StateCollege.com Staff

HARRISBURG — As the state House reconvened Jan. 11 for its first voting session of 2016, House Democrats voted to block $578 million in funding to state-related universities until a final budget package moves forward. All five bills that included funding for Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Lincoln, as well as the University of Pennsylvania’s…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The outlook is looking much brighter for the bird flu that devastated flocks in 21 Midwest and West Coast states this year, but a team of Penn State poultry experts warns the battle might not be entirely won. The highly pathogenic strain of the H5 avian flu emerged in wild, captive and…

UNIVERSITY PARK — It’s no surprise we’re still hearing about online privacy and how online platforms foster a much different set of rules and morals. “As social media makes data increasingly interconnected, preserving one’s own privacy while ignoring the privacy rights of others may make everybody’s data more vulnerable,” said Jens Grossklags, an assistant professor…

BELLEFONTE — There’s no hiding Democrat Mark Higgins’ excitement to step into his role as the only newcomer to the county’s board of commissioners. “You know, I’m a turnaround guy. I do the near impossible on a day-to-day basis, so I decided to run for county commissioner and I’m going to make sure we talk…