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‘What Did You Say?’
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I wonder how many other people are “silently” suffering and are not willing to talk about it from embarrassment or from a lack of understanding that there are options to living in silence. For some it is the stigma of having to wear hearing aids.
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Study Aims to Improve Communication for Children with Down Syndrome
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Communication can be one of the biggest struggles for children suffering from Down Syndrome. A Penn State study is hoping to change that, improving communications aids to help those children meet academic and social needs.
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Zika Virus: Is Pennsylvania at Risk?
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The World Health Organization has declared the Zika Virus outbreak a world health emergency. Is Pennsylvania at risk? Centre County Report’s Georgie Wayne and Nicole Joscelyn report.
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Penn State Professor Given Top Astrophysics Award
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The largest professional organization of astronomers in the country has recognized one of Penn State’s own. W. Neil Brandt, the Verne. M Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the university, was given the 2016 Bruno Rossi Prize.
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Happy Valley LaunchBox Welcomes Six Innovative Startups to Program
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When Eric Barron stepped into office as the Penn State president, he pledged to light a fire under a rapidly growing community of entrepreneurs at the university. The most recent example comes in the form of Happy Valley LaunchBox.
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Penn State Researchers: Online Privacy Fosters Selfish Decisions
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A team of Penn State researchers reported at the International Conference on Information Systems that people are more concerned about sharing their own personal information with third-party app developers than they are about sharing their friends’ information.
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Penn State Scientists Discover Potential Autism Treatment
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The university announced on Monday that Penn State scientists discovered a “novel drug target and have rescued functional deficits in human nerve cells derived from patients with Rett Syndrome, a severe form of autism-spectrum disorder.”
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Greenpeace, Prof. Frank Clemente Spar Over Coal Research
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Article by Doug Dooling Jr. Greenpeace accused a retired Penn State professor of being an “academic-for-hire” for the fossil fuel industry, but the researcher insists he was working as an independent consultant. […]
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Preparing for a Safe, Healthy Winter
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Before the snow piles up, here are a few tips to safely get through the next several months. Always dress for the weather. Layer clothing so that you can adapt to different environments. During extreme temperature events, remember that exposed skin can be compromised in minutes.
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The Fog: Why’s It Here and When’s It Leaving?
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These past few days have proved to be a challenge for drivers with fog taking over. During the morning and again at night, fog makes its way into State […]