David is 87, with a gentle smile, intelligent, compassionate eyes, and neuropathy. Caleb, 22, bristling with youth, reaches out tentatively toward David's face. Bright tattoos covering Caleb's forearm simultaneously counter and complement David's white hair and beard. As Caleb's fingers trace David's jaw, he says quietly, with some incredulity...'even the scars are soft.'
From L to R: Penn State Shenango Athletic Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach Andre Smith, Buhl Community Recreation Center Director Jason Kmick, and Penn State Shenango Director of Business and Finance Bill Dungee discuss their newly signed contract in the Penn State Shenango Athletics Department.
L to R: Penn State Shenango Athletic Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach Andre Smith, Buhl Community Recreation Center Director Jason Kmick, and Penn State Shenango Director of Business and Finance Bill Dungee discuss their newly signed contract.
L to R: Penn State Shenango Administrative Assistant Erika Jones, Shenango Alumni Society Board members Danielle Scherer and her mother Chris Scherer, and Penn State Shenango Director of Development and Alumni Relations Allison Engstrom at the 2017 Penn State Shenango Alumni Society Golf Scramble.
Three life stages of the mushroom phorid fly are shown: from bottom, pupa, larva and adult. This species is an "obligate fungal feeder," meaning it cannot feed or survive on anything other than the thread-like fungal mycelium found in mushroom compost. The flies are not known to be a health hazard to humans or carry any human or animal disease-causing organisms, but the sheer numbers of them and their ability to infiltrate homes are severely stressing out some southern Chester County residents.
Ashley Yavorsky from Greenville, PA., works on paperwork in the campus's Occupational Therapy Lab. Yavorsky was the most recent student to receive funds from the staff-led "Fuel for the Future" fund.