May 2014
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Police Charge Man with Cemetery Vandalism, Burning American Flag
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Police charged the suspect with institutional vandalism, desecration of venerated objects, and insults to the national flag.
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Medical Students May Benefit From Social Media Guidance
in Centre County Gazette, Health & Wellness, Health News, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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Though 39 percent of students said that they should tell a hypothetical peer to remove drunken pictures and foul language from Facebook, 41 percent said they would actually do nothing. And, most felt their peers would probably do nothing as well.
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Pine Bark Substance Could be Potent Melanoma Drug
in Centre County Gazette, Health & Wellness, Health News, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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A substance that comes from pine bark is a potential source for a new treatment of melanoma, according to researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine. Current melanoma drugs targeting single proteins can initially be effective, but resistance develops relatively quickly and the disease recurs. In these instances, resistance usually develops when…
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Penn State Centre Stage to Present Regional Premiere of ‘Next to Normal’
in Arts & Entertainment, Centre County Gazette, Community, Community & Entertainment, Entertainment News, Latest Penn State News, Life Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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Penn State Centre Stage will present the regional premiere of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s rock musical “Next to Normal” from June 4 to 14 in the Penn State Pavilion Theatre. Directed by Cary Libkin and starring Ariela Morgenstern, Asa Somers, Raymond Sage, Tommy Hart, Christina Kidd and Gregory LaMontagne, “Next To Normal” tells…
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Mikkelsen’s Sculptures on Display at Schlow Library
in Arts & Entertainment, Centre County Gazette, Community, Community & Entertainment, Life Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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Mikkelsen has created his elegant pieces from more than 33 species of trees, all removed by arborists, landowners or loggers and originally destined for either firewood or the dump.
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PSU Graduate Puts Ag Education to use Promoting Food Security
in Centre County Gazette, Community, Community & Entertainment, Latest Penn State News, Life Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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“These changes promote rural innovation needed to achieve sustainable food security, reduce poverty and conserve natural resources,” she says. “The goal of the project really resonated with me and let me put the skills I learned from my majors and minors into practice.”
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Weatherization First Helps Low-Income Households Save Energy and Money
in Community, Community & Entertainment, Life Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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In one home, the team had to repair a large hole in the floor. Another time the volunteers had to frame and refit doors and reinforce an outdoor structure that housed the home’s water heater.
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Friday, May 30
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Penn State, State College and Centre County are making news all over cyberspace. Every weekday at noon we post links to some of the most noteworthy stories.
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Young Lungs at Play Initiative Spreads in Centre County
in Arts & Entertainment, Centre County Gazette, Community, Community & Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Life Entertainment, Local News, State College, StateCollege.com—
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The North Central Tobacco Control Coalition recently welcomed the State College Assembly of God Church to the growing list of Centre County municipalities and organizations that have joined Young Lungs at Play — an initiative to make parks, playing fields and playgrounds tobacco-free. John Potter, football program director of the State College Assembly of…
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Authorities Release Identity of Fall Victim, Ask Witnesses to Contact Police
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Police have asked anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact the State College Police Department at 814-234-7150.