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Emma Hance and Chris Robinson

Two Penn Staters named to Pittsburgh Magazine and PUMP '40 Under 40' list

Emma Hance, program manager and strategic planning specialist for the Readiness Institute at Penn State, and Christopher Robinson, assistant professor of social work and director of the bachelor of social work program at Penn State Greater Allegheny, have been named as two of Pittsburgh Magazine's 40 Under 40 for 2023.
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Class of 2024 votes to establish the UPUA Basic Needs Endowment

At an event held on Oct. 31, leaders from the Student Philanthropy Network announced that the class of 2024 has voted to create the University Park Undergraduate Association Basic Needs Endowment as their class gift. The fund will provide sustained support for students facing hardships in pursuit of their degree.
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College of Medicine hosts first group of clinical research interns

Six Penn State students are better prepared for careers in clinical research thanks to a summer internship program at Penn State College of Medicine. For eleven weeks, the interns took active roles in existing research projects, immersed themselves in the conduct of research and learned more about careers in clinical research.
2023 Open Champion Awards

Second annual Open Champion award winners honored for work with open education

At the end of the spring 2023 semester, six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the second year of Penn State’s Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) Champion Awards. A collaboration between Penn State University Libraries and the University-wide OAER Working Group, the OAER Champion Award began as a pilot initiative in 2022 and seeks to recognize excellence, innovation and impact in open educational practices at Penn State campuses.