021/10/FightFluPSU_Social_Banner.png?h=16c69b56&itok=dWiZyd8y)
University Health Services to host fall flu vaccine clinics for students
September 24, 2021
![Old Main at Penn State](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Old_Main_Pillars_Fall.jpg?h=02ce9656&itok=iwXck00o)
![UPUA Wellness Fund, with pictures of Dr. Micah Griffin UHS Senior Director; Kara Krebs UHS Case Manager; Natahsha Baumgartner, Student Insurance Advocate; and Najee Rodriguez, UPUA Vice President](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Wellness%20Fund%20PST%20header%40300x%20%28wecompress.com%29_1.png?h=ba6a85c2&itok=GZdn6MHT)
New fund will cover expenses for health care services
September 15, 2021
![Image of Dr. Rebecca Simcik](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%2812%29%20%281%29.jpg?h=95325fcf&itok=CrGm2zq4)
Simcik appointed interim medical director at University Health Services
September 15, 2021
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
Grant awarded for student substance use screening
September 09, 2021
![two students sit at a UPUA table](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/MicrosoftTeams-image_9.png?h=571a3fa1&itok=hkGztLpe)
![Vials of COVID-19 vaccine are lined up in a laboratory.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/MMDeltaVariant1200.jpg?h=73dd0ac0&itok=oxHdx7Y3)
Students eligible to receive free COVID-19 vaccinations
August 30, 2021
![Covid Testing at BJC](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/20%2011%2018-Covid%20Tests%20BJC%20POTD_0.jpg?h=88598d57&itok=0KM8LThr)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![A Minecraft avatar explores an open green field on a rainy day.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/minecraft%20photo.png?h=08426e5b&itok=WOSST8AQ)
![Student COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, by appointment only. Monday July 26 and Tuesday July 27.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Clinic%20Materials_July_Digital-06_0.png?h=fbf8ad90&itok=_riz7Ia0)
![Penn State's Student Health Center](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/HeathCenter.jpg?h=8b7966f8&itok=Au2eFQcl)
![Student COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic. By appointment only. Monday, June 28 and Tuesday, June 29](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/Clinic%20Materials_Digital_PSN-08_0.png?h=fbf8ad90&itok=JmHLE89y)
![Penn State’s Industrial Biotechnology Ecosystem Continues to Bloom](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/PSU%20Bloom.jpg?h=dda15ec5&itok=J4yFQ0xS)
![A close-up of several small bottles of COVID-19 vaccine, side by side.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/vaccine_vials.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=vIgKGVpI)
![placeholder image](/news/static/fallback-8980cf856bdab01efc8dcf95c2158b37.jpg)
![A row of vials displays labels indicating they are COVID-19 vaccine.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/VACCINE4.jpg?h=73dd0ac0&itok=X57SEeVW)
Penn State prepared to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine, if asked
February 17, 2021
![Flu vaccine clinics, by appointment only. Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center, February 24 & 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. #FightFluPSU. studentaffairs.psu.edu/flu-clinics](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/FightFluPSU_Feb_FB.png?h=7d5cce7d&itok=30_3BxNb)
Two flu clinics added in February for students to get vaccinated
February 16, 2021
![Josh Guiher, COVID-19 screening site supervisor at Penn State, receives the COVID-19 vaccine.](https://sc-api-stage.psu.edu/s3/files/styles/4_3_1000w/public/21%201%205-COVID%20vaccinations-0006.jpg?h=55e72d37&itok=DX5EK0j7)
Get the news by email
Subscribe