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If you are one of those people who have a newfound enjoyment for walking or running but are starting to get tired of your same route, I’d like to offer you a few places you could consider. We are pretty lucky to live in State College with well-maintained sidewalks and bike paths.

Antiquities smuggling in India. Cattle ranching in Namibia. Mayan art in Mexico. Such wide-ranging research interests took Penn State faculty members all over the world during the 2019-2020 academic year. But when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic last month, they had to figure out whether to come ho

Resilience is the ability to cope in trying times, despite cutbacks, setbacks and scarce resources. It’s what you are willing to do during tough times to overcome great challenges and to see the opportunity in the adversity. It’s how mentally and emotionally tough you are willing and able to be

An increase in the number of people who have or will lose their health insurance coverage is already increasing demand for services. Special events and fundraising efforts have been canceled because of social distancing and directives from the government to limit public gatherings. The increased nee

I don’t have Kenneth Grahame’s fairy-tale type English setting in my neighborhood, but there are things I can do to make my yard appealing for children of all ages.

Some of the dialogue in these movies, especially given the context of that dialogue within the movies themselves, now seems very different from when it was first heard. Now the dialogue is particularly timely, ironic, sarcastic, enlightening, shocking, inspiring or depressing depending on your viewp

The depth of the commitment by the staff at the YSB is nothing short of awe-inspiring. While all of us are experiencing uncertainty, frustration and boredom during this shut down, imagine how it feels to the children and teens who aren’t living at home. Imagine those teens who are living within gr