April 2016
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Kinesiology students lobby for physical activity legislation
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In class, kinesiology students are learning it takes more than personal choices — eating right and exercising — to live a healthy lifestyle. Sometimes, it also takes the work of the government to ensure citizens have adequate resources to make those good choices.
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Park Forest Elementary School receives national honor
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Park Forest Elementary School has been named a U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School for its commitment to sustainable practices, among 73 educational institutions honored nationwide, U.S. Secretary of Education John King announced April 22, Earth Day.
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Penn State center allows research opportunities
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Inside the Elmore Research Wing at Noll Laboratory there is what looks like a mini hospital: a nurses’ station, exam rooms, a specimen processing lab, ultra sound machines, metabolic carts, EKG machines and crash carts.
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Penn State Students Develop True Voice Technology
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Assistive technology for people with communication disorders has come a long way in recent years, but current technology — such as tablet apps used to communicate — is limited in that it does not allow users to clearly convey tone of voice, mood or individual personality.
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Walker-Harding named chair of pediatrics
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Dr. Leslie R. Walker-Harding, chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics and pediatrician-in-chief at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and medical director of Penn State Children’s Hospital.
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Region’s greenest businesses, schools recognized
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The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority, along with the Centre Region Council of Governments and the Borough of State College, honored 55 of our area’s most green businesses, schools and organizations.
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Local optometrist honored for service
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Dr. Tracy Sepich, of Restore Eye Care in State College, received North Central Sight Services Inc.’s 2015 Partner in Service Award during the organization’s annual celebration.
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Local business owner receives award
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James Erickson, president and CEO of Blue Mountain Quality Resources Inc. in State College, was honored for his distinguished career in the life sciences industry as the Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award recipient from Penn State’s College of Biomedical Engineering.
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Meet Penn State’s New Mailman, Jim Frey
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If you’ve visited the post office in the past month, you’ve noticed things are a little different. The face behind the counter, while friendly, isn’t the gray-haired, cookie-appreciating local celebrity we all know and love. With Mike “The Mailman” Herr officially enjoying retirement, there’
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Water You Waiting For?
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The first time I went to Ricketts Glen State Park, I wondered what took me so long. Why hadn’t I heard of it sooner? Why wasn’t it world famous? The park is a waterfall freak’s paradise. It has 22 of them and you can see them all on one 7.2-mile trail loop.