Tracey M. Dooms, Town&Gown
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Super School Nurses: Beyond Skinned Knees & Stomach Aches
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As Centre County families get ready for the start of the new school year, school nurses are preparing for their vital—and often misunderstood—role of being responsible for the daily health […]
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Summer Caddies at Penn State Golf Courses Are Working Toward Scholarship Opportunities
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This summer, golfers at the Penn State courses who sign up for a caddie are doing more than arranging for someone to carry their bag and fix divots. Golfers also […]
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Q&A with Jeremy Frank, co-founder and president of KCF Technologies
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Penn State researchers Gary Koopmann, Weicheng Chen, and Jeremy Frank founded KCF Technologies in 2000. After slow initial growth, the company is now fast-tracking its success thanks to its SmartDiagnostics […]
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Youth Service Bureau Celebrates 50 Years of Helping Centre County’s Kids Realize Potential
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Since 1968, YSB has been helping young members of the community like Valerie Freeman to turn their lives around. This year, the organization celebrates 50 years of growth and of continuously changing and creating programs to meet Centre County’s evolving needs.
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From Concept to Company: Collaboration Spurs Centre County’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
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LaunchBox is one of many new and ongoing local organizations that benefit entrepreneurs like Unis and helped rank State College as No. 10 on Livability.com’s 2016 list of Best Cities for Entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, collaboration among university, government, and nonprofit officials is helping to boo
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‘Service Above Self’: Local Clubs Celebrate Rotary Foundation’s 100th
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Local Rotary clubs are celebrating the foundation’s 100th anniversary with a gala and auction, organized by the State College/Downtown Rotary Club to benefit the Rotary Foundation, on May 19 at the Mountain View Country Club
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Women of Impact
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For more than 150 years, women have played important roles in Centre County, impacting the lives of other women and the community as a whole. Strong women have advanced political causes, broken barriers in business, and advocated for improvements that continue to leave a legacy.
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The Town-Gown Relationship
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Having grown to 28 family-fraternity partnerships, the Neighbor to Neighbor program is one of many ways town and gown work together in State College. Businesses, governments, university officials, and residents recently have taken a more proactive approach to the marriage between Penn State and the
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Celebrating the 50th Festival
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The first Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts was big news. Governor Raymond Shafer flew in by helicopter to open the festival, landing on Old Main lawn. Banners flew, artists in action showed their skills, and crowds enjoyed theater performances, films, and local bands. And yet, the festival