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host Study Abroad Week this semester, this time beginning on Monday, February 1. Throughout the week, students can learn the basics of what it means to study abroad, how a semester abroad can be marketed to future employers, and more. There will also be information sessions about studying abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Abroad Week 2021 will kick off on February 1 with “Study Abroad 101” from 3 to 4 p.m. In this info session, students who have already completed their study abroad ...

Penn State to host virtual Study Abroad Week events Feb. 1-5 Though pandemic has impacted study abroad programming, virtual events will help students prepare for the future resumption of international studies Image: Penn State January 27, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Students interested in learning about future study abroad opportunities at Penn State can attend Study Abroad Week, to be held virtually the week of Feb. 1-5. Although current study abroad programming has been cancelled due to the...

Tayloe, Offit, Minshew, Katz, Snyderman, et. al.: Feeding a Hungry Lie   There is a very, very hungry lie, and the lie needs more food. Dr. Paul Offit is this lies public chef, but it also gets fed by the Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of Pediatrics, and many other parties who have a vested interest in protecting our current vaccine program. The problem with a lie as big as this one is that it never knows when it has had enough to eat, and it always needs more food.   Its a si...

Penn State will allow international students with extenuating circumstances to move into on-campus housing starting January 4, according to the university’s Global Programs office. International students who need to return to campus must be tested before returning. Those without a negative test will go into isolation on campus. Students returning before February 15, the university’s target Off-campus students who are planning on returning to the community would also be required to get test...

By Kelly Montoya 12-21-2020 The Hemispheric University Consortium is connecting universities and students for critical conversations focused on solving some of the world’s most pressing problems, such as climate change. Imagine a classroom where students from different institutions in Miami, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Brazil come together through a virtual platform to learn about a specific issue, such as climate change or access to health care. A place where students with different backgro...

Statewide ordinances recommended by CT task force on human trafficking at massage businesses FacebookTwitterEmail A spa in Connecticut.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media A state task force studying human trafficking and prostitution at massage businesses issued its first recommendations Wednesday, calling for developing new state laws to regulate the industry, increasing coordination of investigations, beefing up public awareness campaigns and using asset forfeiture to deter these crimes. La...

Global Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Cui The Beijing Alumni Chapter hosts a reunion. Ms. Cui is pictured in the front row, third from the left, in the center of the photo.Image: Penn State Beijing Alumni Chapter Global Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Cui December 16, 2020 Kelly Cui is president of the PSAA Beijing Alumni Chapter. She graduated from Penn State in 2015 with a degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Currently, she is a project manager with Mer...