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6 hrs ago | Patch.com

Matheny Students Overcome Obstacles to Reach Graduation Celebration

It may have taken more time and effort for him than for most students, but Samuel Heisler did what countless school graduates did this June when he flipped off his motorboard at his graduation on Tuesday from the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack & Gladstone.

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Related Topix: Peapack and Gladstone, NJ, Gladstone, NJ, Basking Ridge, NJ, Jersey City, NJ

13 hrs ago | Hotel Interactive

Master Class

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Related Topix: Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Michigan, UC Berkeley, University of Rochester

17 hrs ago | Washington Times

U.S. to talk directly with Taliban on Afghanistana s future

Dave Boyer is a White House correspondent for The Washington Times. A native of Allentown, Pa., Boyer worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2002 to 2011 and also has covered Congress for the Times.

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21 hrs ago | Business Journal

Beginners to Bigshots

Kevin Stecko's path to successful business owner began through a fondness for 1980s cartoon hero He-Man.

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Yesterday | IndieLondon

MGMT announce October UK tour

The duo will play Glasgow, Manchester, Wolverhampton and London in support of their forthcoming third album, which is due this summer.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

NewsBusters.org

WashPost: D.C.'s Brightest HS Grads Face Tough Time at College;...

High school kids who graduate with flying colors in District of Columbia schools often find that college kicks their butt, the Washington Post's Emma Brown reported in a front-pager today headlined "College-bound D.C. grads pack hopes and fears."

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Columbia, SC, Standardized Testing, Education

Penn State

Two Battles, One Destiny: Penn State and Gettysburg during the Civil War

Two battles raged in Pennsylvania in 1863. One would serve as a defining moment in the Civil War; another would redefine the identity of a university and reveal the promise of higher education to a new generation of Americans.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Lincoln

WTAJ

Cocoa Fights Diabetes

Hot cocoa may help obese people control diabetes and other diseases, related to inflammation., according to Penn State University researchers.

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Green Car Congress

Nickel phosphide nanoparticle shown to be efficient non-noble metal...

In the electrochemical reduction of water to molecular hydrogen, the hydrogen evolution reaction is facilitated by noble metal catalysts such as platinum , which generate large cathodic current densities for this reaction at low overpotentials.

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Related Topix: Nanotechnology, Science / Technology, Chemistry, Science

The Washington Post

'I didn't really research anything' in high school -- D.C. valedictorian

Collier, the 2011 valedictorian at Ballou Senior High in Southeast Washington, said the first thing she noticed when she arrived at Penn State University was how intently her fellow students paid attention during class.

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Related Topix: Education

The Daily Gazette

Dixona s Fenwicks net college tennis coaching honors

Chad and Mike Fenwick were both named tennis coaches of the year at their respective colleges, Chad as the head women's coach at Ashford University and Mike as an assistant women's coach at Penn State University.

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Related Topix: Ashford University, University of Dubuque, Clinton, IA, Dubuque, IA

Sun Jun 16, 2013

The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Senior Makes Most Of Time At Bemus Point

As he finishes his final year of high school, Peter will have been enrolled in all upper-level classes afforded him at Maple Grove.

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Chronicle.com

Transitions: Noted Librarian at U. of Michigan Moves to U. of...

John P. Wilkin , an associate university librarian at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, will become dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on August 16. Mr. Wilkin directs the Michigan library's information-technology and publishing divisions and the university press.

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Related Topix: Libraries, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois, Pennsylvania State University

Erie Times News

Classes

EDITOR'S NOTE: Class listings are for nonprofit or nominal-profit organizations.

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Related Topix: Erie, PA, Journalism, Gannon University, State College, PA

The Lebanon Daily News

PSU fallout lingers year after Sandusky trial

In this Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is taken from the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced to at least 30 years in prison in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought shame to Penn State and led to coach Joe Paterno's downfall, in Bellefonte, Pa.

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Related Topix: Bellefonte, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Centre County, PA, Harrisburg, PA

Pensacola News Journal

Banging the drum for Navy Medicine

Indie-rock-drummer turned physician Lieutenant Kevin Bernstein has been on the cusp of stardom in the areas of research, development, social media commentary and medical practice within Pensacola Naval Hospital's renowned Medical Home Port health care delivery system.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Philadelphia, PA, Drexel University, Medicine

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Lower Township Gazette

This Father's Day celebrate the 'new age' dad

Sunday, June 16 is a day to celebrate our relationship with our father. Being in my 50s, I am amazed how the role of fatherhood has changed over the years.

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The Times Leader

Penn State engineering grad to work for Mars

Kylie A. Sheplock received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering from Pennsylvania State University on May 3. Sheplock is a 2008 graduate of Wyoming Area High School.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania State University, Pittston, PA, West Pittston, PA, 9, Dupont, PA

Erie Times News

Penn State football season-opener tickets on sale Monday

Pennsylvania State University football fans who wish to sit in the Nittany Lion sections of MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the season opener against Syracuse University can begin placing ticket orders at 10 a.m. Monday.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania State University, Syracuse University

Fri Jun 14, 2013

WTAJ

New Columbia Gas Route

Since State College residents are opposed to a gas line through the borough, Columbia Gas and Penn State University and the Office of Physical Plant are looking at a northern route.

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