(Editor's note: This is the final edition of the Weekly Wrap for the 2015 calendar year. The Weekly Wrap will resume in the Friday, Jan. 16, edition of Penn State Today.)
A look at the week's top stories from across Penn State:
NO HATE: Penn State President Eric Barron addressed the issue of hate, saying that it has no place within the University community.
CHAMPS: The women's soccer team earned its first national title as it defeated Duke 1-0 on Dec. 6.
TAXSLAYER BOWL: Penn State will return to a Florida bowl for the first time since the 2010 season when the Nittany Lions take on the University of Georgia in the 71st annual TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan. 2.
DIVORCE IMPACT: New Penn State research indicates parental divorce can have long-lasting impacts and even influence the health of adult children.
OBESITY RESEARCH: A new $4.4 million, four-year grant by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to a team of scientists at Penn State, Geisinger Health System and the University of Pennsylvania will seek to find a deeper understanding of the causes of obesity and improve its treatment.
MOST POWERFUL: Penn State Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour was named the No. 11 most powerful woman in sports and the No. 24 most powerful person in college sports.
NEW CHANCELLOR: Andrew Egan, dean of the Faculty of Science and acting associate vice president for research at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, was named chancellor and chief executive officer at Penn State Greater Allegheny.