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Pamela Pologruto, teaching professor of physical therapist assistant at Penn State Fayette; Laura Cruz, research professor at the Schreyer Institute of Teaching Excellence; and Jennifer Jewell, teaching professor of physical therapist assistant at Penn State Shenango, left to right, presented at the 2024 Lilly Conference in Austin, Texas.

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Penn State faculty present on humanizing higher ed at 2024 Lilly Conference

Jennifer Jewell, teaching professor in the physical therapist assistant program at Penn State Shenango; Pamela Pologruto, teaching professor of physical therapist assistant at Penn State Fayette; Laura Cruz, research professor at Penn State's Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence; and faculty members from Penn State Lehigh Valley presented at the 2024 Lilly Conference in Austin, Texas.
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Shenango Athletics Fundraiser-2024

Penn State Shenango representatives accepted a check for $14,062 from the Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio following a successful Giving Week fundraising campaign to benefit Shenango Athletics. From left: Penn State Shenango Athletic Trainer Zoe Hogue, Director of Development Frank Gargiulo, Director of Community and Donor Development at the Community Foundation Judy Radkowski, and Penn State Shenango Financial Associate Jill Thompson.

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Malachi Mitchell presents findings of his research project: "The Most Gullible Element is Easily Lead: Comparing Detectable Lead Content in Boalsburg, PA and University Park, PA." Mitchell, an eighth-grade student and part of Penn State's 2024 EnvironMentors cohort, won the community impact award at the EnvironMentors National Science Fair.

A student presents a scientific poster to a person

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Malachi Mitchell presents findings of his research project: "The Most Gullible Element is Easily Lead: Comparing Detectable Lead Content in Boalsburg, PA and University Park, PA." Mitchell, an eighth-grade student and part of Penn State's 2024 EnvironMentors cohort, won the community impact award at the EnvironMentors National Science Fair.

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Penn State EnvironMentors awarded top honors at National Science Fair

Students from Penn State's 2023-24 EnvironMentors cohort were honored with first- and second-place overall awards, plus the community impact award, at the EnvironMentors National Science Fair and Awards Ceremony on June 3. The event, held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was the highlight of a four-day trip to Washington, D.C.